[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1141 Introduced in House (IH)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1141

  To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child 
safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on 
 commercial aircraft and to restrict the fares charged by air carriers 
   for air transportation provided to children under 3 years of age.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 20, 1997

 Mr. DeFazio introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child 
safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of Transportation on 
 commercial aircraft and to restrict the fares charged by air carriers 
   for air transportation provided to children under 3 years of age.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 44725. Child restraint systems
    ``Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
section, the Secretary shall issue regulations requiring the use of 
child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary on any 
aircraft operated by an air carrier in providing interstate air 
transportation, intrastate transportation, or overseas air 
transportation. Such regulations shall establish age or weight limits 
for children who are to use such systems.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``44725. Child restraint systems.''.

SEC 2. AIR TRANSPORTATION PRICES FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3 YEARS OF AGE.

    (a) Maximum Price.--
            (1) In general.--Chapter 415 of title 49, United States 
        Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
        section:
``Sec. 41512. Air transportation prices for children under 3 years of 
              age
    ``(a) In General.--An air carrier providing air transportation to a 
child under 3 years of age on a scheduled flight to any final 
destination may not charge a price for such air transportation that 
exceeds the lowest price charged by the air carrier for such air 
transportation to any other paying passenger on such flight with the 
same final destination.
    ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the following definitions 
apply:
            ``(1) Air carrier.--The term `air carrier' includes foreign 
        air carriers.
            ``(2) Air transportation.--The term `air transportation' 
        includes intrastate air transportation.''.
            (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
        beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
        following new item:

``41512. Air transportation prices for children under 3 years of 
                            age.''.
    (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that air 
carriers should provide air transportation to children under 3 years of 
age at no charge.
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