Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§9072 Pandemic Relief for Aviation Workers
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 B— Air Carrier Worker Support › § 9072
Summary
The Secretary must give money to keep aviation workers paid. Funds can only pay wages, salaries, and benefits. Up to $25,000,000,000 is for passenger carriers, up to $4,000,000,000 for cargo carriers, and up to $3,000,000,000 for contractors. Up to $67,000,000 may pay administrative costs.
Full Legal Text
Title 15, §9072
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(a)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to preserve aviation jobs and compensate air carrier industry workers, the Secretary shall provide financial assistance that shall exclusively be used for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits to—
(1)passenger air carriers, in an aggregate amount up to $25,000,000,000;
(2)cargo air carriers, in the aggregate amount up to $4,000,000,000; and
(3)contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $3,000,000,000.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary, may use $67,000,000 of the funds made available under section 9080(a) 11 So in original. There is no subsec. (a) in section 9080 of this title. of this title for costs and administrative expenses associated with providing financial assistance under this part.
Legislative History
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Amendments
2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “$67,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.
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Effective Date
of 2022 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 117–328 effective upon issuance of guidance or the promulgation of a rule by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, see section 102(c) of Pub. L. 117–328, set out as a note under secton 802 of Title 42, The Public Health and Welfare.
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Citation
15 U.S.C. § 9072
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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