Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Small Community Air Service Enhancement Act”.
Small Community Air Service Enhancement Act
A BILL
To make improvements to the small community air service development program.
Sec. 2 Improvements to the small community air service development program
Section 41743 of title 49, United States Code, is amended—
in subsection (c)(5)(E), by striking “has been terminated;” and inserting the following: “has been—
“(i) terminated; or
“(ii) significantly reduced (as measured by enplanements, capacity (seats), schedule, connections, or routes);”
in subsection (e)—
in paragraph (2), in the first sentence, by striking “$10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2018 through 2023” inserting “$16,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028”; and
by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
“(3) Requirement if funding available—In any fiscal year in which the amount available to the Secretary to make agreements to provide assistance under this section exceeds $5,000,000, the Secretary shall, subject to the total amount so available, issue an order soliciting grant applications under this section during that fiscal year.”