(1) in paragraph (2) by striking ‘‘citizen of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘citizen of the United 
States, or other person organized under the laws of 
the United States or a State, the District of Colum-
bia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States,’’; 
(2) in paragraph (15)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘of which the president 
and at least two-thirds of the board of direc-
tors’’ and inserting ‘‘of which the president and 
at least 51 percent of the board of directors’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘at least 75 percent of the 
voting interest’’ and inserting ‘‘at least 51 per-
cent of the voting interest’’; 
(3) in paragraph (21) by striking ‘‘not a citizen 
of the United States’’ and inserting ‘‘who is not or-
ganized under the laws of the United States or a 
State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or 
possession of the United States’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (26) by striking ‘‘citizen of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘citizen of the United 
States or other person organized under the laws of 
the United States or a State, the District of Colum-
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bia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States’’. 
SEC. 3. REQUIREMENT FOR CERTIFICATE. 
Section 41101(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘citizen of the United States’’ 
and inserting ‘‘citizen of the United States or other 
person organized under the laws of the United 
States or a State, the District of Columbia, or a ter-
ritory or possession of the United States’’; 
(2) in paragraph (1) by striking ‘‘citizen’’ and 
inserting ‘‘citizen or other person’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (c) as sub-
section (d); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
FOR NON-CITI-
ZENS OPERATING CERTAIN ROUTES.—In order for a per-
son who is not a citizen of the United States and who 
is not a foreign air carrier to be issued and maintain a 
certificate for air transportation or intrastate air transpor-
tation, all employees and managing officers, other than the 
board of directors, must be citizens, nationals, or lawful 
permanent residents of the United States, and the per-
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son’s headquarters and base of operations must be located 
in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 4. ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATES OF PUBLIC CONVEN-
IENCE. 
Section 41102 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the subsection heading in sub-
section (a) and inserting ‘‘ISSUANCE TO A CITIZEN’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and 
(d) as subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(b) ISSUANCE TO OTHER PERSONS.—The Secretary 
of Transportation may issue a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity to a person organized under the laws 
of the United States or a State, the District of Columbia, 
or a territory or possession of the United States, of which 
more than 49 percent of the board of directors are not 
citizens of the United States, which is not under the actual 
control of citizens of the United States, or in which more 
than 49 percent of the voting interest is owned or con-
trolled by persons that are not citizens of the United 
States, to provide any part of the following air transpor-
tation the person has applied for under section 41108 of 
this title: 
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‘‘(1) Air transportation as an air carrier. 
‘‘(2) Temporary air transportation as an air 
carrier for a limited period. 
‘‘(3) Charter air transportation as a charter air 
carrier.’’; 
(4) in subsection (c), as redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘under subsection (a)’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘under sub-
section (a) or subsection (b)’’ in each such 
place; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘citizen’’ and inserting 
‘‘citizen or other person’’; and 
(5) by striking subsection (e), as redesignated, 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(e) PRESIDENTIAL REVIEW OF CERTAIN CERTIFI-
CATES.—The Secretary shall submit each decision to the 
President under section 41307 of this title authorizing— 
‘‘(1) the provision of foreign air transportation; 
or 
‘‘(2) the provision of interstate air transpor-
tation or intrastate air transportation by a person 
who is not a citizen of the United States.’’. 
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SEC. 5. CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET ELIGIBILITY. 
Section 41106 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) EXCEPTION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
contract with an air carrier that does not meet all require-
ments if— 
‘‘(1) the Secretary decides that no air carrier 
holding a certificate under section 41102 is capable 
of providing, and willing to provide, the airlift serv-
ices; or 
‘‘(2) the Secretary decides to grant a waiver 
under section 9518 of title 10, United States Code, 
for a person who is not a citizen of the United 
States and who is organized under the laws of the 
United States that has a certificate of public conven-
ience and necessity, from the Civil Reserve Air Fleet 
citizenship requirements for the purposes of eligi-
bility and participation.’’. 
SEC. 6. APPLICATION FOR CERTIFICATE OF PUBLIC CON-
VENIENCE. 
Section 41108 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘citizen of the 
United States’’ and inserting ‘‘citizen of the United 
States or other person organized under the laws of 
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the United States or a State, the District of Colum-
bia, or a territory or possession of the United 
States’’; 
(2) in subsections (b) and (c) by striking ‘‘cit-
izen’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘citizen or 
other person’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(3)(A) by striking ‘‘inter-
state air transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘interstate 
air transportation provided by a citizen’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)(3)(B) by striking ‘‘foreign 
air transportation’’ and inserting ‘‘interstate air 
transportation or intrastate air transportation by a 
person who is not a citizen of the United States, or 
foreign air transportation,’’. 
SEC. 7. POTENTIAL REVOCATION OF CERTIFICATE. 
Section 41110(a)(2)(B) of title 49, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘sections 41308–41310(a)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sections 41101(c), 41308–41310(a)’’. 
SEC. 8. LIABILITY INSURANCE AND FINANCIAL RESPONSI-
BILITY. 
Section 41112(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘citizen of the United States’’ 
and inserting ‘‘citizen of the United States, or other 
person organized under the laws of the United 
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