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Title 15, Commerce and TradeRelease 119-110

§9095 Protection of Collective Bargaining Agreements

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 › § 9095

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

The federal government cannot make aid under this part depend on an airline or its contractor taking steps to begin bargaining with a certified union under the Railway Labor Act or the National Labor Relations Act about pay or other job terms. For passenger air carriers, that rule runs from the date they first get the aid until March 31, 2021. For contractors, it runs from their first aid date until March 31, 2021 or until all funds are spent, whichever is later.

Full Legal Text

Title 15, §9095

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(a)In general
Neither the Secretary, nor any other actor, department, or agency of the Federal Government, shall condition the issuance of financial assistance under this part on a passenger air carrier’s or contractor’s implementation of measures to enter into negotiations with the certified bargaining representative of a craft or class of employees of the passenger air carrier or contractor under the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) or the National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), regarding pay or other terms and conditions of employment.
(b)Passenger air carrier period of effect
With respect to any passenger air carrier to which financial assistance is provided under this part, this section shall be in effect with respect to the passenger air carrier for the period beginning on the date on which the passenger air carrier is first issued such financial assistance and ending on March 31, 2021.
(c)Contractor period of effect
With respect to any contractor to which financial assistance is provided under this part, this section shall be in effect with respect to the contractor beginning on the date on which the contractor is first issued such financial assistance and ending on March 31, 2021, or until the date on which all funds are expended, whichever is later.

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References in Text

This part, referred to in text, 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. The Railway Labor Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
May 20, 1926, ch. 347, 44 Stat. 577, which is classified principally to chapter 8 (§ 151 et seq.) of Title 45, Railroads. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 151 of Title 45 and Tables. The National Labor Relations Act, referred to in subsec. (a), is act
July 5, 1935, ch. 372, 49 Stat. 449, which is classified generally to subchapter II (§ 151 et seq.) of chapter 7 of Title 29, Labor. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see section 167 of Title 29 and 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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Citation

15 U.S.C. § 9095

Title 15, Commerce and Trade

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110