[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
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[S. 2497 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2497

          To prohibit the opening of cockpit doors in flight.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 9, 2002

 Mr. Hollings 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 prohibit the opening of cockpit doors in flight.

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

SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON OPENING COCKPIT DOORS IN FLIGHT.

    (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 449 of title 49, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
Sec. 44917.  Prohibition on opening cockpit doors in flight
    ``(a) In General.--The door to the flight deck of any aircraft 
engaged in passenger air transportation or interstate air 
transportation that is required to have a door between the passenger 
and pilot compartment under title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
shall remain closed and locked at all times during flight.
    ``(b) Mantrap Door Exception.--It shall not be a violation of 
subsection (a) for an authorized person to enter or leave the flight 
deck during flight of any aircraft described in subsection (a) that is 
equipped with double doors between the flight deck and the passenger 
compartment that are designed so that--
            ``(1) any person entering or leaving the flight deck is 
        required to lock the first door through which that person 
        passes before the second door can be opened; and
            ``(2) the flight crew is able to monitor by remote camera 
        the area between the 2 doors and prevent the door to the flight 
        deck from being unlocked from that area.''.
    (b) Conforming Amendment.--The chapter analysis for chapter 449 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 44916 the following:

``44917. Prohibition on opening cockpit doors in flight''.
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