[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 74 (Tuesday, April 30, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S3082-S3083]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1907. Ms. HASSAN (for herself, Mr. Cruz, Ms. Duckworth, and Mr. 
Moran) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the 
bill H.R. 3935, to amend title 49, United States Code, to reauthorize 
and improve the Federal Aviation Administration and other civil 
aviation programs, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle A of title VII, add the following:

     SEC. 772. UNIVERSAL CHANGING STATION.

       (a) Grant Assurances.--Section 47107 of title 49, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 743(b)(2), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(y) Universal Changing Station.--
       ``(1) In general.--In fiscal year 2030 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Secretary of Transportation may approve an 
     application under this subchapter for an airport development 
     project grant only if the Secretary receives written 
     assurances that the airport owner or operator will install or 
     maintain (in compliance with the requirements of section 
     35.133 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations), as 
     applicable--
       ``(A) at least 1 private, single-use room with a universal 
     changing station that--
       ``(i) meets the standards established under paragraph 
     (2)(A); and
       ``(ii) is accessible to all individuals for purposes of use 
     by an individual with a disability in each passenger terminal 
     building of the airport; and
       ``(B) signage at or near the entrance to the changing 
     station indicating the location of the changing station.
       ``(2) Standards required.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     date of enactment of this subsection, the United States 
     Access Board shall--
       ``(A) establish--
       ``(i) comprehensive accessible design standards for 
     universal changing tables; and
       ``(ii) standards on the privacy, accessibility, and 
     sanitation equipment of the room in which such table is 
     located, required to be installed, or maintained under this 
     subsection; and
       ``(B) in establishing the standards under subparagraph (A), 
     consult with entities with appropriate expertise relating to 
     the use of universal changing stations used by individuals 
     with disabilities.
       ``(3) Applicability.--
       ``(A) Airport size.--The requirement in paragraph (1) shall 
     only apply to applications submitted by the airport sponsor 
     of a medium or large hub airport.
       ``(B) Special rule.--The requirement in paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to a project grant application for a 
     period of time, determined by the Secretary, if the Secretary 
     determines that construction or maintenance activities make 
     it impracticable or unsafe for the universal changing station 
     to be located in the sterile area of the building.
       ``(4) Exception.--Upon application by an airport sponsor, 
     the Secretary may determine that a universal changing station 
     in existence before the date of enactment of the FAA 
     Reauthorization Act of 2024, complies with the requirements 
     of paragraph (1) (including the standards established under 
     paragraph (2)(A)), notwithstanding the absence of 1 or more 
     of the standards or characteristics required under such 
     paragraph.
       ``(5) Definition.--In this section:
       ``(A) Disability.--The term `disability' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 3 of the Americans with 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102).
       ``(B) Sterile area.--The term `sterile area' has the same 
     meaning given that term in section 1540.5 of title 49, Code 
     of Federal Regulations.
       ``(C) Universal changing station.--The term `universal 
     changing station' means a universal or adult changing station 
     that meets the standards established by the United States 
     Access Board under paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(D) United states access board.--The term `United States 
     Access Board' means the

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     Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board 
     established under section 502(a)(1) of the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 792(a)(1)).''.
       (b) Terminal Development Costs.--Section 47119(a) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(4) Universal changing stations.--In addition to the 
     projects described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may 
     approve a project for terminal development for the 
     construction or installation of a universal changing station 
     (as defined in section 47107(y)) at a commercial service 
     airport.''.
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