air transportation of persons or property

air transportation of persons or property Sec. 18. (a) Section 401 of the Federal Aviation Act of 1958 (49 U.S.C. 1371) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following new subsection: “(o) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection, transportation of persons or property by transport category aircraft in interstate air transportation procured by the Department of Defense, including military departments within such Department, through contracts of more than 30 days duration for airlift service within the United States, shall be provided only by carriers which (1) have aircraft in the civil reserve air fleet or offer to place aircraft in such fleet, and (2) hold certificates under this section. Applications for certification under subsection (a) of this section for the purpose of providing the service referred to in this subsection shall be acted on expeditiously by the Board. “(2) In any case in which the Secretary of Defense determines that no air carrier certificated under subsection (a) of this section is capable of providing and willing to provide the type, of service described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, he may contract with an air carrier which does not hold a certificate under this section.”. (b) That portion of the table of contents contained in the first section of such Act which appears under the side heading “Sec. 401. Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity.” is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: “(o) Air transportation of persons or property.”.