[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1683 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1683

To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
       conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in aviation.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 18, 2023

  Mr. Ossoff 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 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
       conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in aviation.

    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 ``Kids Fly Safe Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY AND REPORT ON CHILD SAFETY IN AVIATION.

    (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration (in this section referred to as the ``Administrator''), 
in consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the 
Commissioner of Food and Drugs, and the Consumer Product Safety 
Commission, and the Administrator of the Transportation Security 
Administration, shall conduct a comprehensive study on child safety in 
aviation. The study shall include, but not be limited to, evaluation of 
the following issues:
            (1) The usage and aircraft compatibility of age-appropriate 
        child safety seats and restraints, including the different 
        passenger safety and restraint needs of infants, toddlers, and 
        older children with aircraft passenger seating.
            (2) The procedures for evacuation of children safely and 
        efficiently from a transport category airplane and the extent 
        to which new or revised age-appropriate requirements are 
        needed.
            (3) Protection of strollers, child seats, and other child 
        safety equipment while in an aircraft cargo hold.
            (4) Taking into account other evaluations of airports for 
        compliance with the requirements of the Americans with 
        Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), and section 
        504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 794), 
        evaluation of the extent to which diaper changing stations and 
        areas designated for breastfeeding are accessible in airport 
        terminals.
            (5) The extent to which airport terminal design 
        requirements include measures relating to ensuring the general 
        physical safety of children in the terminal and while on 
        airport property.
            (6) The extent to which airport and airline policies 
        protect children from contagious diseases or in-flight 
        respiratory issues.
            (7) The extent to which the revised training required by 
        section 1950 of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 
        44901 note) for Transportation Security Officers related to the 
        screening of passengers with disabilities, including passengers 
        with disabilities who participate in the PreCheck program, and 
        the best practices recommended under subsection (b) of such 
        section, address the proper screening, and any particular 
        sensitivities related to the screening, of passengers who are 
        children with a disability.
    (b) Report.--Not later than 180 after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a report containing the results of the study conducted under 
subsection (a), together with recommendations for such legislation as 
the Administrator determines appropriate.
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