,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #aicc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjbc,mr4 ,warnock 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,lummis7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
enhance flight options for consumers    
flying to and from ,ronald ,reagan      
,washington ,national ,airport4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,direct ,capital ,access ,act or the
 ,,dca ,act4  #b4 ,additional within and
 beyond perimeter slot exemptions at    
,ronald ,reagan ,washington ,national   
,airport  7a7 ,increase in number of    
slot exemptions ,section #dagah of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended 
by adding at the end the following new  
subsection3  7i7 ,additional slot       
exemptions  7#a7 ,increase in slot      
exemptions ,not later than #ij days     
after the date of enactment of this     
subsection1 the ,secretary shall grant1 

by order1 #ef exemptions from-- 7,a7 the
 application of sections #diajd7;a77#e71
 #diaji1 and #dagad to air carriers to  
operate limited frequencies and aircraft
 on routes between ,ronald ,reagan      
,washington ,national ,airport and      
airports located within or beyond the   
perimeter described in section #diaji2  
and  7,b7 the requirements of subparts  
,k1 ,s1 and ,t of part #ic1 ,code of    
,federal ,regulations4  7#b7            
,incremental ,,dca slot allocations     
7,a7 ,in general ,of the slot exemptions
 made available under paragraph 7#a71   
the ,secretary shall make #dj available 
to incumbent air carriers qualifying for
 status as a non-limited incumbent      
carrier and #af available to incumbent  
carriers qualifying for status as a     
limited incumbent carrier at ,ronald    
,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport  
as of the date of enactment of this     
subsection4  7,b7 ,air carrier          
requirements ,an air carrier granted a  
slot exemption made available under     

paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 may operate up to a
 maximum of #h of the newly authorized  
slot exemptions2  7ii7 shall have sole  
discretion concerning the use of an     
exemption made available under paragraph
 7#a71 including the initial or any     
subsequent within or beyond perimeter   
destinations to be served2 and  7iii7   
shall file a notice of intent with the  
,secretary and subsequent notices of    
intent1 when appropriate1 to inform the 
,secretary of any change in             
circumstances concerning the use of any 
exemption made available under paragraph
 7#a74  7#c7 ,notices of intent ,notices
 of intent under paragraph              
7#b77;,b77iii7 shall specify the within 
or beyond perimeter destinations to be  
served4  7#d7 ,conditions ,flight       
operations carried out by an air carrier
 using an exemption granted under this  
subsection shall be subject to the      
following conditions3 7,a7 ,an air      
carrier granted an exemption under this 
subsection is prohibited from           

transferring the rights to its slot     
exemptions pursuant to section          
#dagad7;j74  7,b7 ,the exemptions       
granted under subsection 7#b7-- 7i7 may 
not be for operations between the hours 
of #aj3jj p4m4 and #g3jj a4m42 and  7ii7
 may not increase the number of         
operations at ,ronald ,reagan           
,washington ,national ,airport in any   
#a-;hour period during the hours between
 #g3jj a4m4 and #i3ei p4m4 by more than 
#h operations4  4  7b7 ,conforming      
amendments ,section #dagah of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7c77#b7-- 7,a7 in    
subparagraph 7,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71  
by inserting or 7i77#b7 after 7g77#b72  
and  7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by striking   
and 7g7 and inserting 7g71 and 7i72 and 
7,b7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting 
or 7i77#b7 after 7g77#c72 and  7#b7 in  
subsection 7h77#a71 by inserting or 7i7 
after subsection 7g74  7c7 ,preservation
 of existing within-,perimeter air      
service ,in recognition of the          

importance of preserving air service1 as
 it exists on the date of enactment of  
this section1 between ,ronald ,reagan   
,washington ,national ,airport and      
within-perimeter airports and           
communities1 this section and the       
amendments made by this section shall   
not be construed as authorizing any     
limited incumbent or non-limited        
incumbent air carrier holding slots or  
slot exemptions at ,ronald ,reagan      
,washington ,national ,airport as of the
 date of enactment of this subsection to
 use an existing within-perimeter slot  
to serve an airport beyond the perimeter
 described in section #diaji of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4