Puerto Rico Air Cargo Industry Empowerment Act

Puerto Rico Air Cargo Industry Empowerment Act

This bill modifies foreign civil aircraft regulation with respect to air cargo in Puerto Rico. Current law prohibits foreign civil aircraft from exchanging cargo in the United States unless the aircraft is specifically authorized to do so or the exchange occurs in Alaska. This bill applies air cargo regulation to Puerto Rico in the same way that it applies to Alaska. Thus, the bill allows foreign civil aircraft to stop in Puerto Rico and exchange cargo with other air carriers.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 375 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 375

  To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to air cargo in 
                  Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 17, 2023

 Mrs. Gonzalez-Colon introduced the following bill; which was referred 
         to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to air cargo in 
                  Puerto Rico, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Puerto Rico Air Cargo Industry 
Empowerment Act''.

SEC. 2. CARGO IN ALASKA OR PUERTO RICO.

    Section 41703(e) of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
            (1) in the subsection heading by inserting ``or Puerto 
        Rico'' after ``Alaska''; and
            (2) by inserting ``or Puerto Rico'' after ``Alaska'' each 
        place it appears.
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