Flight Deck and Aircraft Integrity Enhancement Act of 2001

Flight Deck and Aircraft Integrity Enhancement Act of 2001 - Directs the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue an order: (1) prohibiting access to the flight deck (cockpit) of commercial aircraft by any person other than a flight deck crew member; (2) requiring the strengthening of the cockpit door and locks to prevent entry into such area by non-flight deck crew members (including requiring commuter aircraft that do not have doors to get doors to prevent public access to the cockpit area); (3) requiring the passenger area be equipped with video surveillance equipment that is displayed to the pilot in real time on a monitor in the cockpit; (4) authorizing the pilot and copilot to each carry a handgun after training in the use of it by the U.S. Marshals Service; and (5) prohibiting an air carrier from refusing to hire, discharging, or otherwise discriminating against any pilot or copilot, with respect to compensation, conditions, or privileges of employment, who chooses not to carry a handgun. Declares that any pilot or copilot who chooses not to carry a handgun shall not be liable in any action for failing to carry such handgun.

[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3056 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3056

 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
    take certain actions to improve airline security, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 5, 2001

Mr. Traficant introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
             Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to 
    take certain actions to improve airline security, 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 ``Flight Deck and Aircraft Integrity 
Enhancement Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. IMPROVED FLIGHT DECK INTEGRITY MEASURES.

    (a) In General.--As soon as possible after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
shall issue an order (without regard to the provisions of chapter 5 of 
title 5, United States Code)--
            (1) prohibiting access to the flight deck of commercial 
        aircraft engaged in interstate or intrastate transportation 
        while the aircraft is so engaged by any person other than a 
        member of the flight deck crew;
            (2) requiring the strengthening of the flight deck door and 
        locks on any such aircraft operating under part 121 of title 
        14, Code of Federal Regulations, that has a door in a bulkhead 
        between the flight deck and the passenger area to prevent them 
        from being forced open from inside the aircraft;
            (3) requiring that such flight deck doors be locked by 
        airport security personnel and remain locked while any such 
        aircraft is in flight except when the pilot orders that the 
        door be opened;
            (4) prohibiting the possession of a key to any such flight 
        deck door by any member of the flight crew who is not assigned 
        to the flight deck;
            (5) requiring that the passenger area be equipped with 
        video surveillance equipment and be subject to video 
        surveillance that is displayed to the pilot in real time on a 
        monitor on the flight deck;
            (6) authorizing the pilot and copilot to each carry a 
        handgun (as defined in section 921(a) of title 18, United 
        States Code) after training in the use of such handgun by the 
        United States Marshals Service; and
            (7) prohibiting an air carrier from refusing to hire, 
        discharging, or otherwise discriminating against any pilot or 
        copilot, with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or 
        privileges of employment, who chooses not to carry a handgun 
        under paragraph (6).
    (b) Commuter Aircraft.--The Administrator shall investigate means 
of securing the flight deck of aircraft operating under the authority 
of part 135 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that are engaged 
in interstate or intrastate air transportation that do not have a fixed 
door with a lock between the passenger compartment and the flight deck 
and issue such an order as the Secretary deems appropriate (without 
regard to the provisions of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code) 
to ensure the inaccessibility, to the greatest extent feasible, of the 
flight deck while the aircraft is so engaged.
    (c) Limitation on Liability.--A pilot or copilot who chooses not to 
carry a handgun under subsection (a)(6) shall not be liable in any 
action for failing to carry a handgun under subsection (a)(6).
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