,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ggda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bc1 #bjbj,mr4 
,cicilline 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 
and ,mr4 ,carson of ,indiana7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to promote
 airline passenger safety during the    
,,covid-#ai public health emergency4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,maintaining ,important         
,distance ,during ,lengthy ,epidemics   
,act of #bjbj or the ,,middle ,act of   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,promoting airline passenger
 safety during the ,,covid-#ai public   
health emergency  7a7 ,in general       
,subject to subsection 7b71 during the  
period beginning on the date that is #ad
 days after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act and ending on the last day of
 the emergency period described in      
section #aace7;g77#a77;,b7 of the       
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acbj;b-#e7;g77#a77;,b771 an air carrier

 7as defined in section #djajb of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code7 shall be    
prohibited from doing any of the        
following3 7#a7 ,permit adjacent seats  
to be filled on a passenger aircraft4   
7#b7 ,pass along the cost of any seat   
switch undertaken by an air carrier in  
order to comply the prohibition under   
paragraph 7#a74  7#c7 ,permit a         
passenger or crewmember to board a      
passenger aircraft if the passenger or  
crewmember is not wearing a mask4  7b7  
,exceptions ,not later than #ad days    
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 taking into account the provisions
 of the ,rehabilitation ,act of #aigc   
7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gja et seq471 the       
,americans with ,disabilities ,act of   
#aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq471   
section #dagje of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code 7commonly referred to as  
the ,air ,carrier ,access ,act71 and any
 ,federal health guidance from the      
,department of ,health and ,human       
,services 7including guidance related to

 the ,,covid-#ai public health          
emergency71 the ,administrator of the   
,federal ,aviation ,administration1 in  
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,health and ,human ,services 7acting    
through the ,director of the ,centers   
for ,disease ,control and ,prevention71 
shall issue guidance that provides for  
appropriate exceptions to the           
prohibitions under paragraphs 7#a7 and  
7#c7 of subsection 7a74  7c7            
,nondiscrimination ,in carrying out the 
provisions of this section1 an air      
carrier may not discriminate against any
 person on the basis of race1 color1    
religion1 genetic information1 national 
origin1 age1 disability1 or sex         
7including sexual orientation and gender
 identity1 pregnancy1 childbirth1 and a 
medical condition related to pregnancy  
or childbirth74