901 
SEC. 150004. COVID–19 TELEWORKING REQUIREMENTS FOR 
FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) MANDATED TELEWORK.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Effective immediately upon 
the date of enactment of this Act, the head of any 
Federal agency shall require any employee of such 
agency who is authorized to telework under chapter 
65 of title 5, United States Code, or any other provi-
sion of law to telework during the period beginning 
on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on 
December 31, 2020. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
(A) the term ‘‘employee’’ means any indi-
vidual occupying a position in the civil service 
(as that term is defined in section 2101(1) of 
title 5, United States Code); and 
(B) the term ‘‘telework’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 6501(3) of such title. 
(b) TELEWORK PARTICIPATION GOALS.—Chapter 65 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) In section 6502— 
(A) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (4), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
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(ii) in paragraph (5), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semi-
colon; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(6) include annual goals for increasing the 
percent of employees of the executive agency partici-
pating in teleworking— 
‘‘(A) three or more days per pay period; 
‘‘(B) one or 2 days per pay period; 
‘‘(C) once per month; and 
‘‘(D) on an occasional, episodic, or short- 
term basis; and 
‘‘(7) include methods for collecting data on, set-
ting goals for, and reporting costs savings to the ex-
ecutive agency achieved through teleworking, con-
sistent with the guidance developed under section 
150004(c) of the Take Responsibility for Workers 
and Families Act.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(d) NOTIFICATION
FOR
REDUCTION
IN
TELE-
WORKING PARTICIPATION.—Not later than 30 days before 
the date that an executive agency implements or modifies 
a teleworking plan that would reduce the percentage of 
employees at the agency who telework, the head of the ex-
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ecutive agency shall provide written notification, including 
a justification for the reduction in telework participation 
and a description of how the agency will pay for any in-
creased costs resulting from that reduction, to— 
‘‘(1) the Director of the Office of Personnel 
Management; 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(e) PROHIBITION
ON AGENCY-WIDE LIMITS
ON 
TELEWORKING.—An agency may not prohibit any delin-
eated period of teleworking participation for all employees 
of the agency, including the periods described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (D) of subsection (b)(6). The agency 
shall make any teleworking determination with respect to 
an employee or group of employees at the agency on a 
case-by-case basis.’’. 
(2) In section 6506(b)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F)(vi), by striking 
‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting a semicolon; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(H) agency cost savings achieved through 
teleworking, consistent with the guidance devel-
oped under section 2(c) of the Telework Metrics 
and Cost Savings Act; and 
‘‘(I) a detailed explanation of a plan to in-
crease the Government-wide teleworking partici-
pation rate above such rate applicable to fiscal 
year 2016, including agency-level plans to main-
tain or improve such rate for each of the tele-
working frequency categories listed under sub-
paragraph (A)(iii).’’. 
(c) GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of-
fice of Personnel Management, in collaboration with the 
Chief Human Capital Officer Council, shall establish uni-
form guidance for agencies on how to collect data on, set 
goals for, and report cost savings achieved through, tele-
working. Such guidance shall account for cost savings re-
lated to travel, energy use, and real estate. 
(d) TECHNICAL CORRECTION.—Section 6506(b)(1) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
‘‘with Chief’’ and inserting ‘‘with the Chief’’. 
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SEC. 150005. PAY DIFFERENTIAL FOR DUTY RELATED TO 
COVID–19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 5545 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(e)(1) The Office shall establish a schedule or sched-
ules of pay differentials for duty during which an employee 
is exposed to an individual who has (or who has been ex-
posed to) COVID–19. 
‘‘(2) Under such regulations as the Office may pre-
scribe, during the period beginning on March 15, 2020, 
and ending on September 30, 2020, an employee to whom 
chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 applies, and 
an employee appointed under chapter 73 or 74 of title 38, 
is entitled to be paid the differential under paragraph (1) 
for any period in which the employee is carrying out the 
duty described in such paragraph.’’. 
(b) TSA EMPLOYEES.—Section 111(d)(2) of the 
Aviation and Transportation Security Act (49 U.S.C. 
44935 note) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(C) HAZARDOUS DUTY PAY FOR COVID– 
19.—The provisions of section 5545(e) of title 
5, United States Code, shall to apply to any in-
dividual appointed under paragraph (1).’’. 
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SEC. 150006. WORKERS’ COMPENSATION FOR CERTAIN FED-
ERAL EMPLOYEES WHO CONTRACT COVID-19. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 81 of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended by— 
(1) by redesigating section 8152 as section 
8153; and 
(2) by inserting after section 8151 the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘§ 8152. Workers’ compensation for certain Federal 
employees who contract COVID-19 
‘‘(a) Any employee described in subsection (b) who 
is diagnosed with COVID-19 (as defined in llll) 
during the period between January 30, 2020, and January 
30, 2022, shall, upon application, presumptively be enti-
tled to disability compensation, medical services, and any 
other benefit provided under this chapter. 
‘‘(b) An employee described in this subsection is any 
of the following: 
‘‘(1) An employee whose duties involve the pro-
vision of health care or protection of public health 
performance of duties in a health care facility or op-
eration. 
‘‘(2) A first responder. 
‘‘(3) A law enforcement officer (as that term is 
defined in section 8331(20) or 8401(17)). 
‘‘(4) A transportation security officer. 
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‘‘(5) An employee of the United States Postal 
Service, Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans 
Health Administration, and Indian Health Services. 
‘‘(6) Any employee carrying out duties that re-
quire substantial contact with the public. 
‘‘(7) Any employee whose duties include a rec-
ognized risk of exposure to the coronavirus (as that 
term is defined in section 506 of the Coronavirus 
Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appro-
priations Act, 2020).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
for such chapter is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the item relating to section 
8152 as section 8153; and 
(2) by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 8151 the following: 
‘‘8152. Workers’ compensation for certain Federal employees who contract 
COVID-19.’’. 
DIVISION 
P—FEDERAL 
EM-
PLOYEE 
COLLECTIVE 
BAR-
GAINING AND OFFICIAL TIME 
SEC. 160001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Collec-
tive Bargaining and Official Time for Federal Workers 
Act’’. 
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SEC. 160002. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Federal Unions play a critical role in pro-
tecting the rights of Federal workers by allowing 
members to have a collective voice on the job and in 
the legislative process, advance issues for working 
families, ensure equal opportunities for all workers, 
and raise the standards by which all professional 
and technical workers are employed. 
(2) Collective bargaining is essential to the 
union process, because it provides mutual agreement 
between all parties that fosters harmonious relation-
ships between the Federal Government and its em-
ployees and protects the interest of both parties. 
(3) The current administration has acted 
through Executive Orders and official memorandums 
to dismantle Federal Unions and undermine their 
collective bargaining rights across the Federal work-
force and these directives have already negatively 
impacted labor contracts, both signed and under ac-
tive negotiation. 
(4) These orders set an aggressive schedule for 
unions to engage in collective bargaining, while also 
slashing the unions official time for performing 
union duties by over 91 percent in some cases. 
These actions are limiting the ability for unions to 
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prepare for negotiations and perform their legally re-
quired employee representational duties. 
(5) Section 7101(a) of title 5, United States 
Code, states, ‘‘Congress finds that labor organiza-
tions and collective bargaining in the civil service are 
in the public interest.’’. Attempting to eliminate the 
Union by eliminating almost all its official time re-
pudiates the statutory position that unions are in 
the public interest. 
(6) Through these orders, agencies are required 
to comply with artificial bargaining schedules, which 
undermine good faith negotiations and divert the de-
cision-making to an impasse panel, which has no 
union representation on it and does not represent 
both parties. 
(7) Collectively, the administration’s actions 
have violated Congressional intent, undermined the 
ability of unions to engage in collective bargaining, 
and threatened the rights and benefits of millions of 
Federal workers. 
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SEC. 160003. NULLIFICATION OF EXECUTIVE ORDERS RE-
LATING TO FEDERAL EMPLOYEE COLLEC-
TIVE BARGAINING. 
Each of the following Executive Orders and presi-
dential memorandum are rescinded and shall have no force 
or effect: 
(1) Executive Order 13837 (relating to the use 
of official time). 
(2) Executive Order 13836 (relating to Federal 
collective bargaining). 
(3) Executive Order 13839 (relating to the 
Merit Systems Protection Board). 
