[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3202 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3202

   To amend title 49, United States Code, to require air carriers to 
   remove from a passenger aircraft any baggage that is checked by a 
   passenger who does not board the aircraft, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 31, 2001

  Mr. Vitter 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 air carriers to 
   remove from a passenger aircraft any baggage that is checked by a 
   passenger who does not board the 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. ENHANCED SAFETY PROCEDURES FOR AIRCRAFT BAGGAGE.

    Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(d) Enhanced Safety Procedures for Aircraft Baggage.--
            ``(1) Removal of checked baggage from passenger aircraft.--
        Effective on the day following the date of enactment of this 
        subsection, the Secretary of Transportation shall require an 
        air carrier to remove from an aircraft for a flight in 
        passenger air transportation or passenger intrastate air 
        transportation any baggage that is checked by a passenger on 
        the flight who does not check-in with a representative of the 
        air carrier at the appropriate airport gate and board the 
        aircraft.
            ``(2) Report on property screening program.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2002, 
                the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a report 
                containing a program to provide for the screening of 
                all property (including checked baggage) on an aircraft 
                providing passenger air transportation or passenger 
                intrastate air transportation.
                    ``(B) Contents.--The report shall contain the 
                Secretary's recommendations for administrative and 
                legislative actions, including a recommendation as to 
                whether to continue implementation of the requirements 
                of paragraph (1) after the implementation of the 
                screening program described in subparagraph (A).''.
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