,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #afje  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bj1     
#bjag ,mr4 ,casey 7for himself1 ,mrs4   
,murray1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,mr4      
,blumenthal1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mrs4        
,gillibrand1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to improve 
the response to sexual assault and      
sexual harassment on board aircraft     
operated in passenger air               
transportation1 and for other purposes4 
#a4 ,short title  ,this ,act may be     
cited as the ,stopping ,assault while   
,flying ,enforcement ,act of #bjag4  #b4
 ,air carrier defined ,in this ,act1 the
 term air carrier means an air carrier  
or foreign air carrier1 as those terms  
are defined in section #djajb of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code4  #c4        
,additional training relating to        
responding to sexual assault and sexual 

harassment on board passenger aircraft  
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ddg of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ddgcf4 ,additional training relating to
 responding to sexual assault and sexual
 harassment on board passenger aircraft 
7a7 ,training required ,in addition to  
other training required under this      
chapter1 each air carrier and foreign   
air carrier shall provide initial and   
annual recurrent training for flight    
attendants1 pilots1 and other           
individuals who are employees or        
contractors of the air carrier1 with    
respect to responding to and addressing 
sexual assault and sexual harassment of 
passengers and employees and contractors
 of the air carrier on board aircraft   
operated by the air carrier in passenger
 air transportation4  7b7 ,situational  
training ,an air carrier or foreign air 
carrier shall include1 in initial and   
recurrent training provided under this  
section1 situational training with      

respect to the proper method for dealing
 with passengers who are accused of1 and
 passengers who report1 sexual assault  
or sexual harassment4  7c7              
,trauma-,informed training ,training    
provided under this section shall       
include-- 7#a7 training on--  7,a7 how  
to use a trauma-informed approach with  
individuals who report incidents of     
sexual assault or sexual harassment in a
 way that is survivor-centered2  7,b7   
the effects of trauma on such           
individuals2  7,c7 how to ensure the    
safety of all passengers2 and  7,d7 how 
to properly report such assault or      
harassment to air carriers2 and  7#b7   
providing appropriate information about 
available options for--  7,a7 reporting 
sexual assault and sexual harassment to 
air carriers1 the ,department of        
,transportation1 and the ,department of 
,justice2 and  7,b7 obtaining care with 
respect to such assault or harassment4  
7d7 ,minimum standards ,training        
provided under this section shall       

incorporate the minimum standards       
developed under section #f7;d7 of the   
,stopping ,assault while ,flying        
,enforcement ,act of #bjag4  4  7b7     
,clerical amendment ,the table of       
sections for chapter #ddg of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 is amended by    
adding at the end the following3        
#ddgcf4 ,additional training relating to
 responding to sexual assault and sexual
 harassment on board passenger aircraft4
  4  7c7 ,effective date ,the           
requirement for an air carrier to       
provide training under section #ddgcf of
 title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as   
added by subsection 7a71 shall take     
effect on the date that is #b years     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4  7d7 ,regulations ,not later than 
#ah months after the date of the        
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall1 after reviewing 
the recommendations of the ,national    
,in-,flight ,sexual ,assault ,task      

,force under section #f7;c77#c71        
prescribe regulations to carry out      
section #ddgcf of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by subsection   
7a74  #d4 ,data collection  7a7 ,in     
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
establish a program to collect and      
maintain data from air carriers on the  
incidence of sexual assault and sexual  
harassment on board aircraft operated in
 passenger air transportation in a      
manner that protects the privacy and    
confidentiality of individuals subjected
 to such assault or harassment4  7b7    
,data availability ,the ,secretary shall
 make the data collected and maintained 
under subsection 7a7 available to the   
public on the primary ,internet website 
of the ,department of ,transportation in
 a manner that protects the privacy and 
confidentiality of individuals subjected
 to sexual assault or sexual harassment 
on board aircraft operated in passenger 

air transportation4  #e4 ,reporting of  
incidents of sexual assault and         
harassment on board aircraft  7a7 ,in   
general ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,attorney ,general shall establish a
 streamlined process1 based on the      
recommendations of the ,national        
,in-,flight ,sexual ,assault ,task      
,force under section #f7;c77#c71 for    
reporting incidents of sexual assault   
and sexual harassment on board aircraft 
operated in passenger air transportation
 in a manner that protects the privacy  
and confidentiality of individuals      
subjected to such assault or harassment4
  7b7 ,availability of reporting process
 ,the reporting process established     
under subsection 7a7 shall be made      
available to the public on the primary  
,internet websites of--  7#a7 the       
,office for ,victims of ,crime and the  
,office on ,violence ,against ,women of 
the ,department of ,justice2 and  7#b7  
the ,department of ,transportation4  #f4

