To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.

Amends the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to prohibit the Secretary of Transportation, for a one year period, from approving the transfer of any certificate authorizing the provision of foreign air transportation except if such transfer is part of the sale of the air carrier holding such certificate.

 
HR 3149 IH
101st CONGRESS
1st Session
 H. R. 3149
To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on
the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except
as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
August 4, 1989
Mr. BOSCO (for himself, Mr. ROE, Mr. TOWNS, Mr. PALLONE, Mr. DE LUGO,
Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. JONES of Georgia, Mr. MOLINARI, Mr. VISCLOSKY, Mr. MORRISON
of Connecticut, Mr. LAUGHLIN, Mr. ROWLAND of Connecticut, Mr. APPLEGATE,
Mr. KOLTER, Mr. CARDIN, Mr. RAHALL, Mr. COSTELLO, Mr. KLECZKA, and Mr. LEWIS
of Georgia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Public Works
A BILL
To amend the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 to provide a 1-year moratorium on
the transfer of a certificate to provide foreign air transportation except
as part of the sale of the air carrier which holds the certificate.
  Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United
  States of America in Congress assembled,
That section 401(h) of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49
U.S.C. App. 1371(h)) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following
new sentence: `During the 365-day period beginning on August 4, 1989,
the Secretary may not approve the transfer of any certificate authorizing
the provision of foreign air transportation except if such certificate is
transferred as part of the sale of the air carrier holding such certificate.'.