(4) The Presidential Memorandum on the Dele-
gation of Certain Authority under the Federal Serv-
ice Labor-Management Relations Statute, issued to 
the Secretary of Defense on January 29, 2020. 
DIVISION 
Q—VETERAN 
CORONAVIRUS 
RESPONSE 
ACT OF 2020 
SEC. 170001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Student Veteran 
Coronavirus Response Act of 2020’’. 
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SEC. 170002. PAYMENT OF WORK-STUDY ALLOWANCES DUR-
ING EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
Section 3485 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f)(1) In case of an individual who is in receipt of 
work-study allowance pursuant to an agreement described 
in subsection (a)(3) as of the date on which an emergency 
situation occurs and who is unable to continue to perform 
qualifying work-study activities described in subsection 
(a)(4) by reason of the emergency situation— 
‘‘(A) the Secretary may continue to pay work- 
study allowance under this section or make deduc-
tions described in subsection (e)(1) during the pe-
riod of such emergency situation, notwithstanding 
the inability of the individual to perform such work- 
study activities by reason of such emergency situa-
tion; and 
‘‘(B) at the option of the individual, the Sec-
retary shall extend the agreement described in sub-
section (a)(3) with the individual for any subsequent 
period of enrollment initiated during the emergency 
situation, notwithstanding the inability of the indi-
vidual to perform work-study activities described in 
subsection (a)(4) by reason of such emergency situa-
tion. 
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‘‘(2) The amount of work-study allowance payable to 
an individual under paragraph (1)(A) during the period 
of an emergency situation shall be an amount determined 
by the Secretary but may not exceed the amount that 
would be payable under subsection (a)(2) if the individual 
worked 25 hours per week paid during such period.’’. 
SEC. 170003. PAYMENT OF ALLOWANCES TO VETERANS EN-
ROLLED 
IN 
EDUCATIONAL 
INSTITUTIONS 
CLOSED FOR EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. 
(a) TEMPORARY PROVISION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During the period beginning 
on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 
2020, the Secretary may pay allowances to an eligi-
ble veteran or eligible person under section 
3680(a)(2)(A) of title 38, United States Code, if the 
veteran or person is enrolled in a program or course 
of education that— 
(A) is provided by an educational institu-
tion that is closed by reason of an emergency 
situation; or 
(B) is suspended by reason of an emer-
gency situation. 
(2) AMOUNT OF ALLOWANCE.—The total num-
ber of weeks for which allowances may be paid under 
this section may not exceed four weeks. 
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(3) NOT COUNTED FOR PURPOSES OF LIMITA-
TION.—Any amount paid under this section shall not 
be counted for purposes of the limitation on 
allowanced under section 3680(a)(2)(A) of title 38, 
United States Code. 
(b) PERMANENT PROVISION.—Section 3680(a)(2) of 
title 38, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘12- 
month’’ and inserting ‘‘six-month’’; and 
(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or following’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘during periods following’’; and 
(B) 
by 
inserting 
after 
‘‘section 
3699(b)(1)(B) of this title,’’ the following: ‘‘, or 
during periods when a course of study or pro-
gram of education is temporarily closed or ter-
minated by reason of an emergency situation,’’. 
SEC. 170004. PROHIBITION OF CHARGE TO ENTITLEMENT 
OF STUDENTS UNABLE TO PURSUE A PRO-
GRAM OF EDUCATION DUE TO AN EMER-
GENCY SITUATION. 
Section 3699(b)(1) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘or’’ at 
the end; 
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(2) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end and inserting ‘‘or’’ ; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(C) the temporary closure of an edu-
cational institution or the temporary closure or 
termination of a course or program of education 
by reason of an emergency situation; and’’. 
SEC. 170005. EXTENSION OF TIME LIMITATIONS FOR USE 
OF ENTITLEMENT. 
(a) MONTGOMERY GI BILL.—Section 3031 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i) In the case of an individual eligible for edu-
cational assistance under this chapter who is prevented 
from pursuing the individual’s chosen program of edu-
cation before the expiration of the 10-year period for the 
use of entitlement under this chapter otherwise applicable 
under this section because the educational institution 
closed (temporarily or permanently) under an established 
policy based on an Executive order of the President or 
due to an emergency situation, such 10-year period— 
‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from pursuing such program; 
and 
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‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume pursuit of a 
program of education with educational assistance 
under this chapter.’’. 
(b) POST-9/11 EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 3321(b)(1) of such 
title is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘Sub-
sections’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘and (d)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(d), and (i)’’; and by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) Subsection (i) of section 3031 shall apply 
with respect to the running of the 15-year period de-
scribed in paragraphs (4)(A) and (5)(A) of this sub-
section in the same manner as such subsection ap-
plies under section 3031 with respect to the running 
of the 10-year period described in section 3031(a).’’. 
(2) TRANSFER PERIOD.—Section 3319(h)(5) is 
amended— 
(A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ‘‘or 
(C)’’ after ‘‘subparagraph (B)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
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‘‘(C) EMERGENCY
SITUATIONS.—In any 
case in which the Secretary determines that an 
individual to whom entitlement is transferred 
under this section has been prevented from pur-
suing the individual’s chosen program of edu-
cation before the individual attains the age of 
26 years because the educational institution 
closed (temporarily or permanently) under an 
established policy based on an Executive order 
of the President or due to an emergency situa-
tion, the Secretary shall extend the period dur-
ing which the individual may use such entitle-
ment for a period equal to the number of 
months that the individual was so prevented 
from pursuing the program of education, as de-
termined by the Secretary.’’. 
(c) VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AND TRAINING.— 
(1) PERIOD FOR USE.—Section 3103 of such 
title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or (e)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(e), or (g)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(g) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
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a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter 
within the twelve-year period of eligibility prescribed in 
subsection (a) by reason of an Executive order of the 
President or due to an emergency situation, such twelve- 
year period— 
‘‘(1) shall not run during the period the indi-
vidual is so prevented from participating such pro-
gram; and 
‘‘(2) shall again begin running on the first day 
after the individual is able to resume participation in 
such program.’’. 
(2) DURATION OF PROGRAM.—Section 3105(b) 
of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘para-
graph (2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and 
(3)’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3)(A) In any case in which the Secretary deter-
mines that a veteran has been prevented from partici-
pating in counseling and placement and postplacement 
services described in section 3104(a)(2) and (5) of this 
title by reason of an Executive order of the President or 
due to an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend 
the period during which the Secretary may provide such 
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counseling and placement and postplacement services for 
the veteran for a period equal to the number of months 
that the veteran was so prevented from participating in 
such counseling and services, as determined by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(B) In any case in which the Secretary determines 
that a veteran has been prevented from participating in 
a vocational rehabilitation program under this chapter by 
reason of an Executive order of the President or due to 
an emergency situation, the Secretary shall extend the pe-
riod of the veteran’s vocational rehabilitation program for 
a period equal to the number of months that the veteran 
was so prevented from participating in the vocational re-
habilitation program, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
(d) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE SELECTED RESERVE.—Section 16133(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In any case in which the Secretary concerned 
determines that a person entitled to educational assistance 
under this chapter has been prevented from using such 
person’s entitlement by reason of an Executive order of 
the President or due to an emergency situation, the Sec-
retary concerned shall extend the period of entitlement 
prescribed in subsection (a) for a period equal to the num-
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ber of months that the person was so prevented from using 
such entitlement, as determined by the Secretary.’’. 
SEC. 170006. RESTORATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO REHA-
BILITATION PROGRAMS FOR VETERANS AF-
FECTED 
BY 
SCHOOL 
CLOSURE 
OR 
DIS-
APPROVAL. 
(a) ENTITLEMENT.—Section 3699 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘chapter 30,’’ each 
time it appears and inserting ‘‘chapter 30, 31,’’. 
(b) PAYMENT OF SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES.—Sec-
tion 3680(a)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or a subsistence allowance de-
scribed in section 3108’’ before ‘‘, during’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘or allowance’’ after ‘‘such a 
stipend’’. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
this section shall apply as if included in the enactment 
of section 109 of the Harry W. Colmery Veterans Edu-
cational Assistance Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–48; 131 
Stat. 978). 
SEC. 170007. EXTENSION OF PAYMENT OF VOCATIONAL RE-
HABILITATION SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES. 
