AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA) for AIR TRANSPORT ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA, INC. (D/B/A AIRLINES FOR AMERICA)

Aviation/Airlines/Airports AVI

H.R. 1765, S. 724, S. 794, S. 853 - Sequestration Legislation (reduction or elimination of FAA, CBP and TSA aviation-related services); H.R. 1960 - National Defense Authorization Act of FY 2014 (alternative fuel development);S. 744 - Border Security, Economic Opportunity and Immigration Modernization Act (international passenger entry and departure requirements); H.R. 182 - Safe Skies Act of 2013 (application of FAA flightcrew member duty and rest requirements to all-cargo aircraft flightcrews); S. 332 -Climate Protection Act of 2013 (imposition of carbon emission fees); H.R. 1775 -Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2013 (secondary cockpit barriers in commercial aircraft); H.R. 2278 - Strengthen and Fortify Enforcement Act of 2013 (immigration law enforcement); TBA - Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2013 (appropriations for Department of Transportation and its agencies); H.R. 2217 - Homeland Security Appropriations Act of 2013 (appropriatons for the Department of Homeland Security, and Customs and Border Protection, and Transportation Security Administration); H.R. 624 - Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (Federal Government coordination with the private sector concerning cybersecurity issues and threats). In addition to contacts assocated with the legislation described above: Air cargo entry and export facilitation issues Airport and air traffic control operational and infrastructre issues (including ATC modernization issues, such as NextGen) Aviaton safety issues Commercial aircraft engineering, flight and ground operations, and maintenance issues Customs and Border Protection aviation-related issues (including CBP resources at U.S. airports of entry and CBP's preclearance program at foreign airports) Department of Transportation aviation-related issues (including consumer protection and data modernization issues) Energy issues (including alternative aviation fuels and pipeline transportation regulatory issues) Environmental issues (including aircraft emission and noise issues, and airport-related environmental issues) European Union Emissions Trading Scheme Federal Aviation Administration issues (including pilot flight time/duty time and pilot qualification rules) Federal income and excise tax issues Global distribution system and other passenger ticket-distribution issues Hazardous materials issues International air service rights, operational and tax issues (including U.S. Government bilateral air service agreement negotiations) Passenger processing and user fee issues (domestic and international) Railway Labor Act issues (National Mediation Board) Transportation Security Administration aviation-related issues (including air carrier security programs, and its PreCheck, Known Crewmember and Known Shipper Programs)

Foreign entity interest: Air Canada, which is an an associate member of Airlines for America, is interested in the legislative and other issues described in this report to the extent that they affect its operations to and from the United States.

Contacted: Executive Office of the President (EOP); Natl Mediation Board; Bureau of Transportation Statistics; Transportation Security Administration (TSA); U.S. Customs & Border Protection; Federal Aviation Administration (FAA); HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES; Homeland Security, Dept of (DHS); SENATE; Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC); U.S. Trade Representative (USTR); Natl Transportation Safety Board (NTSB); Commerce, Dept of (DOC); Transportation, Dept of (DOT); Office of Management & Budget (OMB); Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration; Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Bills named: H.R. 2217 (113th), H.R. 2278 (113th), S. 724 (113th), H.R. 1765 (113th), H.R. 624 (113th), S. 332 (113th), H.R. 1960 (113th), S. 853 (113th), H.R. 1775 (113th), S. 794 (113th), S. 744 (113th), H.R. 182 (113th)