[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1458 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1458

  To facilitate the voluntary provision of emergency services during 
                        commercial air flights.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 24, 2001

 Mr. Feingold 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 facilitate the voluntary provision of emergency services during 
                        commercial air flights.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Volunteers for Safe Skies Act''.

SEC. 2. VOLUNTARY PROVISION OF EMERGENCY SERVICES DURING COMMERCIAL AIR 
              FLIGHTS.

    (a) Program.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall carry out a program to permit qualified law 
enforcement officers, firefighters, and emergency medical technicians 
to provide emergency services on commercial air flights during 
emergencies.
    (b) Requirements.--The Administrator shall establish such 
requirements for administration of the program, including 
qualifications for law enforcement officers, firefighters, and 
emergency medical technicians, as the Administrator considers 
appropriate.
    (c) Confidentiality of Registry.--If as part of the program under 
subsection (a) the Administrator requires or permits registration of 
law enforcement officers, firefighters, or emergency medical 
technicians who are willing to provide emergency services on commercial 
flights during emergencies, the Administrator shall take appropriate 
actions to ensure that the registry is available only to appropriate 
airline personnel and otherwise remains confidential.
    (d) Consultation.--The Administrator shall consult with appropriate 
representatives of the commercial airline industry, and organizations 
representing community-based law enforcement, firefighters, and 
emergency medical technicians, in carrying out the program under 
subsection (a), including the actions taken under subsection (c).
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