Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2023

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3909 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3909

To amend title 49, United States Code, to restrict an air carrier from 
  operating certain aircraft in all-cargo air transportation without 
 meeting certain requirements for intrusion resistance, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              June 7, 2023

Mr. Garcia of Illinois (for himself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) 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 restrict an air carrier from 
  operating certain aircraft in all-cargo air transportation without 
 meeting certain requirements for intrusion resistance, 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 ``Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED ALL-CARGO FLIGHT DECK INTEGRITY MEASURES.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 44741. All-cargo flight deck integrity measures
    ``(a) In General.--It shall be unlawful for an air carrier to 
operate a covered aircraft after January 1, 2027, in a covered 
operation unless such aircraft is equipped with a cockpit door that--
            ``(1) meets the requirements of section 25.795(a) of title 
        14, Code of Federal Regulations, with respect to intrusion 
        resistance; and
            ``(2) remains locked while the aircraft is in flight, as 
        directed by the pilot in command of such aircraft.
    ``(b) Effect of Rulemaking.--The requirement of subsection (a) 
shall take effect on January 1, 2027, regardless of whether the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration has issued 
regulations to implement such requirement.
    ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) Covered aircraft.--The term `covered aircraft' means 
        an aircraft with a cockpit door under subsection (a)(1) on each 
        new aircraft manufactured after January 1, 2027, for delivery 
        used in all-cargo air transportation with a maximum 
        certificated payload capacity that exceeds 6,500 pounds.
            ``(2) Covered operation.--The term `covered operation' 
        means an operation in all-cargo air transportation under the 
        provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal 
        Regulations.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

``44741. All-cargo flight deck integrity measures.''.
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