[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 743 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 743

 To require air carriers to provide training for flight attendants and 
  gate attendants regarding serving alcohol, recognizing intoxicated 
   passengers, and dealing with disruptive passengers, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 30, 2009

 Mr. Udall of New Mexico 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 require air carriers to provide training for flight attendants and 
  gate attendants regarding serving alcohol, recognizing intoxicated 
   passengers, and dealing with disruptive passengers, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Airline Personnel Training 
Enhancement Act''.

SEC. 2. ENHANCED TRAINING.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 44730. Training of flight attendants and gate attendants
    ``(a) Training Required.--In addition to other training required 
under this chapter, each air carrier shall provide initial and annual 
recurring training for flight attendants and gate attendants employed 
or contracted by such air carrier regarding--
            ``(1) serving alcohol to passengers;
            ``(2) recognizing intoxicated passengers; and
            ``(3) dealing with disruptive passengers.
    ``(b) Situational Training.--In carrying out the training required 
under subsection (a), each air carrier shall provide situational 
training to flight attendants and gate attendants on the proper method 
for dealing with intoxicated passengers who act in a belligerent 
manner.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Air carrier.--The term `air carrier' means a person 
        or commercial enterprise that has been issued an air carrier 
        operating certificate under section 44705.
            ``(2) Flight attendant.--The term `flight attendant' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 44728(f).
            ``(3) Gate attendant.--The term `gate attendant' means an 
        individual working at an airport whose responsibilities include 
        facilitating passenger access to commercial aircraft.
            ``(4) Passenger.--The term `passenger' means an individual 
        traveling on a commercial aircraft, from the time at which the 
        individual arrives at the airport from which such aircraft 
        departs until the time the individual leaves the airport to 
        which such aircraft arrives.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 447 of 
title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``Sec. 44730. Training of flight attendants and gate attendants.''.

SEC. 3. RULEMAKING.

    Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall issue regulations to carry 
out section 44730 of title 49, United States Code, as added by section 
2.
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