Mr. President, I send a modification to my second- degree amendment to the desk and ask that the amendment be so modified. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The amendment is so modified. The amendment, as modified, is as follows: Strike all after the word ``SEC'' and add the following: __. RONALD REAGAN WASHINGTON NATIONAL AIRPORT SLOTS. (a) Increase in Number of Slot Exemptions.--Section 41718 is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``(g) Additional Slots.-- ``(1) Initial increase in exemptions.--Within 95 days after the date of enactment of the FAA Air Transportation Modernization and Safety Improvement Act, the Secretary shall grant, by order, 24 slot exemptions from the application of sections 49104(a)(5), 49109, 49111(e), and 41714 of this title to air carriers to operate limited frequencies and aircraft on routes between Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport and airports located beyond the perimeter described in section 49109 or, as provided in paragraph (2)(C), airports located within that perimeter, and exemptions from the requirements of subparts K and S of part 93, Code of Federal Regulations, if the Secretary finds that the exemptions will-- ``(A) provide air transportation with domestic network benefits in areas beyond the perimeter described in section 49109; ``(B) increase competition in multiple markets; ``(C) not reduce travel options for communities served by small hub airports and medium hub airports within the perimeter described in section 49109; `…
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