118 STAT. 3351 PUBLIC LAW 108–447—DEC. 8, 2004 ‘‘(II) over 7,500 pounds payload capacity before being selected as a carrier of nonpriority bypass mail at the intra Alaska mainline service mail rate. ‘‘(B)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii)— ‘‘(I) for aircraft described under subparagraph (A)(iv)(I) the number is 3; and ‘‘(II) for aircraft described under subparagraph (A)(iv)(II), the number is 2, except as may be provided under subparagraph (C). ‘‘(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (A)(iv)— ‘‘(I) for aircraft described under subparagraph (A)(iv)(I), the number is 3; and ‘‘(II) for aircraft described under subparagraph (A)(iv)(II), for any week in any month before the effective date of the Rural Air Service Improvement Act of 2004, the number is 3, and after such date, the number is 2. ‘‘(C) The Postal Service, after consultation with affected car riers, may establish for service by aircraft described under subpara graph (A)(iv)(II)— ‘‘(i) a larger number of flights than required under subpara graph (B)(i); or ‘‘(ii) the days that service will operate.’’. (e) SUBCONTRACTS BY EXISTING MAINLINE CARRIERS.—Section 5402(g)(4) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(C) A providing carrier selected under subparagraph (A) may subcontract the transportation of nonpriority bypass mail to another existing mainline carrier when additional or substitute aircraft are temporarily needed to meet the delivery schedule of the Postal Service or the carrier’s operating requirements. The providing car rier shall remain responsible for the mail from origin through destination.’’. (f) AIRCRAFT PREFERENCES FOR OTHER POSTAL PRODUCTS.— Section 5402(g) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘(7) Nothing in this section shall preclude the Postal Service from establishing by regulation aircraft preferences for the dispatch of postal products other than nonpriority bypass mail.’’. TITLE IV—VISA REFORM SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. This title may be cited as the ‘‘L–1 Visa and H–1B Visa Reform Act’’. Subtitle A—L–1 Visa Reform SEC. 411. SHORT TITLE. This subtitle may be cited as the ‘‘L–1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004’’. SEC. 412. NONIMMIGRANT L–1 VISA CATEGORY. (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 214(c)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1184(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the following: L–1 Visa (Intracompany Transferee) Reform Act of 2004. 8 USC 1101 note. L–1 Visa and H–1B Visa Reform Act. 8 USC 1101 note.
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