In the case of any veteran who the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs determines is satisfactorily following a pro-
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gram of employment services provided under section 
3104(a)(5) of title 38, United States Code, during period 
beginning on March 1, 2020, and ending on December 21, 
2020, the Secretary may pay the veteran a subsistence al-
lowance, as prescribed in section 3108 of such title for 
full-time training for the type of program that the veteran 
was pursuing, for two additional months.’’. 
SEC. 170008. INCREASE OF AMOUNT OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS PAYMENTS FOR AID AND 
ATTENDANCE DURING EMERGENCY PERIOD 
RESULTING FROM COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the covered period, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall apply each of the fol-
lowing provisions of title 38, United States Code, by sub-
stituting for the dollar amount in such provision the 
amount equal to 125 percent of the dollar amount that 
was in effect under such provision on the date of the en-
actment of this Act: 
(1) Subsections (l), (m), and (r) of section 
1114. 
(2) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of 
section 1521. 
(3) Paragraphs (2) and (4) of subsection (f) of 
section 1521. 
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(b) COVERED PERIOD.—In this section, the covered 
period is the period that begins on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and ends 60 days after the last day of 
the emergency period (as defined in section 1135(g)(1) of 
the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320b–5(g)(1))) result-
ing from the COVID–19 pandemic. 
SEC. 170009. TREATMENT OF WORK INJURY COMPENSA-
TION CLAIMS FILED BY EMPLOYEES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS FOR 
COVID–19. 
(a) ELIGIBILITY.—Notwithstanding section 7425(b) 
of title 38, United States Code, or any other provision of 
law, each employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
(including employees under chapter 74 of such title) shall 
be treated as an employee under chapter 81 of title 5, 
United States Code, for purposes of making claims under 
such chapter relating to coronavirus disease 2019 
(COVID–19). 
(b) PRESUMPTION.—If an employee of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs described in subsection (a) con-
tracts coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID–19), such dis-
ease shall be presumed to have been proximately caused 
by the employment of the employee for purposes of claims 
made under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code. 
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SEC. 170010. DEFERRAL OF CERTAIN DEBTS ARISING FROM 
LAWS ADMINISTERED BY THE SECRETARY OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—With regard to a covered debt, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs, during the covered period, 
may not take any of the following actions: 
(1) Collect a payment (including by the offset 
of any payment by the Secretary). 
(2) Record such a debt. 
(3) Issue notice of such a debt to an individual 
or a consumer reporting agency. 
(4) Allow any interest to accrue. 
(5) Apply any administrative fee. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding subsection (a), 
the Secretary may collect a payment regarding a covered 
debt (including interest or any administrative fee) from 
an individual who elects to make such a payment during 
the covered period. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘consumer reporting agency’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 5701 of title 
38, United States Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered debt’’ means a debt 
owed— 
(A) by an individual to the United States; 
and 
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(B) arising from a covered law. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered law’’ means any law ad-
ministered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
through— 
(A) the Under Secretary for Health; or 
(B) the Under Secretary of Benefits. 
(4) The term ‘‘covered period’’ means— 
(A) the COVID–19 emergency period; and 
(B) the 60 days immediately following the 
date of the end of the COVID–19 emergency 
period. 
(5) The term ‘‘COVID–19 emergency period’’ 
means the emergency period described in section 
1135(g)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
1320b–5(g)(1)(B)). 
DIVISION R—AVIATION WORKER 
RELIEF 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This division may be cited as the 
‘‘Aviation Worker Relief Act of 2020’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this division is as follows: 
DIVISION R—AVIATION WORKER RELIEF 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
TITLE I—AVIATION WORKER RELIEF 
Sec. 101. Pandemic relief for aviation workers. 
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Sec. 102. Procedures for financial assistance. 
Sec. 103. Terms and conditions. 
Sec. 104. Reports. 
Sec. 105. Coordination. 
TITLE II—LABOR PROTECTIONS 
Sec. 201. Assistance irrespective of labor costs. 
Sec. 202. Collective bargaining and snap-back. 
Sec. 203. Protection of organizing activity. 
Sec. 204. Working and travel conditions. 
Sec. 205. Labor union representation on air carrier boards. 
Sec. 206. Furloughed worker protections. 
Sec. 207. Healthcare for unprotected workers. 
Sec. 208. Employee wages and leave. 
Sec. 209. Limitation on rejection of collective bargaining agreements. 
Sec. 210. Increased wage priority. 
Sec. 211. Rejection of collective bargaining agreements. 
TITLE III—AIRLINE INDUSTRY FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT 
Sec. 301. Creation of Office of Airline Industry Financial Oversight. 
Sec. 302. Responsibilities of Office of Airline Industry Financial Oversight. 
Sec. 303. Access to information. 
Sec. 304. Reports to Congress. 
Sec. 305. Rulemaking authority. 
Sec. 306. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—AIRPORT RELIEF 
Sec. 401. Emergency pandemic funding for airports. 
Sec. 402. Maintaining pre-crisis airport improvement program levels. 
Sec. 403. National aviation preparedness plan. 
TITLE V—SMALL COMMUNITY AIR SERVICE 
Sec. 501. Continuation of certain air service. 
Sec. 502. Tolling of EAS limitations. 
Sec. 503. Sunset. 
TITLE VI—CONSUMER PROTECTIONS 
Sec. 601. Airline price gouging during disaster or emergency. 
Sec. 602. Airline refunds during national disasters or emergencies. 
Sec. 603. Conditions on airline ancillary fees. 
TITLE VII—ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS 
Sec. 701. Sustainable aviation fuel development program. 
Sec. 702. Airline Assistance to Recycle and Save Program. 
Sec. 703. Expansion of voluntary airport low emission program. 
Sec. 704. Airline carbon emissions offsets and goals. 
Sec. 705. Research and development of sustainable aviation fuels. 
Sec. 706. Improving consumer information regarding release of greenhouse 
gases from flights. 
Sec. 707. Study on certain climate change mitigation efforts. 
TITLE VIII—MISCELLANEOUS 
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Sec. 801. Separability. 
Sec. 802. Application of law. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
Unless otherwise specified, the terms in section 
40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to 
this division, except that— 
(1) the term ‘‘contractor’’ means a person that 
performs airport ground support or catering func-
tions under contract with a passenger air carrier; 
and 
(2) the term ‘‘employee’’ means an individual, 
other than a corporate officer, who is employed by 
an air carrier or contractor. 
TITLE I—AVIATION WORKER 
RELIEF 
SEC. 101. PANDEMIC RELIEF FOR AVIATION WORKERS. 
(a) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, the President shall take the fol-
lowing actions to preserve aviation jobs and compensate 
airline industry workers: 
(1) Issue grants that shall exclusively be used 
for the continuation of payment of employee wages, 
salaries, and benefits to— 
(A) specified entities, in an aggregate 
amount equal to $37,000,000,000; and 
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(B) contractors of air carriers, in an ag-
gregate amount equal to $3,000,000,000. 
(2) Subject to section 102(c), issue unsecured 
loans and loan guarantees to air carriers in amounts 
that 
do 
not, 
in 
the 
aggregate, 
exceed 
$21,000,000,000. 
(b) ASSURANCES.—To be eligible for assistance 
under this section, an air carrier shall enter into an agree-
ment with the Secretary of Transportation, or otherwise 
certify, as determined appropriate by the President, that 
such air carrier shall comply with any actions required 
under this division. 
(c) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, the Secretary may use 
$100,000,000 of the funds made available under section 
101(a)(2) for costs and administrative expenses associated 
with the provision of loans or guarantees authorized under 
such section. 
(d) SPECIFIED ENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘specified entity’’ means— 
(1) an air carrier that is authorized to conduct 
operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations; or 
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(2) an air carrier that is authorized to conduct 
operations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Fed-
eral Regulations, that— 
(A) transports passengers by aircraft on a 
scheduled basis; or 
(B) transports property or mail by aircraft 
on a scheduled or unscheduled basis. 
SEC. 102. PROCEDURES FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE. 
