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‘‘(ii) the scheduled origin and destina-
tion airports of the cancelled flight; 
‘‘(iii) the date and time of the can-
celled flight; 
‘‘(iv) the gate-departure time of the 
cancelled flight; and 
‘‘(v) the time the aircraft returned to 
the gate. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION.—The Secretary shall compile 
the information provided in the monthly reports filed 
pursuant to paragraph (1) in a single monthly report 
and publish such report on the Web site of the De-
partment of Transportation.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall require monthly reports pursuant to the amend-
ment made by subsection (a) beginning not later than 90 
days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 402. FLIGHT OPERATIONS AT REAGAN NATIONAL AIR-
PORT. 
(a) 
BEYOND
PERIMETER
EXEMPTIONS.—Section 
41718(a) is amended by striking ‘‘24’’ and inserting ‘‘34’’. 
(b) LIMITATIONS.—Section 41718(c)(2) is amended by 
striking ‘‘3 operations’’ and inserting ‘‘5 operations’’. 
(c) ALLOCATION
OF
BEYOND-PERIMETER
EXEMP-
TIONS.—Section 41718(c) is amended — 
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(1) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
(4) and (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(3) SLOTS.—The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration shall reduce the hourly air 
carrier slot quota for Ronald Reagan Washington Na-
tional Airport in section 93.123(a) of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations, by a total of 10 slots that are 
available for allocation. Such reductions shall be 
taken in the 6:00 a.m., 10:00 p.m., or 11:00 p.m. 
hours, as determined by the Administrator, in order 
to grant exemptions under subsection (a).’’. 
(d) SCHEDULING PRIORITY.—Section 41718 is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e) SCHEDULING PRIORITY.—Operations conducted 
by new entrant air carriers and limited incumbent air car-
riers shall be afforded a scheduling priority over operations 
conducted by other air carriers granted exemptions pursu-
ant to this section, with the highest scheduling priority to 
be afforded to beyond-perimeter operations conducted by 
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new entrant air carriers and limited incumbent air car-
riers.’’. 
SEC. 403. EAS CONTRACT GUIDELINES. 
Section 41737(a)(1) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) in subparagraph (C) by striking ‘‘provided.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘provided;’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) include provisions under which the Sec-
retary may encourage an air carrier to improve air 
service for which compensation is being paid under 
this subchapter by incorporating financial incentives 
in an essential air service contract based on specified 
performance goals; and 
‘‘(E) include provisions under which the Sec-
retary may execute a long-term essential air service 
contract to encourage an air carrier to provide air 
service to an eligible place if it would be in the public 
interest to do so.’’. 
SEC. 404. ESSENTIAL AIR SERVICE REFORM. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
41742(a)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘$77,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$83,000,000’’. 
(b) DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS FUNDS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 41742(a) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) DISTRIBUTION OF EXCESS FUNDS.—Of the 
funds, if any, credited to the account established 
under section 45303 in a fiscal year that exceed the 
$50,000,000 made available for such fiscal year under 
paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) one-half shall be made available imme-
diately for obligation and expenditure to carry 
out section 41743; and 
‘‘(B) one-half shall be made available imme-
diately for obligation and expenditure to carry 
out subsection (b).’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
41742(b) is amended— 
(A) in the first sentence by striking ‘‘mon-
eys credited’’ and all that follows before ‘‘shall be 
used’’ and inserting ‘‘amounts made available 
under subsection (a)(4)(B)’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence by striking ‘‘any 
amounts from those fees’’ and inserting ‘‘any of 
such amounts’’. 
SEC. 405. SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE. 
(a) PRIORITIES.—Section 41743(c)(5) is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (D); 
(2) in subparagraph (E) by striking ‘‘fashion.’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fashion; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) multiple communities cooperate to sub-
mit a regional or multistate application to im-
prove air service.’’. 
(b) 
EXTENSION
OF
AUTHORIZATION.—Section 
41743(e)(2) is amended by striking ‘‘2008’’ and inserting 
‘‘2011’’. 
SEC. 406. AIR PASSENGER SERVICE IMPROVEMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle VII is amended by insert-
ing after chapter 421 the following: 
‘‘CHAPTER 423—AIR PASSENGER SERVICE 
IMPROVEMENTS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘42301. Emergency contingency plans. 
‘‘42302. Consumer complaints. 
‘‘42303. Use of insecticides in passenger aircraft. 
‘‘§ 42301. Emergency contingency plans 
‘‘(a) SUBMISSION
OF AIR CARRIER
AND AIRPORT 
PLANS.—Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this section, each air carrier providing covered air trans-
portation at a large hub airport or medium hub airport 
and each operator of a large hub airport or medium hub 
airport shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for 
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review and approval an emergency contingency plan in ac-
cordance with the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(b) COVERED AIR TRANSPORTATION DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘covered air transportation’ means 
scheduled passenger air transportation provided by an air 
carrier using aircraft with more than 60 seats. 
‘‘(c) AIR CARRIER PLANS.— 
‘‘(1) PLANS FOR INDIVIDUAL AIRPORTS.—An air 
carrier shall submit an emergency contingency plan 
under subsection (a) for— 
‘‘(A) each large hub airport and medium 
hub airport at which the carrier provides covered 
air transportation; and 
‘‘(B) each large hub airport and medium 
hub airport at which the carrier has flights for 
which it has primary responsibility for inven-
tory control. 
‘‘(2) CONTENTS.—An emergency contingency 
plan submitted by an air carrier for an airport under 
subsection (a) shall contain a description of how the 
air carrier will— 
‘‘(A) provide food, water, restroom facilities, 
cabin ventilation, and access to medical treat-
ment for passengers onboard an aircraft at the 
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