15 U.S.C. § 9099: Reports

Summary

By May 1, 2021, the Secretary must send a report to four congressional committees (two in the House and two in the Senate) about the money given to passenger airlines and their contractors. The report must say what aid was given; note any audits or reports from recipients; list any rule-breaking or failures to follow the aid agreements; and report any funds that were later taken back. The Secretary must also update the Treasury Department website at least weekly with new or changed payments, who applied, and each application date. The report must be updated and re-sent by December 27, 2021. Information can be withheld only as allowed by the Freedom of Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552).

Title 15, §9099

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(a)Report

Not later than May 1, 2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the financial assistance provided to passenger air carriers and contractors under this part, that includes—

(1)a description of any financial assistance provided to passenger air carriers under this part;

(2)any audits of passenger air carriers or contractors receiving financial assistance under this part;

(3)any reports filed by passenger air carriers or contractors receiving financial assistance under this part;

(4)any instances of non-compliance by passenger air carriers or contractors receiving financial assistance under this part with the requirements of this part or agreements entered into with the Secretary to receive such financial assistance; and

(5)information relating to any clawback of any financial assistance provided to passenger air carriers or contractors under this part.

(b)Internet updates

The Secretary shall update the website of the Department of the Treasury, at minimum, on a weekly basis as necessary to reflect new or revised distributions of financial assistance under this part with respect to each passenger air carrier or contractor that receives such assistance, the identification of any applicant that applied for financial assistance under this part, and the date of application for such assistance.

(c)Supplemental update

Not later than the last day of the 1-year period following December 27, 2020, the Secretary shall update and submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, the report submitted under subsection (a).

(d)Protection of certain data

The Secretary may withhold information that would otherwise be required to be made available under this section only if the Secretary determines to withhold the information in accordance with section 552 of title 5.

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This part, referred to in subsecs. (a) and (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.

§9099 Reports

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Title 15, §9099

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