(a) AWARDABLE AMOUNTS.—The President shall dis-
burse grants under section 101(a)(1)— 
(1) to a specified entity (as such term is defined 
in section 101(d)), in an amount equal to the sala-
ries and benefits reported by the air carrier to the 
Department of Transportation pursuant to part 241 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for the pe-
riod from April 1, 2019, through September 30, 
2019; 
(2) to a specified entity (as such term is defined 
in section 101(d)) that does not transmit reports 
under such part 241, in an amount that such air 
carrier certifies, using sworn financial statements or 
other appropriate data, as the amount of wages, sal-
aries, benefits, and other compensation that such air 
carrier paid the employees of such air carrier during 
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the period from April 1, 2019, through September 
30, 2019; and 
(3) to a contractor, in an amount that the con-
tractor certifies, using sworn financial statements or 
other appropriate data, as the amount of wages, sal-
aries, benefits, and other compensation that such 
contractor paid the employees of such contractor 
during the period from April 1, 2019, through Sep-
tember 30, 2019. 
(b) DEADLINES AND PROCEDURES.— 
(1) PROCEDURES.—The President shall publish 
streamlined and expedited procedures— 
(A) not later than 5 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act for air carriers and con-
tractors to submit requests for compensation 
under section 101(a)(1); and 
(B) not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act for air carriers to sub-
mit requests for loans and loan guarantees 
under section 101(a)(2). 
(2) ISSUANCE OF GRANTS.—The President shall 
award initial grants under section 101(a)(1) not 
later than 10 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act. 
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(3) DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.—For any funds 
made available under paragraph (1) of section 
101(a) that remain available after the issuance of 
grants pursuant to paragraph (2) of such section, 
the President shall determine an appropriate method 
for the timely distribution of the remaining funds in 
an equitable manner to air carriers for the payment 
of employee wages, salaries, and benefits. 
(c) INTEREST RATES.—A loan issued under section 
101(a)(2) shall provide for repayment with no interest for 
a period of at least 1 year after the loan is issued. The 
President may otherwise provide for repayment at an in-
terest rate commensurate with the level of risk associated 
with the loan. 
(d) PRIORITY OF GOVERNMENT CLAIM.—In any pro-
ceeding initiated by or against an air carrier under chapter 
7 or 11 of title 11, United States Code, with outstanding 
debt on a loan provided under section 101(a)(2), any claim 
by the Government with respect to such debt shall assume 
the highest status of any other claim against such air car-
rier, whether secured or unsecured. 
(e) AUDITS.—The inspector general of the Depart-
ment of Transportation may audit certifications under 
subsection (a)(2). 
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SEC. 103. TERMS AND CONDITIONS. 
(a) SHARE REPURCHASES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, an air carrier receiving assistance 
under section 101 may not purchase an equity inter-
est of such air carrier on a national securities ex-
change. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) EXCHANGE.—The term ‘‘exchange’’ 
has the meaning given the terms in section 3 of 
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 1(15 
U.S.C. 78c). 
(B) NATIONAL SECURITIES EXCHANGE.— 
The term ‘‘national securities exchange’’ means 
an exchange registered under section 6 of the 
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 
78f). 
(b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PAYMENTS 
TO SHAREHOLDERS OR BONDHOLDERS.—An air carrier 
receiving financial assistance under section 101 may not 
use the proceeds of such assistance to make any distribu-
tion of funds to shareholders or bondholders, including 
stock dividends. 
(c) EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may provide 
financial assistance under section 101 to an air car-
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rier only if such air carrier enters into a legally 
binding agreement with the President that, during 
the 10-year period following the date of enactment 
of this Act, the air carrier’s chief executive officer 
will receive, from the air carrier— 
(A) during any 12 consecutive months of 
such 10-year period, total compensation not in 
excess of an amount that is 50 times the me-
dian compensation earned by all employees of 
such air carrier in calendar year 2019; and 
(B) severance pay or other benefits upon 
termination of employment with the air carrier 
not in excess of the maximum total compensa-
tion received from the air carrier in calendar 
year 2019. 
(2) TOTAL COMPENSATION DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘total compensation’’ includes 
salary, bonuses, awards of stock, and other financial 
benefits provided by an air carrier to an officer or 
employee of the air carrier. 
(d) FINANCIAL PROTECTION OF GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To the extent to which any 
participating air carrier accepts financial assistance, 
in the form of accepting the proceeds of any loans 
guaranteed by the government under this title, the 
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President is authorized to enter into contracts under 
which the Government, contingent on the financial 
success of the participating corporation, participate 
in the gains of the participating corporation or its 
security holders through the use of such instruments 
as warrants, stock options, common or preferred 
stock, or other appropriate equity instruments. 
(2) DEPOSITS IN TREASURY.—All amounts col-
lected by the President under this subsection shall 
be deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous re-
ceipts. 
(e) AIR CARRIER MAINTENANCE OUTSOURCING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A passenger air carrier re-
ceiving assistance under section 101 may not apply 
the proceeds of such assistance toward a contract for 
heavy maintenance work at a facility located outside 
of the United States if such contract would increase 
the proportion of maintenance work performed out-
side of the United States to all maintenance work 
performed by or on behalf of such air carrier at any 
location. 
(2) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘heavy maintenance work’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 44733(g)(1) of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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SEC. 104. REPORTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than October 1, 2020, the 
President shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate a report on the financial status of 
the air carrier industry, including a description of each 
grant or loan issued under section 101. 
(b) UPDATE.—Not later than the last day of the 1- 
year period following the date of enactment of this Act, 
the President shall update and submit to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate the report de-
scribed in subsection (a). 
SEC. 105. COORDINATION. 
In implementing this title with respect to air carriers, 
the Secretary shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
TITLE II—LABOR PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 201. ASSISTANCE IRRESPECTIVE OF LABOR COSTS. 
The President, or any department, agency, or actor 
of the Federal government, may not condition the provi-
sion of any financial assistance under section 101(a) of 
this division or section 13 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
U.S.C. 261 et seq.) on an air carrier’s implementation of 
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measures to reduce labor costs or to enter into negotia-
tions with the certified bargaining representative of a craft 
or class of employees of the air carrier under section 2 
of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 152) regarding pay 
or other terms and conditions of employment. 
SEC. 202. COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AND SNAP-BACK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, any contractual relief or reduction to rates 
of pay, rules, and working conditions agreed to by the au-
thorized representatives of the employees of an air carrier, 
or otherwise imposed on such employees, during or as re-
sult of the pandemic of the coronavirus COVID–19 by an 
air carrier that receives financial assistance under section 
101 shall be terminated within 6 months, unless the au-
thorized representatives of the employees choose to make 
an alternative agreement with the air carrier. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF
AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTA-
TIVE.—In this section, the term ‘‘authorized representa-
tive’’ means an exclusive representative of employees with-
in the meaning of section of the Railway Labor Act (45 
U.S.C. 152). 
SEC. 203. PROTECTION OF ORGANIZING ACTIVITY. 
A person receiving financial assistance under section 
101 shall remain neutral in any communications with em-
ployees with respect to any efforts of an employee to orga-
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nize, recruit, or assist in the organizing a labor organiza-
tion. 
SEC. 204. WORKING AND TRAVEL CONDITIONS. 
A person receiving financial assistance under section 
101 shall adhere to guidance published by the Centers for 
Disease Control and Prevention and applicable public 
health authorities for the duration of the national emer-
gency declared by the President under the National Emer-
gencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the pan-
demic of the coronavirus COVID–19 for providing safe 
conditions for employees and passengers, including pro-
viding employees with adequate and sufficient personal 
protective equipment and ensuring all aircraft and facili-
ties owned or operated by such person are clean and sani-
tary. 
SEC. 205. LABOR UNION REPRESENTATION ON AIR CAR-
RIER BOARDS. 
An air carrier receiving financial assistance under 
section 101 shall designate at least one seat on the air 
carrier’s board of directors for an individual who is a 
member or officer of a labor organization representing air 
carrier employees, with such individual to be named by 
such organization. 
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SEC. 206. FURLOUGHED WORKER PROTECTIONS. 
