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,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #hhd 
,report ,no4 #aag-deh ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(
 ,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #e1         
#bjba,mr4 ,l>s5 ( ,wa%+ton 7= himself1  
,mr4 ,bey]1 ,ms4 ,johnson ( ,texas1 ,ms4
 ,norton1 & ,mr4 ,c>son7 introduc$ !    
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,transportation &         
,infra/ructure  ,septemb] #ac1          
#bjbb;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,payne1
 ,mr4 ,kahele1 ,ms4 ,del,bene1 ,mr4     
,sires1 ,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,case1 ,mr4    
,l[5?al1 ,mr4 ,g>ca ( ,ill9ois1 & ,mr4  
,lev9 ( ,cali=nia  ,septemb] #ac1       
#bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1 committ$ to 
! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se on ! ,/ate 
( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be printed,strike
 out all aft] ! enact+ clause & ins]t ! 
"p pr9t$ 9 italic,for text ( introduc$  
bill1 see copy ( bill z introduc$ on    
,febru>y #e1 #bjba  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
direct ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation to 
e/abli% a national aviation prep>$ness  
plan = communicable disease outbreaks1 &

 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,national ,aviation
 ,prep>$ness ,plan ,act ( #bjbb4  #b4   
,national aviation prep>$ness plan  7a7 
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y (   
,transportation1 9 coord9ation ) !      
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices1 ! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 & ! heads
 ( su* o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts or ag5cies z
 ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation consid]s 
appropriate1 %all develop a national    
aviation prep>$ness plan = communicable 
disease outbreaks4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( plan 
,! plan develop$ "u subsection 7a7 %all1
 at a m9imum-- 7#a7 provide airports &  
air c>ri]s ) an adaptable & scalable    
framework ) :i* to align ! individual   
plans1 includ+ ! em]g5cy response plans1
 ( su* airports & air c>ri]s & provide  
guidance z to ea* individual plan2  7#b7
 improve coord9ation among airports1 air
 c>ri]s1 ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms & ,bord]        
,protection1 ! ,c5t]s = ,disease        
,control & ,prev5tion1 o!r appropriate  

,f$]al entities1 & ,/ate & local        
gov]nm5ts & heal? ag5cies ) respect to  
prep>+ = & respond+ to communicable     
disease outbreaks2  7#c7 to ! ext5t     
practicable1 improve coord9ation among  
relevant int]national entities2  7#d7   
create a process to id5tify appropriate 
p]sonal protective equipm5t1 if any1 =  
cov]$ employees to r$uce ! likelihood ( 
exposure to a cov]$ communicable        
disease1 & !reaft] issue recomm5dations 
= ! equipage ( su* employees2  7#e7     
create a process to id5tify appropriate 
te*niques1 /rategies1 & protective      
infra/ructure1 if any1 = ! clean+1      
dis9fect+1 & sanitization ( aircraft &  
enclos$ facilities own$1 op]at$1 or us$ 
by an air c>ri] or airport1 & !reaft]   
issue recomm5dations p]ta9+ to su*      
te*niques1 /rategies1 & protective      
infra/ructure2  7#f7 id5tify & assign   
,f$]al ag5cy roles 9 ! deploym5t ( em]g+
 & exi/+ te*nologies & solutions to     
r$uce cov]$ communicable diseases 9 !   
aviation ecosy/em2  7#g7 cle>ly del9eate

 ! responsibilities ( ! sponsors &      
op]ators ( airports1 air c>ri]s1 &      
,f$]al ag5cies 9 respond+ to a cov]$    
communicable disease2  7#h7 incorporate1
 z appropriate1 ! recomm5dations made by
 ! ,comptroll] ,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 
to ! ,secret>y ( ,transportation conta9$
 9 ! report titl$ ,air ,travel &        
,communicable ,diseases3 ,compreh5sive  
,f$]al ,plan ,ne$$ = ,u4,s4 ,aviation   
,sy/em's ,prep>$ness1 issu$ 9 ,decemb]  
#bjae 7,,gao-#af-abg72  7#i7 consid] !  
late/ pe]-review$ sci5tific /udies t    
address communicable disease ) respect  
to air transportation2 &  7#aj7 consid] 
fund+ con/ra9ts4  7c7 ,consultation ,:5 
develop+ ! plan "u subsection 7a71 !    
,secret>y ( ,transportation %all consult
 ) aviation indu/ry & labor /akehold]s1 
includ+ repres5tatives (-- 7#a7 air     
c>ri]s1 :i* %all include dome/ic air    
c>ri]s consi/+ ( major air c>ri]s1      
l[-co/ c>ri]s1 regional air c>ri]s &    
c>go c>ri]s2  7#b7 airport op]ators1    
includ+ ) respect to l>ge hub1 m$ium    