 ,national ,in-,flight ,sexual ,assault 
,task ,force  7a7 ,establishment ,not   
later than #cj days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
establish a task force1 to be known as  
the ,national ,in-,flight ,sexual       
,assault ,task ,force4  7b7 ,membership 
,the task force established under       
subsection 7a7 shall be composed of     
representatives of-- 7#a7 the           
,department of ,transportation2  7#b7   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration2 
7#c7 the ,department of ,justice1       
including the ,office for ,victims of   
,crimes and the ,office on ,violence    
,against ,women2  7#d7 the ,department  
of ,health and ,human ,services2  7#e7  
national organizations that specialize  
in providing services to sexual assault 
survivors2  7#f7 national organizations 
that specialize in responding to and    
addressing sexual assault and sexual    
harassment2  7#g7 survivors of sexual   
assault or sexual harassment on board   

aircraft2  7#h7 national consumer       
protection organizations2  7#i7 national
 travel organizations2  7#aj7 labor     
organizations that represent flight     
attendants and pilots2  7#aa7 ,state and
 local law enforcement agencies2  7#ab7 
airports2  7#ac7 air carriers2 and      
7#ad7 such other ,federal agencies and  
stakeholder organizations as the        
,secretary of ,transportation considers 
appropriate4  7c7 ,duties ,the task     
force established under subsection 7a7  
shall-- 7#a7 review the practices and   
protocols of air carriers relating to-- 
7,a7 responding to and addressing sexual
 assault and sexual harassment on board 
aircraft operated in passenger air      
transportation2  7,b7 initial and annual
 recurrent training programs relating to
 responding to and addressing such      
assault and harassment2  7,c7 reporting 
incidents of such assault and harassment
 to air carriers1 the ,department of    
,transportation1 and the ,department of 
,justice2 and  7,d7 internal reporting  

of such incidents between crewmembers   
and corporate security of the air       
carrier2  7#b7 identify strengths and   
weaknesses in such protocols and        
practices2 and  7#c7 not later than #abj
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 make recommendations with   
respect to--  7,a7 best practices and   
minimum standards for annual1 recurrent1
 and situational training that is       
trauma-informed under section #ddgcf of 
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 as    
added by section #c1 including a        
recommendation with respect to a        
definition of trauma-informed for the   
purposes of that training2 and  7,b7 a  
streamlined process for reporting       
incidents of sexual assault and sexual  
harassment on board aircraft operated in
 passenger air transportation to air    
carriers1 the ,department of            
,transportation1 and the ,department of 
,justice1 in a manner that protects the 
privacy and confidentiality of          
individuals reporting such incidents4   

7d7 ,development of minimum standards   
,not later than #baj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of   
,transportation1 and the ,administrator 
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration shall1 after reviewing  
the recommendations of the task force   
under subsection 7c77#c7--  7#a7        
establish definitions of trauma-informed
 and survivor-centered for the purposes 
of the training required under section  
#ddgcf of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 as added by section #c2 and  7#b7
 develop minimum standards for-- 7,a7   
annual1 recurrent1 and situational      
training that is trauma-informed under  
section #ddgcf of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 as added by section #c1  
including with respect to intervention  
by bystanders2 and  7,b7 reporting      
incidents of sexual assault and sexual  
harassment on board aircraft operated in
 passenger air transportation to air    
carriers1 the ,department of            

,transportation1 and the ,department of 
,justice4  7e7 ,termination ,the        
,secretary of ,transportation may       
terminate the task force established    
under subsection 7a7 after the task     
force has made the recommendations      
required by subsection 7c77#c74