,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cdhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #be1 #bjai,mr4 
,payne introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary of 
,transportation to declare that an      
aviation humanitarian crisis exists for 
airports impacted by a major disaster or
 emergency1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,aviation ,humanitarian ,crisis    
,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,aviation           
humanitarian crisis declarations  7a7   
,authority ,to declare ,if the          
,president declares that a major        
disaster or emergency exists with       
respect to an area under section #dja of
 the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster    
,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eagj71 the ,secretary of
 ,transportation may declare1 with      
respect to airports serving the area1   
that an aviation humanitarian crisis    

exists4  7b7 ,contents of declaration   
,for each aviation humanitarian crisis  
declared to exist1 the ,secretary shall 
identify-- 7#a7 the airports subject to 
the declaration2 and  7#b7 the time     
period during which the declaration     
applies4  7c7 ,results of declaration   
,if the ,secretary declares that an     
aviation humanitarian crisis exists with
 respect to an airport1 during the time 
period to which the declaration         
applies--  7#a7 an air carrier that     
provides a flight in air transportation 
to or from the airport may not charge   
for any seat on the flight an amount    
that exceeds the median amount charged  
with respect to all seats on all flights
 of the carrier traveling the same route
 during the #a-year period ending on the
 date on which the crisis was declared  
to exist2 and  7#b7 an entity that      
imposes1 with respect to the airport1 a 
passenger facility charge authorized by 
the ,secretary under section #djaag of  
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall 

suspend imposing the charge4