[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 911 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 911

 To require the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing 
                   aircraft, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 27, 2019

 Mr. Casey (for himself and Mr. Toomey) 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 the installation of secondary cockpit barriers on existing 
                   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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Saracini Enhanced Aviation Safety 
Act of 2019''.

SEC. 2. INSTALLATION OF SECONDARY COCKPIT BARRIERS ON EXISTING 
              AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a 
secondary cockpit barrier on each covered aircraft.
    (b) Covered Aircraft.--In this section, the term ``covered 
aircraft'' means a commercial passenger aircraft operating under the 
provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.
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