An air carrier receiving financial assistance under 
section 101 shall take such action as is necessary to ensure 
that, with respect to the national emergency declared by 
the President under the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the pandemic of the 
coronavirus COVID–19— 
(1) if an employee of such air carrier was pro-
vided health insurance benefits or other welfare ben-
efits described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1)) from the air car-
rier prior to such emergency, such employee shall re-
tain such benefits at an equivalent rate for the dura-
tion of such emergency; 
(2) employees of such air carrier are credited 
any furlough time taken as a result of the pandemic 
for years of service for purposes of any employee 
benefit plan (as defined in section 3(3) of the Em-
ployee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
U.S.C. 1002(3)) with respect to which the employee 
is a participant; and 
(3) an employee of such air carrier who is vol-
untarily or involuntarily furloughed as a result of 
the national emergency declared by the President 
under the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
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1601 et seq.) related to the pandemic of the 
coronavirus COVID–19 may, upon reemployment or 
recall to such air carrier, be entitled to the following 
benefits under an employee pension benefit plan that 
such employee would have received if the employee 
had remained continuously employed with the air 
carrier, similar to benefit rights under subchapter II 
of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code: 
(A) An employee shall be treated as not 
having incurred a break in service with the em-
ployer or employers maintaining the plan by 
reason of the furlough. 
(B) The period of furlough shall be deemed 
to constitute service with the employer or em-
ployers maintaining the plan for purposes of 
vesting, participation, and determining the em-
ployee’s benefit accruals. 
(C) An employee shall be entitled to make- 
up missed employee contributions or elective de-
ferrals that could have been made to a qualified 
defined contribution plan during the period of 
furlough. Makeup contributions under this 
paragraph may be made during the period be-
ginning on the date of recall and whose dura-
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tion is three times the period of the furlough, 
such payment period not to exceed 5 years. 
(D) The employer reemploying or recalling 
such employee shall contribute all employer con-
tributions that the employer would have made 
on behalf of such employee to qualified defined 
contribution plans, including plans commonly 
known as 401(k) plans, if the employee had re-
mained continuously employed. 
(E) If employer contributions to a plan are 
contingent on the employee making an employee 
contribution or elective deferral, the employer 
contribution is required only to the extent the 
employee makes the payment to the plan with 
respect to such contributions or deferrals. No 
such payment may exceed the amount the em-
ployee would have been permitted or required to 
contribute had the employee remained continu-
ously employed by the employer throughout the 
period of service. Any payment to the plan de-
scribed in this paragraph shall be made during 
the period beginning on the date of recall and 
whose duration is three times the period of the 
person’s furlough, such payment period not to 
exceed 5 years. 
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SEC. 207. HEALTHCARE FOR UNPROTECTED WORKERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not provide 
any financial assistance under this Act to an air carrier 
unless the air carrier enters into a legally binding agree-
ment with the Secretary that the air carrier will provide, 
and will require any contractor, subcontractor, or affiliate 
of the air carrier, including any contractor, subcontractor, 
or affiliate that performs airline catering services, to pro-
vide, to all employees, including airline catering employees, 
health insurance benefits equal to or greater than the 
hourly health and welfare fringe benefit rate published by 
the Department of Labor pursuant to the McNamara- 
O’Hara Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 6710– 
6707) and section 4.52 of title 29, Code of Federal Regu-
lations, for all hours worked by each such employee. 
(b) EFFECTIVE PERIOD.—Subsection (a) shall apply 
to an air carrier receiving assistance under section 101 
for the 5-year period beginning on the date on which such 
assistance was awarded. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) AIRLINE CATERING EMPLOYEE.—The term 
‘‘airline catering employee’’ means an employee who 
performs airline catering services. 
(2) AIRLINE CATERING SERVICES.—The term 
‘‘airline catering services’’ means preparation, as-
sembly, or both, of food, beverages, provisions and 
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related supplies for delivery, and the delivery of such 
items, directly to aircraft or to a location on or near 
airport property for subsequent delivery to aircraft. 
SEC. 208. EMPLOYEE WAGES AND LEAVE. 
(a) WAGES.—Section 6 of the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206) is amended by adding at 
the end the following: 
‘‘(h) EMPLOYEES IN INDUSTRIES SAVED WITH TAX-
PAYER DOLLARS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, subject to the requirements of this 
subsection, the wage rate in effect under subsection 
(a)(1) with respect to an employee of an employer 
described in paragraph (2), or any individual who 
provides labor or services for remuneration for such 
employer, regardless of whether the individual is 
classified as an independent contractor or otherwise 
by such employer, shall be not less than $15.00 per 
hour. 
‘‘(2) EMPLOYER.—An employer described in 
this paragraph is an employer who— 
‘‘(A) receives financial assistance under 
section 101 of the Aviation Worker Relief Act 
of 2020; or 
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‘‘(B) who provides goods or services under 
a contract to an employer who receives financial 
assistance under such section. 
‘‘(3) TREATMENT OF NON-EMPLOYEES.—An in-
dividual who provides labor or services for remunera-
tion to an employer as described in paragraph (1) 
shall be treated as an employee for the purposes of 
sections 10 through 17 of this Act. 
‘‘(4) PERIOD
OF
APPLICATION.—This sub-
section shall apply to an employer described in para-
graph (2) for the 10-year period beginning on the 
date such assistance was awarded.’’. 
(b) BENEFITS AND LEAVE.— Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, an air carrier receiving financial 
assistance under section 101 shall, for the duration of the 
national emergency declared by the President under the 
National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) re-
lated to the pandemic of the coronavirus COVID–19— 
(1) satisfy all funding obligations under part 3 
of title I of the Employee Retirement Income Secu-
rity Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1081 et seq.) with re-
spect to each plan to which such part applies and to 
which the air carrier is obligated to contribute for 
plan years beginning or ending during the duration 
of such emergency; 
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(2) provide employees with a guaranteed wage 
for every workweek that provides each employee con-
tinued payments in the amount of 100 percent of 
the employee’s full wages and for the employee’s 
total expected hours per workweek in the event that 
the employee is terminated, furloughed, experiences 
a reduction in work hours, or otherwise suffers any 
loss of such wages during such period; and 
(3) provide paid medical or sick leave and paid 
family leave to encourage employees who are diag-
nosed with or experiencing symptoms of COVID–19 
or are under quarantine relating to the coronavirus 
pandemic, or caring for a dependent or any indi-
vidual experiencing such symptoms or under such a 
quarantine. 
SEC. 209. LIMITATION ON REJECTION OF COLLECTIVE BAR-
GAINING AGREEMENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) COVERED AIR CARRIER.—The term ‘‘cov-
ered air carrier’’ means an air carrier that receives 
Federal financial assistance. 
(2) COVERED PERIOD.—The term ‘‘covered pe-
riod’’, with respect to a covered air carrier, means 
the period— 
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(A) beginning on the date on which the 
covered air carrier first receives Federal finan-
cial assistance; and 
(B) ending on the date that is 10 years 
after the date on which the covered air carrier 
last receives Federal financial assistance. 
(3) DEBTOR IN POSSESSION.—The term ‘‘debt-
or in possession’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 1101 of title 11, United States Code. 
(4) FEDERAL
FINANCIAL
ASSISTANCE.—The 
term ‘‘Federal financial assistance’’ means financial 
assistance or a credit instrument received from the 
Federal Government under this Act. 
(5) TRUSTEE.—The term ‘‘trustee’’ means a 
trustee appointed in a case commenced by, or com-
menced against, a covered air carrier under title 11, 
United States Code. 
(b) LIMITATION.—If a covered air carrier commences 
a case or if an involuntary case is commenced against a 
covered air carrier under title 11, United States Code, 
during the covered period with respect to the covered air 
carrier, the covered air carrier, the debtor in possession, 
or the trustee may not seek a rejection of, or interim relief 
from, a collective bargaining agreement under— 
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(1) section 1113 of title 11, United States 
Code; or 
(2) any other provision of law. 
SEC. 210. INCREASED WAGE PRIORITY. 
Section 507(a) of title 11, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; 
(B) in the matter preceding clause (i), as 
so redesignated, by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before 
‘‘Fourth’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, 
in the matter preceding clause (i), as so redes-
ignated— 
(i) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$20,000’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘within 180 days’’; 
and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘or the date of the 
cessation of the debtor’s business, which-
ever occurs first,’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(B) Severance pay described in subpara-
graph(A)(i) shall be deemed earned in full upon 
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the layoff or termination of employment of the 
individual to whom the severance is owed.’’; 
(2) in paragraph (5)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘within 180 days’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘or the date of the 
cessation of the debtor’s business, which-
ever occurs first’’; and 
(B) by striking subparagraph (B) and in-
serting the following: 
‘‘(B) for each such plan, to the extent of 
the number of employees covered by each such 
plan, multiplied by $20,000.’’. 
