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15 U.S.C. § 9072 — Pandemic relief for aviation workers

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15 U.S.C. § 9072 — Pandemic relief for aviation workers

**(a) Financial assistance for employee wages, salaries, and benefits** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to preserve aviation jobs and compensate air carrier industry workers, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance that shall exclusively be used for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits to— (1) passenger air carriers, in an aggregate amount up to $25,000,000,000; (2) cargo air carriers, in the aggregate amount up to $4,000,000,000; and (3) contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $3,000,000,000. **(b) Administrative expenses** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, may use $67,000,000 of the funds made available under section 9080(a) 11 So in original. There is no subsec. (a) in [section 9080 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9080&num=0&edition=prelim). of this title for costs and administrative expenses associated with providing financial assistance under this part.

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**(a) Financial assistance for employee wages, salaries, and benefits** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to preserve aviation jobs and compensate air carrier industry workers, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance that shall exclusively be used for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits to— (1) passenger air carriers, in an aggregate amount up to $25,000,000,000; (2) cargo air carriers, in the aggregate amount up to $4,000,000,000; and (3) contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $3,000,000,000. **(b) Administrative expenses** Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, may use $67,000,000 of the funds made available under section 9080(a) 11 So in original. There is no subsec. (a) in [section 9080 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9080&num=0&edition=prelim). of this title for costs and administrative expenses associated with providing financial assistance under this part.

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15 U.S.C. § 9080 — Direct appropriation

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, there is appropriated, out of amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $32,000,000,000 to carry out this part.

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15 U.S.C. § 9073 — Procedures for providing payroll support

**(a) Awardable amounts** The Secretary shall provide financial assistance under this part— (1) to an air carrier in an amount equal to the salaries and benefits reported by the air carrier to the Department of Transportation pursuant to part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for the period from April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019; and (2) to an air carrier that does not transmit reports under such part 241, in an amount that such air carrier certifies, using sworn financial statements or other appropriate data, as the amount of wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation that such air carrier paid the employees of such air carrier during the period from April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019; and (3) to a contractor, in an amount that the contractor certifies, using sworn financial statements or other appropriate data, as the amount of wages, salaries, benefits, and other compensation that such contractor paid the employees of such contractor during the period from April 1, 2019, through September 30, 2019. **(b) Deadlines and procedures** (1) **In general** (A) *Forms; terms and conditions* — Financial assistance provided to an air carrier or contractor under this part shall be in such form, on such terms and conditions (including requirements for audits and the clawback of any financial assistance provided upon failure by a passenger air carrier, cargo air carrier, or contractor to honor the assurances specified in [section 9074 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title15-section9074&num=0&edition=prelim)), as the Secretary determines appropriate. (B) *Procedures* — The Secretary shall publish streamlined and expedited procedures not later than 5 days after March 27, 2020, for air carriers

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15 U.S.C. § 9074 — Required assurances

**(a) In general** To be eligible for financial assistance under this part, an air carrier or contractor shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary, or otherwise certify in such form and manner as the Secretary shall prescribe, that the air carrier or contractor shall— (1) refrain from conducting involuntary furloughs or reducing pay rates and benefits until September 30, 2020; (2) through September 30, 2021, ensure that neither the air carrier or contractor nor any affiliate of the air carrier or contractor may, in any transaction, purchase an equity security of the air carrier or contractor or the parent company of the air carrier or contractor that is listed on a national securities exchange; (3) through September 30, 2021, ensure that the air carrier or contractor shall not pay dividends, or make other capital distributions, with respect to the common stock (or equivalent interest) of the air carrier or contractor; and (4) meet the requirements of sections 9075 and 9076 of this title. **(b) Department of Transportation Authority to condition assistance on continuation of service** (1) **In general** — The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require, to the extent reasonable and practicable, an air carrier provided financial assistance under this part to maintain scheduled air transportation service, as the Secretary of Transportation deems necessary, to ensure services to any point served by that carrier before March 1, 2020. (2) **Required considerations** — When considering whether to exercise the authority provided by this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall take into consideration the air transportation needs of small and remote communities and the need to maintain well-functioning health care supply chains, including medical dev

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15 U.S.C. § 9072 — Pandemic relief for aviation workers

Page 2547 TITLE 15—COMMERCE AND TRADE § 9073 1 So in original. There is no subsec. (a) in section 9080 of this title. loughed employee notifying the employee that— (A) the employee must, within a specified period of time that is not less than 14 days, elect either— (i) to return to employment or bypass re- turn to employment in accordance with an applicable collective bargaining agreement or, in the absence of a collective bar- gaining agreement, company policy; or (ii) to permanently separate from em- ployment with the contractor; and (B) failure to respond within such time pe- riod specified will be deemed to be an elec- tion under subparagraph (A)(ii); and (6) the term ‘‘Secretary’’ means the Sec- retary of the Treasury. (Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4111, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 497; Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title IV, § 412(b), Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2061.) Editorial Notes AMENDMENTS 2020—Pars. (5), (6). Pub. L. 116–260 added par. (5) and redesignated former par. (5) as (6). § 9072. Pandemic relief for aviation workers (a) Financial assistance for employee wages, sal- aries, and benefits Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to preserve aviation jobs and compensate air carrier industry workers, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance that shall exclu- sively be used for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits to— (1) passenger air carriers, in an aggregate amount up to $25,000,000,000; (2) cargo air carriers, in the aggregate amount up to $4,000,000,000; and (3) contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $3,000,000,000. (b) Administrative expenses Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, may use $67,000,000 of the funds made available under section 9080(a) 1 of thi

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