---
kind: "section"
citation: "15 U.S.C. § 9075"
title: "15"
title_heading: "Commerce and Trade"
number: "9075"
heading: "Protection of collective bargaining agreement"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/15/9075"
units:
  - "Chapter 116 — Coronavirus Economic Stabilization (cares Act)"
  - "Subchapter III — Economic Stabilization and Assistance to Severely Distressed Sectors of the United States Economy"
  - "Part B — Air Carrier Worker Support"
---

# §9075. Protection of collective bargaining agreement

- (a) **In general—** Neither the [Secretary](/usc/15/9041.md?p=9), nor any other actor, department, or agency of the Federal Government, shall condition the issuance of financial assistance under this part on an [air carrier](/usc/15/9041.md?p=1)’s or contractor’s implementation of measures to enter into negotiations with the certified bargaining representative of a craft or class of [employees](/usc/15/9041.md?p=5) of the [air carrier](/usc/15/9041.md?p=1) or contractor under the Railway Labor Act ([45 U.S.C. 151](/usc/45/151.md) et seq.) or the National Labor Relations Act ([29 U.S.C. 151](/usc/29/151.md) et seq.), regarding pay or other terms and conditions of employment.
- (b) **Period of effect—** With respect to an [air carrier](/usc/15/9041.md?p=1) or contractor to which financial assistance is provided under this part, this section shall be in effect with respect to the [air carrier](/usc/15/9041.md?p=1) or contractor beginning on the date on which the [air carrier](/usc/15/9041.md?p=1) or contractor is first issued such financial assistance and ending on September 30, 2020.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4115, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 500.)

## Notes

### Editorial Notes

### References in Text

The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and Tables.

The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 167 of Title 29 and Tables.