Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-102
§9044 Continuation of Certain Air Service
Title 15 › CHAPTER 116 — CORONAVIRUS ECONOMIC STABILIZATION (CARES ACT) › SUBCHAPTER III — ECONOMIC STABILIZATION AND ASSISTANCE TO SEVERELY DISTRESSED SECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES ECONOMY › Part A — Coronavirus Economic Stabilization › § 9044
Summary
Lets the Secretary of Transportation require airlines that get loans under section 9042 to keep scheduled service to places they served before March 1, 2020, when reasonable and practical. Must consider small and remote communities and health care and medicine supply chains. Ends March 1, 2022.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §9044
Commerce and Trade, Source: USLM XML via OLRC
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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15 U.S.C. § 9044
Title 15, Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
Release point: 119-102