In general
Department of Transportation Authority to condition assistance on continuation of service
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 .
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 devices and supplies, and pharmaceutical supply chains.
Sunset
The authority provided under this subsection shall terminate on , and any requirements issued by the Secretary of Transportation under this subsection shall cease to apply after that date.
Continued application
In general
section 9072 of this titlesection 9073 of this titleIf, after , a contractor expends any funds made available pursuant to and distributed pursuant to , the assurances in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) shall continue to apply until the dates included in such paragraphs, or the date on which the contractor fully expends such financial assistance, whichever is later.
Special rule
section 9071(3)(A)(i) of this titlesection 9072 of this titleNot later than , each contractor described in that has received funds pursuant to such shall report to the Secretary on the amount of such funds that the contractor has expended through . If the contractor has expended an amount that is less than 100 percent of the total amount of funds the contractor received under such section, the Secretary shall initiate an action to recover any funds that remain unexpended as of .
Recall of employees
In general
section 9071 of this titleSubject to paragraph (2), any contractor that has unspent financial assistance provided under this part as of , and conducted involuntary furloughs or reduced pay rates and benefits, between , and the date on which the contractor entered into an agreement with the Secretary related to financial assistance under this part, shall recall (as defined in ) employees who were involuntarily furloughed during such period by not later than .
Waiver
The Secretary of the Treasury shall waive the requirement under paragraph (1) for a contractor to recall employees if the contractor certifies that the contractor has or will have insufficient remaining financial assistance provided under this part to keep recalled employees employed for more than two weeks upon returning to work.
Audits
The Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall audit certifications made under paragraph (2).
Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4114134 Stat. 499Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title IV, § 412(a)134 Stat. 2060(, , ; , , .)
Editorial Notes
Amendments
Pub. L. 116–2602020—Subsecs. (c), (d). added subsecs. (c) and (d).