SEC. 211. REJECTION OF COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREE-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1113 of title 11, United 
States Code, is amended by striking subsections (a) 
through (f) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(a) The debtor in possession, or the trustee if one 
has been appointed under this chapter, other than a trust-
ee in a case covered by subchapter IV of this chapter and 
by title I of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et 
seq.), may reject a collective bargaining agreement only 
in accordance with this section. In this section, a reference 
to the trustee includes the debtor in possession. 
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‘‘(b) No provision of this title shall be construed to 
permit the trustee to unilaterally terminate or alter any 
provision of a collective bargaining agreement before com-
plying with this section. The trustee shall timely pay all 
monetary obligations arising under the terms of the collec-
tive bargaining agreement. Any such payment required to 
be made before a plan confirmed under section 1129 is 
effective has the status of an allowed administrative ex-
pense under section 503. 
‘‘(c)(1) If the trustee seeks modification of a collec-
tive bargaining agreement, the trustee shall provide notice 
to the labor organization representing the employees cov-
ered by the collective bargaining agreement that modifica-
tions are being proposed under this section, and shall 
promptly provide an initial proposal for modifications to 
the collective bargaining agreement. Thereafter, the trust-
ee shall confer in good faith with the labor organization, 
at reasonable times and for a reasonable period in light 
of the complexity of the case, in attempting to reach mutu-
ally acceptable modifications of the collective bargaining 
agreement. 
‘‘(2) The initial proposal and subsequent proposals 
by the trustee for modification of a collective bargaining 
agreement shall be based upon a business plan for the re-
organization of the debtor, and shall reflect the most com-
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plete and reliable information available. The trustee shall 
provide to the labor organization all information that is 
relevant for negotiations. The court may enter a protective 
order to prevent the disclosure of information if disclosure 
could compromise the position of the debtor with respect 
to the competitors in the industry of the debtor, subject 
to the needs of the labor organization to evaluate the pro-
posals of the trustee and any application for rejection of 
the collective bargaining agreement or for interim relief 
pursuant to this section. 
‘‘(3) In consideration of Federal policy encouraging 
the practice and process of collective bargaining and in 
recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the em-
ployees covered by the collective bargaining agreement, 
modifications proposed by the trustee— 
‘‘(A) shall be proposed only as part of a pro-
gram of workforce and nonworkforce cost savings 
devised for the reorganization of the debtor, includ-
ing savings in management personnel costs; 
‘‘(B) shall be limited to modifications designed 
to achieve a specified aggregate financial contribu-
tion for the employees covered by the collective bar-
gaining agreement (taking into consideration any 
labor cost savings negotiated within the 12-month 
period before the filing of the petition), and shall be 
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not more than the minimum savings essential to per-
mit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such that con-
firmation of a plan of reorganization is not likely to 
be followed by the liquidation, or the need for fur-
ther financial reorganization, of the debtor (or any 
successor to the debtor) in the short term; and 
‘‘(C) shall not be disproportionate or overly bur-
den the employees covered by the collective bar-
gaining agreement, either in the amount of the cost 
savings sought from such employees or the nature of 
the modifications. 
‘‘(d)(1) If, after a period of negotiations, the trustee 
and the labor organization have not reached an agreement 
over mutually satisfactory modifications, and further ne-
gotiations are not likely to produce mutually satisfactory 
modifications, the trustee may file a motion seeking rejec-
tion of the collective bargaining agreement after notice 
and a hearing. Absent agreement of the parties, no such 
hearing shall be held before the expiration of the 21-day 
period beginning on the date on which notice of the hear-
ing is provided to the labor organization representing the 
employees covered by the collective bargaining agreement. 
Only the debtor and the labor organization may appear 
and be heard at such hearing. An application for rejection 
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shall seek rejection effective upon the entry of an order 
granting the relief. 
‘‘(2) In consideration of Federal policy encouraging 
the practice and process of collective bargaining and in 
recognition of the bargained-for expectations of the em-
ployees covered by the collective bargaining agreement, the 
court may grant a motion seeking rejection of a collective 
bargaining agreement only if, based on clear and con-
vincing evidence— 
‘‘(A) the court finds that the trustee has com-
plied with the requirements of subsection (c); 
‘‘(B) the court has considered alternative pro-
posals by the labor organization and has concluded 
that such proposals do not meet the requirements of 
subsection (c)(3)(B); 
‘‘(C) the court finds that further negotiations 
regarding the proposal of the trustee or an alter-
native proposal by the labor organization are not 
likely to produce an agreement; 
‘‘(D) the court finds that implementation of the 
proposal of the trustee shall not— 
‘‘(i) cause a material diminution in the 
purchasing power of the employees covered by 
the collective bargaining agreement; 
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‘‘(ii) adversely affect the ability of the 
debtor to retain an experienced and qualified 
workforce; or 
‘‘(iii) impair the labor relations of the 
debtor such that the ability to achieve a feasible 
reorganization would be compromised; and 
‘‘(E) the court concludes that rejection of the 
collective bargaining agreement and immediate im-
plementation of the proposal of the trustee is essen-
tial to permit the debtor to exit bankruptcy, such 
that confirmation of a plan of reorganization is not 
likely to be followed by liquidation, or the need for 
further financial reorganization, of the debtor (or 
any successor to the debtor) in the short term. 
‘‘(3) If the trustee has implemented a program of in-
centive pay, bonuses, or other financial returns for insid-
ers, senior executive officers, or the twenty next most 
highly compensated employees or consultants providing 
services to the debtor during the bankruptcy, or such a 
program was implemented within 180 days before the date 
of the filing of the petition, the court shall presume that 
the trustee has failed to satisfy the requirements of sub-
section (c)(3)(C). 
‘‘(4) In no case shall the court enter an order reject-
ing a collective bargaining agreement that would result in 
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modifications to a level lower than the level proposed by 
the trustee in the proposal found by the court to have com-
plied with the requirements of this section. 
‘‘(5) At any time after the date on which an order 
rejecting a collective bargaining agreement is entered, or 
in the case of a collective bargaining agreement entered 
into between the trustee and the labor organization pro-
viding mutually satisfactory modifications, at any time 
after that collective bargaining agreement has been en-
tered into, the labor organization may apply to the court 
for an order seeking an increase in the level of wages or 
benefits, or relief from working conditions, based upon 
changed circumstances. The court shall grant the request 
only if the increase or other relief is not inconsistent with 
the standard set forth in paragraph (2)(E). 
‘‘(e) During a period during which a collective bar-
gaining agreement at issue under this section continues 
in effect and a motion for rejection of the collective bar-
gaining agreement has been filed, if essential to the con-
tinuation of the business of the debtor or in order to avoid 
irreparable damage to the estate, the court, after notice 
and a hearing, may authorize the trustee to implement 
interim changes in the terms, conditions, wages, benefits, 
or work rules provided by the collective bargaining agree-
ment. Any hearing under this subsection shall be sched-
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uled in accordance with the needs of the trustee. The im-
plementation of such interim changes shall not render the 
application for rejection moot and may be authorized for 
not more than 14 days in total. 
‘‘(f)(1) Rejection of a collective bargaining agreement 
constitutes a breach of the collective bargaining agree-
ment, and shall be effective no earlier than the entry of 
an order granting such relief. 
‘‘(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), solely for pur-
poses of determining and allowing a claim arising from 
the rejection of a collective bargaining agreement, rejec-
tion shall be treated as rejection of an executory contract 
under section 365(g) and shall be allowed or disallowed 
in accordance with section 502(g)(1). No claim for rejec-
tion damages shall be limited by section 502(b)(7). Eco-
nomic self-help by a labor organization shall be permitted 
upon a court order granting a motion to reject a collective 
bargaining agreement under subsection (d) or pursuant to 
subsection (e), and no provision of this title or of any other 
provision of Federal or State law may be construed to the 
contrary. 
‘‘(g) The trustee shall provide for the reasonable fees 
and costs incurred by a labor organization under this sec-
tion, upon request and after notice and a hearing. 
