HR 2895 IH

107th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 2895

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that the screening of passengers and property on flights in air transportation be carried out by employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, to expand the Federal Air Marshal program of the Federal Aviation Administration, to establish requirements for carry-on baggage on flights in air transportation, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 14, 2001

Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself, Mr. DEFAZIO, Mr. COSTELLO, and Mr. KIRK) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require that the screening of passengers and property on flights in air transportation be carried out by employees of the Federal Aviation Administration, to expand the Federal Air Marshal program of the Federal Aviation Administration, to establish requirements for carry-on baggage on flights in air transportation, 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 `Aviation Security Enhancement Act of 2001'.

SEC. 2. SCREENING OF AIR PASSENGERS AND PROPERTY BY FAA.

Section 44901 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--

(1) in the second sentence of subsection (a) by striking `The' and inserting `Subject to subsection (c), the'; and

(2) by adding at the end the following:

`(d) SCREENING TO BE CONDUCTED BY FAA EMPLOYEES- As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this subsection, the screening of passengers and property under subsection (a) shall be carried out by employees of the Federal Aviation Administration. The Administrator may prioritize the undertaking of screening responsibilities with respect to an airport based on the Administrator's assessment of the security threat to the airport.'.

SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF FEDERAL AIR MARSHAL.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall expand the Federal Air Marshal program of the Administration to increase the number of air marshals on domestic and international flights of United States air carriers.

SEC. 4. CARRY-ON BAGGAGE.

(a) REGULATIONS- As soon as practicable after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall modify regulations contained in section 121.589 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to require that each certificate holder (as the term is used in that section) include in the certificate holder's carry-on baggage program a requirement that each passenger boarding an airplane of the certificate holder be limited to 1 piece of carry-on baggage, the aggregate sum of each dimension of which does not exceed 9 inches by 14 inches by 22 inches.

(b) EXCLUSIONS FROM CARRY-ON BAGGAGE LIMITATION- In this section, the term `carry-on baggage' does not include any of the following items:

(1) Child safety seats for children holding a ticket for a flight segment.

(2) Baggage and equipment required for the transportation of any child under the age of 2, as determined by the Administrator.

(3) Assistive devices for disabled passengers, including canes and crutches.

(4) Outer garments, including coats and hats.

(5) Purses that are no larger than 25 linear inches.

(c) PASSENGER DEFINED- In this section, the term `passenger' includes any child under the age of 2 who boards an airplane of a certificate holder, without regard to whether a ticket for air transportation was purchased for the child.

SEC. 5. FUNDING.

The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may impose a fee under section 45301 of title 49, United States Code, of not more than $3.00 per domestic flight segment, the receipts from which shall be available immediately for obligation and expenditure to carry out sections 2 and 3 of this Act (including the amendments made by such sections).