,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #ab  
7legislative day1 ,december #aa71       
#bjac,mr4 ,alexander 7for himself1 ,mrs4
 ,feinstein1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 and ,mr4   
,begich7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
prohibit voice communications through   
mobile communication devices on         
commercial passenger flights4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,commercial ,flight ,courtesy ,act4 
#b4 ,limitation on mobile communications
 devices  7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i
 of chapter #dag of title #di1 ,united  
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  #dagbe4         
,limitation on mobile communications    
devices  7a7 ,in general ,except as     
provided in subsection 7b71 an          
individual may not engage in voice      

communications through a mobile         
communication device while onboard an   
aircraft in scheduled passenger         
interstate or intrastate air            
transportation4  7b7 ,exceptions        
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to--    
7#a7 individuals traveling on aircraft  
operated by a foreign carrier unless    
such travel is between airports located 
within the ,united ,states2  7#b7       
members of the flight crew or ,federal  
,air ,marshals who are conducting       
official business on behalf of the      
,transportation ,security               
,administration2  7#c7 the use of       
in-flight phones that are affixed to the
 aircraft2 or  7#d7 chartered or private
 flights4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment   
,the table of sections in chapter #dag  
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #dagbd the following
 new item3  #dagbe4 ,limitation on      
mobile communications devices4  4