,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cfgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #be1 #bjbc ,mrs4 
,*]filus-,mc,cormick 7= h]self1 ,mr4    
,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,mr4 ,fitzpatrick1 
,mrs4 ,*avez-,de,remer1 ,mr4 ,bacon1    
,ms4 ,norton1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 & ,ms4       
,titus7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,sci5ce1      
,space1 & ,te*nology  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
direct ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al        
,aviation adm9i/ration to develop an    
int]ag5cy task =ce to develop & implem5t
 a /rategy to id5tify & advance rese>*  
on communicable diseases 9 air travel1 &
 = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is  
,act may be cit$ z ! ,heal?y ,air       
,travel ,act4  #b4 ,int]ag5cy task =ce  
on communicable diseases 9 air travel   
7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration1 9 coord9ation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 %all    

e/abli% an int]ag5cy task =ce to develop
 & implem5t a /rategy to id5tify &      
advance rese>* on communicable diseases 
9 air travel4  7b7 ,memb]%ip ,!         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration1 9 coord9ation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & !
 ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 %all    
select memb]s ( ! task =ce e/abli%$     
pursuant to subsection 7a7 f ! ,f$]al   
,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security1 & ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,heal? & ,human ,s]vices & su* o!r      
,f$]al dep>tm5ts or ag5cies z !         
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration consid]s appropriate4  7c7
 ,consultation  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,:5       
develop+ a /rategy "u subsection 7a71 ! 
task =ce e/abli%$ pursuant to su*       
subsection %all consult ) aviation      
indu/ry1 heal? exp]ts1 & 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 public heal? &         
infecti\s disease exp]ts & rese>*]s2    
7,i7 sci5ti/s & eng9e]s famili> ) air   
travel2  7,j7 g5]al aviation2 &  7,k7   

su* o!r /akehold]s z ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration consid]s 
appropriate4  7#b7 ,balance ( input ,!  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration %all ensure input f       
/akehold]s "u p>agraph 7#a7 is balanc$  
betwe5 labor /akehold]s & airl9e1       
airport1 & manufactur] /akehold]s4  7d7 
,requirem5ts on ag5cies ,! task =ce     
e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7a7     
%all-- 7#a7 det]m9e ! res\rces ne$$ by  
ea* dep>tm5t1 ag5cy1 or adm9i/ration ( !
 ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t2  7#b7 id5tify !      
responsibilities ( ea* su* dep>tm5t1    
ag5cy1 or adm9i/ration2 &  7#c7 catalog 
all int]ag5cy agreem5ts relat$ to ?is   
section = ,congress4  7e7 ,cont5ts (    
/rategy ,! task =ce e/abli%$ "u         
subsection 7a7 %all develop a /rategy t1
 at a m9imum-- 7#a7 provides a holi/ic  
look at :at is kn[n ab\t communicable   
diseases 9 air transportation2  7#b7    
id5tifies any areas ( ne$$ rese>*2  7#c7
 gives rese>*]s access to relevant data1
 includ+ deid5tifi$ heal? data1 & to !  

ext5t practicable1 gives rese>*]s access
 to aircraft & airports2  7#d7          
incorporates1 z appropriate1 !          
consid]ations made by ! ,comptroll]     
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates to ! ,secret>y 
( ,transportation conta9$ 9 ! report    
titl$ ,air ,travel & ,communicable      
,diseases3 ,f$]al ,lead]%ip ,ne$$ to    
,advance ,rese>*1 issu$ 9 ,july #bjbb   
7,,gao-#bb-ajdegi72  7#e7 consid]s !    
late/ pe]-review$ sci5tific /udies t    
address communicable disease ) respect  
to air transportation2 &  7#f7 consid]s 
fund+ con/ra9ts4  7f7 ,report ,! task   
=ce e/abli%$ pursuant to subsection 7,a7
 %all submit to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation 
( ! ,s5ate a report on ! cont5ts ( !    
/rategy develop$ "u subsection 7d7 & t  
id5tifies :at au?orities1 if any1 ! task
 =ce consid]s are ne$$ by ei!r ! task   
=ce or ! memb]%ip ag5cies ( ! task =ce  
to help ensure implem5tation ( ! /rategy

 develop$ "u subsection 7d74  7g7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,air   
transportation ,! t]m air transportation
 means ! movem5t ( pass5g]s & airl9e    
crew ?r\gh airports1 onto & (f aircraft1
 & 9 ! aircraft cab94  7#b7             
,communicable disease ,! t]m            
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