; and (2) the term employee means an individual, other than a corporate officer, who is employed by an air carrier or contractor. I Aviation Worker Relief 101. Pandemic relief for aviation workers (a) Financial assistance Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall take the following actions to preserve aviation jobs and compensate airline industry workers: (1) Issue grants that shall exclusively be used for the continuation of payment of employee wages, salaries, and benefits to— (A) specified entities, in an aggregate amount equal to $37,000,000,000; and (B) contractors of air carriers, in an aggregate amount equal to $3,000,000,000. (2) Subject to section 102(c), issue unsecured loans and loan guarantees to air carriers in amounts that do not, in the aggregate, exceed $21,000,000,000. (b) Assurances To be eligible for assistance under this section, an air carrier shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary of Transportation, or otherwise certify, as determined appropriate by the President, that such air carrier shall comply with any actions required under this division. (c) Administrative expenses Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may use $100,000,000 of the funds made available under section 101(a)(2) for costs and administrative expenses associated with the provision of loans or guarantees authorized under such section. (d) Specified entity defined In this section, the term specified entity means— (1) an air carrier that is authorized to conduct operations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; or (2) an air carrier that is authorized to conduct operations under part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that— (A) transports passengers by aircraft on a scheduled basis