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‘‘(h) A collective bargaining agreement that is as-
sumed shall be assumed in accordance with section 365.’’. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON MODIFICATION OF RETIREE 
BENEFITS.—Section 1114 of title 11, United States Code, 
is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(n) Notwithstanding any other provision in this title, 
the trustee may not modify retiree benefits if the debtor 
is an air carrier, as such term is defined in section 40102 
of title 49, United States Code, or an affiliate of such air 
carrier, that received assistance under the Aviation Work-
er Relief Act of 2020.’’. 
TITLE III—AIRLINE INDUSTRY 
FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT 
SEC. 301. CREATION OF OFFICE OF AIRLINE INDUSTRY FI-
NANCIAL OVERSIGHT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is hereby established, with-
in the Office of the Secretary of Transportation, the Office 
of Airline Industry Financial Oversight. 
(b) DIRECTOR OF OFFICE.—The office established 
under this section shall be headed by a Director, who shall 
be a career employee of the Department of Transportation 
and selected on the basis of such individual’s knowledge 
of financial markets, airline operations, and finance, and 
such other qualifications as the Secretary considers rel-
evant. 
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SEC. 302. RESPONSIBILITIES OF OFFICE OF AIRLINE IN-
DUSTRY FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT. 
The Director of the Office of Airline Industry Finan-
cial Oversight shall— 
(1) assess, not less than once every 12 months, 
the financial fitness of each passenger air carrier 
conducting operations under part 121 of title 14, 
Code of Federal Regulations; 
(2) determine and prescribe minimum capital 
and funding requirements for each such air carrier 
to ensure that no air carrier would be reasonably 
likely to become insolvent as the result of a substan-
tial reduction in demand for air travel following the 
occurrence of a terror attack, pandemic, or other na-
tional or global event that reduces economic activity; 
(3) require each such air carrier to conduct an 
annual stress test to determine the extent of finan-
cial stress that the air carrier can withstand before 
becoming financially insolvent, using at least 3 sets 
of assumptions regarding the severity of financial 
stress and to report the results of such test to the 
Office for analysis; 
(4) based on an analysis of the stress tests per-
formed under paragraph (3), annually adjust the 
minimum capital and funding requirements imposed 
under paragraph (2); and 
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(5) impose such other requirements, including 
through the issuance of regulations, as the director 
determines necessary to ensure the continued oper-
ations of air carriers despite an event described in 
paragraph (2). 
SEC. 303. ACCESS TO INFORMATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In discharging the responsibilities 
enumerated in section 302, the director or employees of 
the office may inspect such financial records in an air car-
rier’s possession as the director or employees of the office 
deem appropriate. 
(b) PROTECTION OF TRADE SECRETS.—The Director 
and employees of the Office of Airline Industry Financial 
Oversight shall protect, from public disclosure, any mate-
rial containing trade secrets in the Office’s custody, in ac-
cordance with section 1905 of title 18, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 304. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than February 1 of each calendar year, the 
Director of the office established under section 301 shall 
submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report describing each action taken under section 
302 during the preceding calendar year. 
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SEC. 305. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY. 
The Secretary may issue such regulations as the Sec-
retary determines are necessary to implement the require-
ments of this title. 
SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There is authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Transportation $3,000,000 for each of fiscal 
years 2020 through 2023 to carry out this title to remain 
available until expended. 
TITLE IV—AIRPORT RELIEF 
SEC. 401. EMERGENCY PANDEMIC FUNDING FOR AIR-
PORTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to be appro-
priated, from the General Fund of the Treasury, 
$10,000,000,000 for the Secretary of Transportation to 
issue grants to airport sponsors for the purposes of emer-
gency response, cleaning, sanitization, janitorial services, 
staffing, workforce retention, paid leave, procurement of 
protective health equipment and training for employees 
and contractors, debt service payments, infrastructure 
projects and airport operations. 
(b) METHODOLOGY
FOR DISBURSEMENT.—Funds 
shall be apportioned as set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) 
of section 47114(c)(1)(C) of title 49, United States Code, 
and there shall be no maximum apportionment limit. 
Funds provided under this section shall not be subject to 
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reduced apportionment under section 47114(f) of such 
title. Any remaining funds shall be distributed to sponsors 
based on each airport’s passenger enplanements compared 
to total passenger enplanements of all airports, for the 
most recent calendar year the Secretary apportioned funds 
pursuant to section 47114(c). 
(c) HIGH-NEED AIRPORTS.—The Secretary shall set 
aside 2 percent of the remaining funds described in sub-
section (b) to provide grants to commercial service air-
ports or general aviation airports that demonstrate the 
highest financial need. 
(d) WORKFORCE RETENTION.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided in this subsection, all airports receiving funds 
under subsection (a) shall continue to employ, 
through December 31, 2020, at least 90 percent of 
the number of individuals employed by the airport as 
of the date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
workforce retention requirement under this sub-
section 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act if the Secretary determines— 
(A) the airport is experiencing economic 
hardship as a direct result of the requirement; 
or 
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(B) the requirement reduces aviation safe-
ty or security. 
(3) SMALL
AIRPORTS.—This subsection shall 
not apply to nonhub airports or nonprimary airports 
receiving funds under subsection (c). 
(e) RELIEF TO AIRPORT CONCESSIONS.—An airport 
sponsor must use at least 2 percent of any funds received 
under subsection (a) to provide financial relief to airport 
concessionaires experiencing economic hardship (in terms 
of rent, minimum annual guarantees, lease obligations, or 
other fees). With respect to funds under this subsection, 
airport sponsors must show good faith efforts to provide 
relief to small business concerns owned and controlled by 
socially and economically disadvantaged businesses, as 
such term is defined under section 47113 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(f) COST SHARE.—The Federal share payable of the 
costs for which a grant is made under this section or under 
the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 
116–94) shall be 100 percent. 
(g) QUALITY ASSURANCE.—The Secretary shall insti-
tute adequate policies, procedures and internal controls to 
prevent waste, fraud, abuse and program mismanagement 
for the distribution of funds under this section. 
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(h) AVAILABILITY.—Sums authorized to be appro-
priated under this sections shall remain available for 3 fis-
cal years. 
(i) LIMITATIONS.—The funds made available under 
this section shall not be subject to any limitation on obli-
gations set forth in an appropriations Act as applied to 
the heading ‘‘Grants-in-Aid for Airports’’. 
(j) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—The Secretary may re-
tain up to 0.1 percent of the funds provided under this 
section to fund the award and oversight of grants made 
under this heading. 
(k) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) AIRPORT CONCESSION.—the term ‘‘airport 
concession’’ means a business, other than air carrier, 
located on an airport that is engaged in the sale of 
consumer goods or services to the public under an 
agreement with an airport, another concessionaire, 
or the owner or lessee of a terminal. 
(2) AIRPORT; GENERAL
AVIATION
AIRPORT; 
NONHUB AIRPORT; SPONSOR.—The terms ‘‘airport’’, 
‘‘general aviation airport’’, ‘‘nonhub airport’’, and 
‘‘sponsor’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 47102 of title 49, United States Code. 
(3) COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT.—The term 
‘‘commercial service airport’’ means a public use air-
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port that reported at least 2500 passenger boardings 
at such airport during fiscal year 2018. 
SEC. 402. MAINTAINING PRE-CRISIS AIRPORT IMPROVE-
MENT PROGRAM LEVELS. 
Section 47114(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(J) SPECIAL
RULE
FOR
FISCAL
YEARS 
2021
THROUGH
2023.—Notwithstanding sub-
paragraph (A), the Secretary shall apportion to 
a sponsor of an airport under that subpara-
graph for each of fiscal years 2021 through 
2023 an amount based on the number of pas-
senger boardings at the airport during calendar 
year 2018 if the number of passenger boardings 
at the airport during calendar year 2018 are 
higher than the number of passenger boardings 
that would be otherwise calculated under sub-
paragraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 403. NATIONAL AVIATION PREPAREDNESS PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transportation, 
in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human 
Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security and other 
appropriate stakeholders, shall develop a national aviation 
preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks. 
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(b) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A plan developed under 
subsection (a) shall, at a minimum— 
(1) require involvement from multiple airports 
on a national level; 
(2) provide airports and air carriers with an 
adaptable and scalable framework with which to 
align their individual plans; 
(3) improve coordination among airports, air 
carriers, Customs and Border Patrol, the Centers 
for Disease Control and Prevention, and other ap-
propriate Federal stakeholders on developing policies 
that increase the effectiveness of screening, quaran-
tining, and contact-tracing with respect to inbound 
passengers; and 
(4) fully incorporate elements referenced in the 
recommendation of the Comptroller General of the 
United States to the Secretary of Transportation 
contained in Report No. GAO 16–127. 
