[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7014 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7014

  To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule 
relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger 
  operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air 
                   carriers, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 2, 2018

Mr. Cartwright introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Transportation to modify the final rule 
relating to flightcrew member duty and rest requirements for passenger 
  operations of air carriers to apply to all-cargo operations of air 
                   carriers, 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 ``Safe Skies Act of 2018''.

SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE RELATING TO FLIGHTCREW MEMBER DUTY 
              AND REST REQUIREMENTS FOR PASSENGER OPERATIONS TO APPLY 
              TO ALL-CARGO OPERATIONS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall modify the 
final rule specified in subsection (b) so that the flightcrew member 
duty and rest requirements under that rule apply to flightcrew members 
in all-cargo operations conducted by air carriers in the same manner as 
those requirements apply to flightcrew members in passenger operations 
conducted by air carriers.
    (b) Final Rule Specified.--The final rule specified in this 
subsection is the final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration--
            (1) published in the Federal Register on January 4, 2012 
        (77 Fed. Reg. 330); and
            (2) relating to flightcrew member duty and rest 
        requirements.
    (c) Applicability of Rulemaking Requirements.--The requirements of 
section 553 of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
modification required by subsection (a).
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