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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION S. RES. 155

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the action taken by the Government

of Japan against United States air cargo and passenger carriers represents a clear violation of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation

agreement that is having severe repercussions on United States air carriers and, in general, customers of these United States air carriers.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 20 (legislative day, JULY 10), 1995

Mr. PRESSLER (for himself, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr. BOND, Mrs.

BOXER, Mr. BROWN, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr. COCHRAN, Mrs. FEINSTEIN,

Mr. GORTON, Mr. HOLLINGS, Mr. KERRY, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. LOTT,

Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr. MURKOWSKI, Mr. PACKWOOD, Mr. PELL, Mr.

PRYOR, Mr. ROTH, and Mr. SIMON) submitted the following resolution;

which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the action taken

by the Government of Japan against United States air

cargo and passenger carriers represents a clear violation

of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement

that is having severe repercussions on United States

air carriers and, in general, customers of these United

States air carriers.

Whereas the Governments of the United States and Japan

entered into a bilateral aviation agreement in 1952 that

has been modified periodically to reflect changes in the

aviation relationship between the two countries;
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Whereas in 1994 the total revenue value of passenger and

freight traffic for United States air carriers between the

United States and Japan was approximately $6 billion;

Whereas the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement guarantees three U.S. carriers ‘‘beyond rights’’ that

authorize them to fly into Japan, take on additional passengers and cargo, and then fly to another country;

Whereas the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement requires that, within 45 days of filing a notice with

the Government of Japan, the Government of Japan

must authorize United States air carriers to serve routes

guaranteed by their ‘‘beyond rights’’;

Whereas United States air carriers have made substantial

economic investment in reliance upon the expectation

their rights under the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement would be honored by the Government of

Japan;

Whereas the Government of Japan has violated the United

States/Japan bilateral aviation agreement by preventing

United States air carriers from serving routes clearly authorized by their ‘‘beyond rights’’; and

Whereas the refusal by the Government of Japan to respect

the terms of the United States/Japan bilateral aviation

agreement is having severe repercussions on United

States air carriers and, in general, customers of these

United States air carriers: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That the Senate—

2 (1) calls upon the Government of Japan to

3 honor and abide by the terms of the United States/

4 Japan bilateral aviation agreement and immediately
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1 authorize United States air cargo and passenger car2 riers which have pending route requests relating to

3 their ‘‘beyond rights’’ to immediately commence

4 service on the requested routes;

5 (2) calls upon the President of the United

6 States to identify strong and appropriate forms of

7 countermeasures that could be taken against the

8 Government of Japan for its egregious violation of

9 the United States/Japan bilateral aviation agree10 ment; and

11 (3) calls upon the President of the United

12 States to promptly impose against the Government

13 of Japan whatever countermeasures are necessary

14 and appropriate to ensure the Government of Japan

15 abides by the terms of the United States/Japan bi16 lateral aviation agreement.

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