Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73

§9044 Continuation of certain air service

Title 15 › Chapter CHAPTER 116— - CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER III— - ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY › Part Part A— - Coronavirus Economic Stabilization › § 9044

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The Secretary of Transportation can require, when reasonable and practical, airlines that get federal loans or loan guarantees to keep scheduled flights to any place they served before March 1, 2020. The Secretary must consider the needs of small and remote communities and the need to keep health care and medicine supply lines (including medical devices and supplies) working. This authority ends on March 1, 2022.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §9044

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The Secretary of Transportation is authorized to require, to the extent reasonable and practicable, an air carrier receiving loans and loan guarantees under section 9042 of this title to maintain scheduled air transportation service as the Secretary of Transportation deems necessary to ensure services to any point served by that carrier before March 1, 2020. When considering whether to exercise the authority granted by this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall take into consideration the air transportation needs of small and remote communities and the need to maintain well-functioning health care and pharmaceutical supply chains, including for medical devices and supplies. The authority under this section, including any requirement issued by the Secretary under this section, shall terminate on March 1, 2022.

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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 9044

Title 15 — Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73