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Bill Summary & Status

To enhance airline passenger protection when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require airline emergency contingency plans. (Introduced in House)

HR 967 IH

111th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 967

To enhance airline passenger protection when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require airline emergency contingency plans.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

February 10, 2009

Mrs. SCHMIDT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To enhance airline passenger protection when the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule to require airline emergency contingency plans.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. PROTECTION FOR PASSENGERS OF FOREIGN AIR TRANSPORTATION.

    When the Secretary of Transportation issues a rule enhancing airline passenger protection by requiring airline emergency contingency plans, the Secretary shall include in such a rule a requirement that the owner or operator of an airport, including a reliever airport, that serves air carriers and foreign air carriers shall coordinate with the United States Customs and Border Protection to ensure that adequate resources and personnel are available to process passengers arriving into or departing from the United States in the event of a tarmac delay.