; 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 ; 113 Stat. 1022) and inserting under section 41731(a)(1)(C) . (e) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that route structures to rural airports serve a critical function to the Nation by connecting many military installations to major regional airline hubs. (f) Ending, suspending, and reducing basic essential air service Section 41734 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) by striking An air carrier and inserting Subject to subsection (d), an air carrier ; and (B) by striking 90 and inserting 140 ; (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following: (d) Continuation of compensation after notice period (1) In general If an air carrier receiving compensation under section 41733 for providing basic essential air service to an eligible place is required to continue to provide service to such place under this section after the 140-day notice period under subsection (a), the Secretary— (A) shall provide the carrier with compensation sufficient to pay to the carrier the amount required by the then existing contract for performing the basic essential air service that was being provided when the 140-day notice was given under subsection (a); (B) may pay an additional amount that represents a reasonable return on investment; and (C) may pay an additional return that recognizes the demonstrated additional lost profits from opportunities foregone and the likelihood that those lost profits increase as the period during which the carrier or provider is required to provide the service continues. (2) Authority The Secretary may incorporate contract termination penalties or conditions on compensation into a contract for an air carrier to provide service to an eligible place that take effect in the event an air carrier provides notice that it is ending, suspending, or reducing basic essential air service.