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COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES
9. WASHINGTON. D.C. Z0548 4/
B-120751 October 11, 3979
The Honorable Glenn M. Anderson
Chairman, Subcommittee on Aviation
United States House .of Representatives
Dear Mr. Chairman: z1T.r-5
We note that on September 28, 1979, you introduceiH.R.
5481, a bill to amend the Federal Aviation Ac]and the Inter-
national Air Transportation Fair Competitive Practices Act.
The bill is intended in part to promote competition in inter-
national air transportation, provide greater opportunities for
U.S. air carriers, and establish goals for developing U.S. inter-
national aviation negotiating policy.
Although our Office did not submit comments'on the Senate
companion bill (S.1300) for consideration by the cognizant
Senate committee, we now have several recommendations with
respect to sections 21 and 23. Accordingly, we are submitting
the following comments for your consideration:
SECTION 21
Section 21 of H.R. 5481 modifies section 1117 of the
Federal Aviation Act (the so-called Fly America Act) by
relaxing the requirement to fly-American between overseas
points so that it would apply only to the extent American-
flag carriers are reasonably available.
On October 31, 1978, we issued a report to the Congress
(The Fly America Act Should Allow More Agency Discretion
in Authorizing Use of Foreign--Flag Air Carriers to Conduct
Business Overseas (LCD-78-235)) which pointed out problems
with the act. Our report discussed how the act was (1)
causing excessive administrative work to plan and schedule
travel, (2) resulting in higher transportation and travel
expenses, and (3) lowering employee productivity. The report
also addressed how the burden of complying with the act had
fallen most harshly on the Government travelers even though
they were often at the mercy of the instructions of their
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