,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dbdf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #bg1 #bjbe ,ms4
 ,tokuda 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,begich1    
,ms4 ,scholten1 and ,ms4 ,king-,hinds7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend section #dagcc of     
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
require that applications to provide    
compensated basic essential air service 
include a contingency plan to continue  
air service in the event of a           
disruption1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as
 the ,essential ,air ,service           
,reliability ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 ,basic 
essential air service availability of   
compensation  7a7 ,in general ,section  
#dagcc7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 by           
redesignating paragraph 7#b7 as         
paragraph 7#d72  7#b7 in paragraph      
7#a7--  7,a7 by striking 7#a7 ,if the   

,secretary and inserting the following3 
7#a7 ,application ,if the ,secretary  2 
7,b7 by inserting after compensation    
under this section4 the following new   
paragraph3  7#b7 ,requirement ,for any  
application submitted pursuant to       
paragraph 7#a71 such application shall  
include a contingency plan that provides
 for the continuation of air service to 
the eligible place in the event of a    
disruption that is not related to       
weather4  2 and  7,c7 by striking ,in   
selecting an applicant1 and inserting   
the following3  7#c7 ,considerations ,in
 selecting an applicant1  2 and  7#c7 in
 paragraph 7#d71 as so redesignated1 by 
striking ,under guidelines and inserting
 ,rate of compensation4--,under         
guidelines4  7b7 ,applicability ,the    
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
ensure that the amendment made by       
section #b7;a77#b77;,b7 shall apply not 
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,conforming
 amendment ,section #dagcf7;c77#b77;,a7 

of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by striking section             
#dagcc7;c77#a7 and inserting section    
#dagcc7;c74