[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 89 (Thursday, June 4, 2015)]
[Senate]
[Page S3784]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1614. Mr. CASEY (for himself, Mr. Toomey, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. 
Rounds, and Mr. Markey) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1463 proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 1735, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2016 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense and for military construction, to 
prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1049. REQUIREMENT THAT PASSENGER AIRCRAFT IN CIVIL 
                   RESERVE AIR FLEET HAVE SECONDARY COCKPIT 
                   BARRIERS.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     require for any passenger aircraft participating in the Civil 
     Reserve Air Fleet--
       (1) the installation of a barrier, other than the cockpit 
     door, that prevents access to the flight deck of the 
     aircraft; and
       (2) for any such aircraft--
       (A) that is equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier 
     required under paragraph (1) remain locked while--
       (i) the aircraft is in flight; and
       (ii) the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the 
     passenger area is open; and
       (B) that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that the 
     barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked as 
     determined appropriate by the pilot in command.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Civil reserve air fleet.--The term ``Civil Reserve Air 
     Fleet'' has the meaning given such term in section 9511 of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Passenger aircraft.--The term ``passenger aircraft'' 
     means a passenger aircraft, as such term is defined in such 
     section 9511, that--
       (A) has 75 or more seats; and
       (B) has a gross take-off weight of 75,000 pounds or more.
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