To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.

Bill: 114-hr-5090
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]
Introduced: 2016-04-28
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Employment discrimination and employee rights

Europe

European Union

Iceland

Labor standards

Licensing and registrations

Norway

Trade agreements and negotiations

Transportation employees
Latest action: action_date: 2016-05-02
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-04-28
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill bars the Department of Transportation (DOT) from issuing a foreign air carrier permit, or an exemption from certain economic regulations, to furnish foreign air transportation under the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011, unless DOT:</p> <ul> <li>finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with the intent of the parties, set forth in article 17 <i>bis</i> of the agreement, that opportunities created by the agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the parties' respective laws; and </li> <li>imposes conditions on the permit or exemption necessary to ensure that the foreign air transportation furnished complies with the intent of article 17 <i>bis</i>. </li> </ul>

tv_txt: I 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 5090 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 28, 2016 Mr. DeFazio (for himself, Mr. LoBiondo , Mr. Larsen of Washington , and Mr. Westmoreland ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To ensure that air transportation between the United States and the European Union complies with the intent of article 17 bis of the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011.

1. Transatlantic open skies The Secretary of Transportation shall not issue a foreign air carrier permit under section 41302 of title 49, United States Code, or an exemption under section 40109 of such title, to provide foreign air transportation under the United States-European Union-Norway-Iceland Air Transport Agreement of June 21, 2011 (as amended), unless the Secretary— (1) finds that issuing the permit or exemption would be consistent with the intent of the parties, set forth in article 17 bis of such agreement, that opportunities created by the agreement do not undermine labor standards or the labor-related rights and principles contained in the parties’ respective laws; and (2) imposes such conditions on the permit or exemption as may be necessary to ensure that the carrier’s provision of foreign air transportation complies with the intent of article 17 bis .