118th CONGRESS 1st Session |
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes.
February 9, 2023
Mr. Fitzpatrick (for himself, Mr. Gottheimer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Carson, Mr. Kean of New Jersey, and Mr. Lynch) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on certain aircraft, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
This Act may be cited as the “Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety Act of 2023”.
SEC. 2. Installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing aircraft.
(a) In general.—Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on each covered aircraft.
(b) Covered aircraft.—In this section, the term “covered aircraft” means a commercial passenger aircraft operating under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.