,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #agfe  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #ca 7legislative  
day1 ,may #cj71 #bjbc,ms4 ,duckwor? 7=  
h]self & ,ms4 ,baldw97 introduc$ !      
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration to     
e/abli% evacuation /&>ds = transport    
category airplanes4  #a4 ,%ort title    
,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,em]g5cy      
,vacat+ ( ,aircraft ,cab9 ,act4  #b4    
,evacuation /&>ds = transport category  
airplanes  7a7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat] ?an #ah
 mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al      
,aviation ,adm9i/ration %all issue a    
f9al rule e/abli%+ evacuation /&>ds =   
transport category airplanes1 z describ$
 9 "p #be ( title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al   
,regulations4  7b7 ,consid]ations  7#a7 
,9 g5]al ,9 issu+ ! f9al rule "u        
subsection 7a71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all     
consid] factors t include-- 7,a7 !      

ability ( pass5g]s ( diff]5t ages       
7includ+ infants1 *ildr51 & s5ior       
citiz5s7 to safely & effici5tly evacuate
 a transport category airplane2  7,b7 ! 
ability ( pass5g]s ( diff]5t heights &  
weights to safely & effici5tly evacuate 
a transport category airplane2  7,c7 !  
ability ( pass5g]s ) disabilities to    
safely & effici5tly evacuate a transport
 category airplane2  7,d7 ! ability (   
pass5g]s :o _c speak1 h difficulty      
speak+1 use syn!tic spee*1 or are       
non-vocal or non-v]bal to safely &      
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2  7,e7 ! ability ( pass5g]s :o
 d n speak ,engli% to safely &          
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2  7,f7 ! impact ( ! pres5ce ( 
c>ry-on luggage or p]sonal items 7su* z 
a purse1 briefcase1 laptop1 or backpack7
 on ! ability ( pass5g]s to safely &    
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2  7,g7 ! impact ( seat size1  
seat pit*1 & aisle wid? on ! ability (  
pass5g]s to safely & effici5tly evacuate

 a transport category airplane2  7,h7 ! 
impact ( seats & o!r ob/acles 9 ! pa?way
 to ! exit op5+ f ! ne>e/ aisle on !    
ability ( pass5g]s to safely &          
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2  7,i7 ) respect to aircraft )
 p>allel longitud9al aisles1 ! impact ( 
seat pods or o!r seat+ configurations t 
block access betwe5 su* aisles )9 a cab9
 on ! ability ( pass5g]s to safely &    
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2  7,j7 ! impact ( pass5g] load
 7! numb] ( pass5g]s relative to ! numb]
 ( seats on bo>d7 on ! ability (        
pass5g]s to safely & effici5tly evacuate
 a transport category airplane2  7,k7 ! 
impact ( s]vice animals 7z def9$ 9      
sections #ce4ajd & #cf4ajd ( title #bh1 
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations7 on !       
ability ( pass5g]s 7includ+ su* s]vice  
animals & _! h&l]s7 to safely &         
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2  7,l7 ! impact ( smoke1      
d>kness1 or o!r factors t dim9i%        
visibility 9 ! aircraft cab9 on !       

ability ( pass5g]s to safely &          
effici5tly evacuate a transport category
 airplane2 &  7,m7 any o!r factor       
det]m9$ appropriate by ! ,adm9i/rator4  
7#b7 ,pass5g]s ) disabilities def9$ ,=  
purposes ( ?is subsection1 ! t]m        
pass5g]s ) disabilities-- 7,a7 means any
 qualifi$ individual ) a disability1 z  
def9$ 9 section #chb4c ( title #ad1     
,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations2 &  7,b7    
includes any pass5g]s-- 7i7 ) a physical
 impairm5t1 su* z pass5g]s :o are bl9d1 
deaf1 nonambulatory1 h limit$ mobility1 
or require a :eel*air1 walk]1 cane1     
brace1 pro/hetic1 or o!r mobility aid2  
7ii7 ^: physical impairm5t requires !   
use ( a m$ical device to assi/ )        
mobility1 su* z a portable oxyg5        
conc5trator2 or  7iii7 ) an             
intellectual1 developm5tal or m5tal     
impairm5t4