,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #agfe  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ca       
7legislative day1 ,may #cj71 #bjbc,ms4  
,duckworth 7for herself and ,ms4        
,baldwin7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,federal ,aviation          
,administration to establish evacuation 
standards for transport category        
airplanes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,emergency ,vacating
 of ,aircraft ,cabin ,act4  #b4         
,evacuation standards for transport     
category airplanes  7a7 ,rulemaking ,not
 later than #ah months after the date of
 enactment of this section1 the         
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall issue a final    
rule establishing evacuation standards  
for transport category airplanes1 as    
described in part #be of title #ad1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations4  7b7    

,considerations  7#a7 ,in general ,in   
issuing the final rule under subsection 
7a71 the ,administrator shall consider  
factors that include-- 7,a7 the ability 
of passengers of different ages         
7including infants1 children1 and senior
 citizens7 to safely and efficiently    
evacuate a transport category airplane2 
7,b7 the ability of passengers of       
different heights and weights to safely 
and efficiently evacuate a transport    
category airplane2  7,c7 the ability of 
passengers with disabilities to safely  
and efficiently evacuate a transport    
category airplane2  7,d7 the ability of 
passengers who cannot speak1 have       
difficulty speaking1 use synthetic      
speech1 or are non-vocal or non-verbal  
to safely and efficiently evacuate a    
transport category airplane2  7,e7 the  
ability of passengers who do not speak  
,english to safely and efficiently      
evacuate a transport category airplane2 
7,f7 the impact of the presence of      
carry-on luggage or personal items 7such

 as a purse1 briefcase1 laptop1 or      
backpack7 on the ability of passengers  
to safely and efficiently evacuate a    
transport category airplane2  7,g7 the  
impact of seat size1 seat pitch1 and    
aisle width on the ability of passengers
 to safely and efficiently evacuate a   
transport category airplane2  7,h7 the  
impact of seats and other obstacles in  
the pathway to the exit opening from the
 nearest aisle on the ability of        
passengers to safely and efficiently    
evacuate a transport category airplane2 
7,i7 with respect to aircraft with      
parallel longitudinal aisles1 the impact
 of seat pods or other seating          
configurations that block access between
 such aisles within a cabin on the      
ability of passengers to safely and     
efficiently evacuate a transport        
category airplane2  7,j7 the impact of  
passenger load 7the number of passengers
 relative to the number of seats on     
board7 on the ability of passengers to  
safely and efficiently evacuate a       

transport category airplane2  7,k7 the  
impact of service animals 7as defined in
 sections #ce4ajd and #cf4ajd of title  
#bh1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations7 on 
the ability of passengers 7including    
such service animals and their handlers7
 to safely and efficiently evacuate a   
transport category airplane2  7,l7 the  
impact of smoke1 darkness1 or other     
factors that diminish visibility in the 
aircraft cabin on the ability of        
passengers to safely and efficiently    
evacuate a transport category airplane2 
and  7,m7 any other factor determined   
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7#b7
 ,passengers with disabilities defined  
,for purposes of this subsection1 the   
term passengers with disabilities-- 7,a7
 means any qualified individual with a  
disability1 as defined in section #chb4c
 of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations2 and  7,b7 includes any    
passengers-- 7i7 with a physical        
impairment1 such as passengers who are  
blind1 deaf1 nonambulatory1 have limited

 mobility1 or require a wheelchair1     
walker1 cane1 brace1 prosthetic1 or     
other mobility aid2  7ii7 whose physical
 impairment requires the use of a       
medical device to assist with mobility1 
such as a portable oxygen concentrator2 
or  7iii7 with an intellectual1         
developmental or mental impairment4