TITLE V—SMALL COMMUNITY 
AIR SERVICE 
SEC. 501. CONTINUATION OF CERTAIN AIR SERVICE. 
(a) ACTION
OF
SECRETARY.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall take appropriate action to ensure 
that all communities that receive scheduled air service be-
fore March 1, 2020, continue to receive adequate air 
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transportation service and that essential air service to 
small communities continues without interruption and in 
a manner that maintains well-functioning heath care sup-
ply chains, including medical device, medical supplies, and 
pharmaceutical supply chains. 
(b) ANTITRUST
IMMUNITY.—The Secretary may 
grant an exemption under section 41308 of title 49, 
United States Code, to 2 air carriers for the limited pur-
pose of such cooperation as is necessary to ensure that 
small communities continue to receive an adequate level 
of air transportation service. 
SEC. 502. TOLLING OF EAS LIMITATIONS. 
The Secretary may not order the termination of es-
sential air service on the basis of the applicable place fail-
ing to meet the definition of an eligible place under sub-
paragraph (B) or (C) of section 41731(a)(1) of title 49, 
United States Code, if such community was otherwise an 
eligible place as defined under section 41731 of such title 
on March 1, 2020. 
SEC. 503. SUNSET. 
The requirements of this title, and any order issued 
by the Secretary under this title, shall sunset on the day 
that is 6 months after the last effective date of a national 
emergency declared by the President under the National 
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Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) related to the 
pandemic of the coronavirus COVID–19. 
TITLE VI—CONSUMER 
PROTECTIONS 
SEC. 601. AIRLINE PRICE GOUGING DURING DISASTER OR 
EMERGENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 41712 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(d) AIRFARE PRICING
AND FEES DURING DIS-
ASTER OR OTHER EMERGENCY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be an unfair or de-
ceptive practice under subsection (a) for any ticket 
agent, air carrier, foreign air carrier, or other person 
selling or offering to sell a ticket for air transpor-
tation on a covered flight to— 
‘‘(A) impose any unreasonable increase in 
the price of such ticket, as compared to the 
ticket price in effect on the day on which a 
flight becomes a covered flight; and 
‘‘(B) charge any fee for a change to, or 
cancellation of, such ticket, or for any dif-
ference in fare for an itinerary change. 
‘‘(2) COVERED FLIGHT DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘covered flight’ means a flight of 
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an air carrier or foreign air carrier departing from, 
or arriving at, an airport located in an area with re-
spect to which— 
‘‘(A) a major disaster or emergency de-
clared by the President under the Robert T. 
Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assist-
ance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.) is in effect 
and State or local authorities have ordered a 
mandatory evacuation; 
‘‘(B) a public health emergency declared 
pursuant to section 319 of the Public Health 
Service Act (42 U.S.C. 247d) is in effect; 
‘‘(C) a national emergency declared by the 
President under the National Emergencies Act 
(50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is in effect; or 
‘‘(D) a restriction on air travel is in effect, 
including restrictions on non-essential air trans-
portation or nationwide bans imposed on air 
transportation during a disaster, emergency, or 
pandemic. 
‘‘(3) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this sub-
section, or the amendment made by this subsection, 
may be construed to limit or otherwise affect any re-
sponsibility of any ticket agent, air carrier, or for-
eign air carrier or other person offering to sell a 
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ticket for air transportation during a major disaster 
or emergency.’’. 
SEC. 602. AIRLINE REFUNDS DURING NATIONAL DISASTERS 
OR EMERGENCIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall require that any covered seller who sells a tick-
et for a passenger to take a covered flight, and either such 
flight is cancelled by the air carrier or such ticket is can-
celed by the passenger, such covered seller shall promptly 
offer the passenger a choice of— 
(1) a full monetary refund for such ticket, in-
cluding any ancillary fees paid; and 
(2) an alternative compensation method deter-
mined appropriate by the covered seller, including 
credit, voucher, or other mechanism to compensate 
a passenger. 
(b) CREDIT OR VOUCHER.—An alternative compensa-
tion method provided pursuant to subsection (a)(2) may 
not expire for at least 1 year date of the covered flight. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) COVERED
FLIGHT.—The term ‘‘covered 
flight’’ has the meaning given to such term in sec-
tion 41712(d) of title 49, United States Code. 
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(2) COVERED
SELLER.—The term ‘‘covered 
seller’’ means a ticket agent, air carrier, foreign air 
carrier, or other person offering to sell a ticket for 
air transportation. 
SEC. 603. CONDITIONS ON AIRLINE ANCILLARY FEES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall require covered air carriers to report to the 
Secretary of Transportation, not less than quarterly, all 
ancillary revenues collected by the air carrier during the 
quarter for which the report is provided. 
(b) CONTENTS.—In implementing the requirement 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall require reporting 
of ancillary revenues from, at a minimum, the following 
optional fees or charges: 
(1) Booking fees, including fees for telephone 
reservations. 
(2) Fees for priority check-in and security 
screening. 
(3) Fees for the transportation of carry-on, first 
checked, second checked, excess, and oversized or 
overweight baggage. 
(4) Fees for transportation of in-flight medical 
equipment. 
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tion rate applicable to the employer 
was established or updated. 
‘‘(ii) 
EXCEPTION.—The 
transition 
contribution rate applicable to an employer 
for the first plan year beginning on or 
after the commencement of the employer’s 
obligation to contribute to the composite 
plan is the rate in effect for the plan year 
of the legacy plan that commences on or 
after 180 days before such first plan year. 
‘‘(D) EFFECT OF LEGACY PLAN FINANCIAL 
CIRCUMSTANCES.—If the plan actuary of the 
legacy plan has certified under section 305 that 
the plan is in endangered or critical status for 
a plan year, the transition contribution rate for 
the following plan year is the rate determined 
with respect to the employer under the legacy 
plan’s funding improvement or rehabilitation 
plan under section 305, if greater than the rate 
otherwise determined, but in no event greater 
than 75 percent of the sum of the contribution 
rates applicable to the legacy plan and the com-
posite plan for the plan year. 
‘‘(E) OTHER
ACTUARIAL
ASSUMPTIONS 
AND
METHODS.—Except as provided in sub-
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the composite plan component and the defined 
benefit plan component of the plan. 
‘‘(3) SPECIAL RULES.—If a multiemployer plan 
is amended pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) the requirements of this title shall be 
applied to the composite plan component and 
the defined benefit plan component of the mul-
tiemployer plan as if each such component were 
maintained as a separate plan, and 
‘‘(B) the assets of the composite plan com-
ponent and the defined benefit plan component 
of the plan shall be held in a single trust form-
ing part of the plan under which the trust in-
strument expressly provides— 
‘‘(i) for separate accounts (and appro-
priate records) to be maintained to reflect 
the interest which each of the plan compo-
nents has in the trust, including separate 
accounting for additions to the trust for 
the benefit of each plan component, dis-
bursements made from each plan compo-
nent’s account in the trust, investment ex-
perience of the trust allocable to that ac-
count, and administrative expenses (wheth-
er direct expenses or shared expenses allo-
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legacy plan with respect to the composite plan under 
which the employees who were eligible to accrue a 
benefit under the defined benefit plan become eligi-
ble to accrue a benefit under such composite plan. 
‘‘(2) COMPONENT
PLANS.—In any case in 
which a defined benefit plan is amended to add a 
composite plan component pursuant to section 
437(b), paragraph (1) shall be applied by sub-
stituting ‘defined benefit component’ for ‘defined 
benefit plan’ and ‘composite plan component’ for 
‘composite plan’. 
‘‘(3) ELIGIBLE TO ACCRUE A BENEFIT.—For 
purposes of paragraph (1), an employee is consid-
ered eligible to accrue a benefit under a composite 
plan as of the first day in which the employee com-
pletes an hour of service under a collective bar-
gaining agreement that provides for contributions to 
and accruals under the composite plan in lieu of ac-
cruals under the legacy plan. 
‘‘(4) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT.— 
As used in this subpart, the term ‘collective bar-
gaining agreement’ includes any agreement under 
which an employer has an obligation to contribute to 
a plan. 
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