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 H.R. 991
"Amending the Railway Labor Act
Flight operations outside the United States" FILE h991.ih 105th CONGRESS 1st Session To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations outside the United States. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 6, 1997 Mr. RAHALL, for himself (Mr. OBERSTAR, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. BORSKI, Mr. PETRI, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. NADLER, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. LATOURETTE, Mr. TRAFICANT, Mr. QUINN, Mr. BOEHLERT, Mr. COSTELLO, MR. FILNER, Mr. SOLOMON, and Mr. LAHOOD) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of requirements of that Act to United States air carriers and flight deck crews engaged in flight operations outside the United States. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. APPLICABILITY OF RAILWAY LABOR ACT PROVISIONS TO AIR CARRIERS AND FLIGHT DECK CREWS OPERATING OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. (a) FOREIGN COMMERCE- Section 201 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 181) is amended by adding at the end the following: `As used in this title, the term `foreign commerce' includes flight operations (excluding ground operations performed by persons other than flight deck crew members) conducted in whole or in part outside the United States (as defined by section 40102(a)(41) of title 49, United States Code) by an air carrier (as defined by section 40102(a)(2) of such title).'. (b) EMPLOYEE- Section 202 of such Act (45 U.S.C. 182) is amended by adding at the end the following: `As used in this title, the term `employee' also includes flight deck crew members employed by an air carrier (as defined by section 40102(a)(2) of title 49, United States Code) while such flight deck crew members perform work in whole or in part outside the United States (as defined by section 40102(a)(41) of such title).'. |
