US Code

Public Law 119-83 (04/13/2026)

15 U.S.C. § 9093

Procedures for providing payroll support

(a)

Awardable amounts

The Secretary shall provide financial assistance under this part—
(1)
to a passenger air carrier required to file reports pursuant to part 241 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, as of , in an amount equal to—
(A)
section 9073 of this title the amount such air carrier was approved to receive (without taking into account any pro rata reduction) under ; or
(B)
section 9073 of this title at the request of such air carrier, or in the event such air carrier did not receive assistance under , the amount of the salaries and benefits reported by the air carrier to the Department of Transportation pursuant to such part 241, for the period from , through ;
(2)
to a passenger air carrier that was not required to transmit reports under such part 241, as of , in an amount equal to—
(A)
section 9073 of this title the amount such air carrier was approved to receive (without taking into account any pro rata reduction) under , plus an additional 15 percent of such amount;
(B)
section 9073 of this title at the request of such air carrier, provided such air carrier received assistance under , the sum of—
(i)
the amount that such air carrier certifies, using sworn financial statements or other appropriate data, as the amount of total salaries and related fringe benefits that such air carrier incurred and would be required to be reported to the Department of Transportation pursuant to such part 241, if such air carrier was required to transmit such information during the period from , through ; and
(ii)
section 9073 of this title an additional amount equal to the difference between the amount certified under clause (i) and the amount the air carrier received under ; or
(C)
section 9073 of this title in the event such air carrier did not receive assistance under , an amount that such an air carrier certifies, using sworn financial statements or other appropriate data, as the amount of total salaries and related fringe benefits that such air carrier incurred and would be required to be reported to the Department of Transportation pursuant to such part 241, if such air carrier was required to transmit such information during the period from , through ; and
(3)
to a contractor in an amount equal to—
(A)
section 9073 of this title the amount such contractor was approved to receive (without taking into account any pro rata reduction) under ; or
(B)
section 9073 of this title in the event such contractor did not receive assistance under , 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 , through .
(b)

Deadlines and procedures

(1)

In general

(A)

Forms; terms and conditions

Financial assistance provided to a passenger air carrier or contractor under this part shall—
(i)
section 9094 of this titlesection 9073 of this title be, to the maximum extent practicable, in the same form and on the same terms and conditions (including requirements for audits and the clawback of any financial assistance provided upon failure by a passenger air carrier or contractor to honor the assurances specified in ), as agreed to by the Secretary and the recipient for assistance received under , except if inconsistent with this part; or
(ii)
section 9073 of this titlesection 9094 of this titlesection 9073 of this title in the event such a passenger air carrier or a contractor did not receive assistance under , be, to the maximum extent practicable, in the same form and on the same terms and conditions (including requirements for audits and the clawback of any financial assistance provided upon failure by a passenger air carrier or contractor to honor the assurances specified in ), as agreed to by the Secretary and similarly situated recipients of assistance under .
(B)

Procedures

The Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, publish streamlined and expedited procedures not later than 5 days after , for passenger air carriers and contractors to submit requests for financial assistance under this part.

(2)

Deadline for immediate payroll assistance

Not later than 10 days after , the Secretary shall make initial payments to passenger air carriers and contractors that submit requests for financial assistance approved by the Secretary.

(3)

Subsequent payments

The Secretary shall determine an appropriate method for the timely distribution of payments to passenger air carriers and contractors with approved requests for financial assistance from any funds remaining available after providing initial financial assistance payments under paragraph (2).

(c)

Pro rata reductions

The Secretary shall have the authority to reduce, on a pro rata basis, the amounts due to passenger air carriers and contractors under subsection (a) in order to address any shortfall in assistance that would otherwise be provided under such subsection.

(d)

Audits

The Inspector General of the Department of the Treasury shall audit certifications made under subsection (a).

Pub. L. 116–260, div. N, title IV, § 403134 Stat. 2053 (, , .)

Editorial Notes

References in Text

Pub. L. 116–260134 Stat. 2052 This part, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (b)(1), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 401–412) of title IV of div. N of , , , which enacted this part and amended sections 9041, 9071, and 9074 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables.

Codification

Section was enacted as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and not as part of the CARES Act which in part comprises this chapter.