; or . (2) Exception The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall not apply to an eligible place that is served by an air carrier selected to receive essential air service compensation under subchapter II of chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, if— (A) such service is in effect upon the date of enactment of this Act; and (B) such service is provided by the same air carrier that provided service on the date of enactment of this Act. (3) Sunset Paragraph (2) shall cease to have effect on October 1, 2028. (c) Improvements to basic essential air service Section 41732 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)(2) by inserting medium or large after nearest ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (3); and (C) by striking paragraph (6). (d) Level of basic essential air service Section 41733 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (c)(1)— (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following: (B) the contractual, marketing, code-share, or interline arrangements the applicant has made with a larger air carrier serving the hub airport; ; (B) by striking subparagraph (C); (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as subparagraphs (C) through (E), respectively; (D) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking giving substantial weight to and inserting including ; (E) in subparagraph (D), as so redesignated, by striking and at the end; (F) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking the period and inserting ; and ; and (G) by adding at the end the following: (F) the total compensation proposed by the air carrier for providing scheduled air service under this section. ; and (2) in subsection (h) by striking by section 332 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000 ( Public Law 106–69