H.R. 4246 — Essential Air Service Reliability Act of 2025

This section revises the process for awarding compensation under the Essential Air Service (EAS) program—under which the Department of Transportation subsidizes commercial air service to small communities—by requiring that applications include a contingency plan for continuing service to eligible places during non-weather-related disruptions. The requirement applies beginning 180 days after enactment; the section also restructures and labels paragraphs in 49 U.S.C. 41733(c) as "(1) Application," "(2) Requirement," "(3) Considerations," and "(4) Rate of compensation," and updates a cross-reference in 49 U.S.C. 41736(c)(2)(A).