Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-4011
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49]
Introduced: 2014-02-06
Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Subjects: Alaska

Aviation and airports

Postal service
Latest action: action_date: 2014-02-11
text: Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-02-06
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act of 2014 - Revises the eligibility requirements for air carriers to be selected by the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) to transport nonpriority bypass mail in the state of Alaska.</p> <p>Redefines: (1) &quot;existing mainline carrier&quot; as a mainline carrier that, for each of the preceding 36 months, while having met certain certification and qualification standards, engaged in the carriage, on scheduled service within Alaska, of mainline nonpriority bypass mail tendered to it under its designator code (currently, such conditions must have been met as of January 1, 2001); and (2) &quot;new,&quot; when referencing a carrier, as a carrier meeting certain requirements that has been providing nonpriority bypass mail service on a city pair route in Alaska for fewer than 36 consecutive months in the immediately preceding period (currently, a carrier is considered new if it began providing such service after January 1, 2001).</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4011 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 6, 2014 Mr. Issa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform A BILL To amend title 39, United States Code, to improve the efficiency and competitiveness of mail service within the State of Alaska.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Alaska Bypass Fair Competition Act of 2014 . 2. Mail service within the State of Alaska (a) Definition of existing mainline carrier Section 5402(a)(12) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by striking on January 1, 2001, and inserting for each of the preceding 36 months . (b) Definition of new carrier Section 5402(a)(15)(B) of title 39, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: (B) has been providing nonpriority bypass mail service on a city pair route in the State of Alaska for fewer than 36 consecutive months in the immediately preceding period; and .