,i  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #degc  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #ab1 #bjaf   
,mr4 ,p]lmutt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1
 ,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to   
provide = rese>* on ! use ( *ild re/ra9t
 devices on comm]cial aircraft4  #a4    
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,lap ,*ildr5 ,safety ,rese>* ,act4  #b4 
,lap *ildr5 safety rese>*  7a7 ,9 g5]al 
,due to ! fact t few *ild re/ra9t       
devices are curr5tly approv$ = use dur+ 
critical phases ( flight on comm]cial   
pass5g] aircraft1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration %all     
ensure t rese>* 9 ?is area enc\rages !  
assessm5t & developm5t ( new &          
innovative te*nologies & devices :i*    
improve ! safety = *ildr51 p>5ts1 & o!r 
pass5g]s4  7b7 ,rese>* ,! ,adm9i/rator  
%all require ! ,civil ,a]om$ical        
,in/itute to initiate a rese>* program  
focus$ on improv+ ! safety ( *ild       
re/ra9t devices us$ dur+ op]ations ( a  

comm]cial pass5g] aircraft4  7c7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all
 transmit a report on ! results ( !     
rese>* conduct$ "u ?is section to !     
,committee on ,sci5ce1 ,space1 &        
,te*nology ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives &
 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 &   
,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4 ,?is report 
%all include--  7#a7 an id5tification ( 
! numb] ( *ildr5 "u age #b travel+ ea*  
ye> = ! pa/ #e ye>s on comm]cial        
aircraft1 & a description ( ! types or  
me?ods ( *ild re/ra9t utiliz$1 if any2  
7#b7 an assessm5t ( ! safety ( unre/ra9$
 lap *ildr5 "u age #b 7be+ unre/ra9$ or 
re/ra9$ only by ! arms ( ! *ild's p>5t71
 & :e!r ?is situation is ! prop]        
comp>ison = *ild re/ra9t devices to     
det]m9e *ild safety2  7#c7 an evaluation
 ( ! requirem5ts to demon/rate an       
equival5t level ( safety to             
,,tso-,c#ajj;c = a *ild re/ra9t device  
atta*$ to a p>5t's seatbelt1 or o!r kn[n
 *ild re/ra9t devices2  7#d7 an         

assessm5t ( :e!r ! /&>ds 9 section      
#ega4bac ( title #di1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations1 c be met by a *ild re/ra9t
 device atta*$ to a p>5t's seatbelt1 or 
o!r kn[n *ild re/ra9t devices1 & :e!r   
c]ta9 *ild re/ra9t devices c\ld (f]     
additional protection comp>$ to an      
unre/ra9$ lap *ild2  7#e7 ! results (   
any te/+ p]=m$ by or = ! ,civil         
,a]om$ical ,in/itute1 9 ! la/ #e ye>s1 9
 support ( any evaluations describ$ 9   
?is section2  7#f7 a det]m9ation ( :e!r 
! conclusions 9 ! ,civil ,a]om$ical     
,in/itute's #aiid report titl$ ,!       
,p]=mance ( ,*ild ,re/ra9t ,devices 9   
,transport ,airplane ,pass5g] ,seats ne$
 to be updat$ & ! basis = su*           
det]m9ation2 &  7#g7 recomm5dations to !
 ,adm9i/rator & to ! ,congress on       
pot5tial *anges to ! ,code ( ,f$]al     
,regulations or relevant laws to all[   
additional *ild re/ra9t devices to be   
us$ dur+ all phases ( flight to keep    
*ildr51 _! p>5ts1 & o!r pass5g]s safe4