Title 15 — Commerce and TradeRelease 119-73not60
§9092 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 C— Airline Worker Support Extension › § 9092
Summary
Provide financial aid to keep aviation workers employed and to pay employee wages, salaries, and benefits: up to $15,000,000,000 for passenger air carriers and up to $1,000,000,000 for contractors. The Secretary may use funds under section 9072(b) to pay related administrative costs.
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Title 15, §9092
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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 $15,000,000,000; and
(2)contractors, in an aggregate amount up to $1,000,000,000.
(b)Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use funds made available under section 9072(b) of this title for costs and administrative expenses associated with providing financial assistance under this part.
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This part, referred to in subsec. (b), was in the original “this subtitle”, meaning subtitle A (§§ 401–412) of title IV of div. N of Pub. L. 116–260, Dec. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 2052, which enacted this part and amended section 9041, 9071, and 9074 of this title. For complete classification of subtitle A to the Code, see Tables. Codification Section was enacted as part of the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act, and also as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and not as part of the CARES Act which in part comprises this chapter.
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15 U.S.C. § 9092
Title 15 — Commerce and Trade
Last Updated
Apr 3, 2026
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