[Congressional Bills 105th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 398 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







105th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 398

  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 for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 1997

  Mrs. Murray introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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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 for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. CHILD SAFETY 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 safety restraint systems
    ``(a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
enactment of this section, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue 
regulations requiring the use of child safety restraint systems that 
have been approved by the Secretary on any aircraft operated by an air 
carrier in providing interstate air transportation, intrastate air 
transportation, or foreign air transportation.
    ``(b) Age or Weight Limits.--The regulations issued under this 
section shall establish age or weight limits for children who use the 
child safety restraint systems.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 447 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new item:

``44725. Child safety restraint systems.''.

SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.

    It is the sense of Congress that the United States representative 
to the International Civil Aviation Organization should seek an 
international standard to require that passengers on a civil aviation 
aircraft be restrained--
            (1) on takeoff and landing; and
            (2) when directed by the captain of such aircraft.
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