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15 U.S.C. § 9072
Pandemic relief for aviation workers
(a) Financial assistance for employee wages, salaries, and benefitsNotwithstanding 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) Administrative expensesNotwithstanding 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.
(Pub. L. 116–136, div. A, title IV, § 4112, Mar. 27, 2020, 134 Stat. 498; Pub. L. 117–328, div. LL, § 102(d)(1)(B), Dec. 29, 2022, 136 Stat. 6103.)Editorial NotesAmendments2022—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 117–328 substituted “$67,000,000” for “$100,000,000”.
Statutory Notes and Related SubsidiariesEffective 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.
Notes of Decisions
Air Excursions LLC v. Janet Yellen, 66 F.4th 272 (D.C. Cir. 2023).
“See 15 U.S.C. § 9072 (a)(1). The Act granted the Treasury significant discretion to distribute PSP funds “in such form” and “on such terms and conditions .”
Air Excursions LLC v. Yellen, 598 F. Supp. 3d 4 (D.D.C. 2022).
“(quoting 15 U.S.C. § 9072 (a)). The Act granted the Treasury discretion to decide how to distribute the funds: Financial assistance provided to an air carrier or contractor .”
Seaplane Adventures, LLC v. Cnty. of Marin, California, No. 3:20-cv-06222 (N.D. Cal. Nov. 5, 2021).
“There have been several examples of Congress 20 enacting legislation that impacts the aviation industry since the beginning of 2020 but the goal 21 in nearly all of those cases was supporting the aviation industry economically: funding for 22 paid leave and payroll support…”
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