To amend title 49, United States Code, to except from certain requirements relating to eligibility for essential air service Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands, and for other purposes.

This bill proposes to amend title 49, United States Code, specifically Section 41731(c), to modify the eligibility requirements for essential air service . The primary change is to extend certain exceptions, which were previously applicable only to Alaska and Hawaii, to include the territories of Guam and the Northern Mariana Islands . By updating the subsection heading and the relevant text, the bill ensures that these Pacific territories are treated similarly to Alaska and Hawaii regarding essential air service provisions. This expansion aims to provide these territories with the same relaxed eligibility criteria for maintaining vital air transportation links.