hub1 small hub1 & nonhub comm]cial      
s]vice airports2  7#c7 labor            
organizations t repres5t airl9e pilots1 
flight att5dants1 air c>ri] airport     
cu/om] s]vice repres5tatives1 & air     
c>ri] ma9t5ance1 repair1 & ov]haul      
work]s2  7#d7 ! labor organization      
c]tifi$ "u section #gaaa ( title #e1    
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 z ! exclusive      
b>ga9+ repres5tative ( air traffic      
controll]s ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation         
,adm9i/ration2  7#e7 ! labor            
organization c]tifi$ "u su* section z ! 
exclusive b>ga9+ repres5tative ( airway 
transportation sy/ems speciali/s &      
aviation safety inspectors ( ! ,f$]al   
,aviation ,adm9i/ration2  7#f7 trade    
associations repres5t+ air c>ri]s &     
airports2  7#g7 aircraft manufactur+    
companies2 &  7#h7 su* o!r /akehold]s z 
! ,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7d7  
,report ,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ! plan
 is develop$ "u subsection 7a71 !       
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !   

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report t includes su* plan4
  7e7 ,review ( plan ,n lat] ?an #a ye> 
aft] ! date on :i* a report is submitt$ 
"u subsection 7d71 & aga9 n lat] ?an #e 
ye>s !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y %all review ! 
plan includ$ 9 su* report &1 aft]       
consultation ) aviation indu/ry & labor 
/akehold]s1 make *anges by rule z !     
,secret>y consid]s appropriate4  7f7    
,,gao /udy ,n lat] ?an #ah mon?s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all conduct & submit
 to ! ,committee on ,transportation &   
,infra/ructure ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a /udy assess+ ! national       
aviation prep>$ness plan develop$ "u    
subsection 7a71 includ+-- 7#a7 :e!r su* 
plan-- 7,a7 is responsive to any previ\s
 recomm5dations relat+ to aviation      
prep>$ness ) respect to an outbreak ( a 
cov]$ communicable disease or global    

heal? em]g5cy made by ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al2 &  7,b7 meets ! obligations ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates "u int]national conv5tions
 & treaties2 &  7#b7 ! ext5t to :i* !   
,unit$ ,/ates aviation sy/em is prep>$  
to respond to an outbreak ( a cov]$     
communicable disease4  7g7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ employee ,! 
t]m cov]$ employee means-- 7,a7 an      
individual ^: job duties require        
int]action ) air c>ri] pass5g]s on a    
regul> & cont9u+ basis & :o is an       
employee (-- 7i7 an air c>ri]2  7ii7 an 
air c>ri] contractor2  7iii7 an airport2
 or  7iv7 ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2 or  7,b7  
an air traffic controll] or sy/ems      
safety speciali/ ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation   
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,cov]$ communicable
 disease ,! t]m cov]$ communicable      
disease means a communicable disease t  
has ! pot5tial to cause a future        
epidemic or p&emic ( infecti\s disease t
 w\ld con/itute a public heal? em]g5cy (
 int]national conc]n z decl>$1 aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 by !        

,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices "u 
section #cai ( ! ,public ,heal? ,s]vice 
,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #bdg;d74  ,septemb] 
#ac1 #bjbb,report$ ) an am5dm5t1        
committ$ to ! ,committee ( ! ,:ole ,h\se
 on ! ,/ate ( ! ,union1 & ord]$ to be   
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