,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #djj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #ad1      
#bjbc,ms4 ,duckworth 7for herself and   
,mrs4 ,fischer7 introduced the following
 bill2 which was read twice and referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to require the ,secretary of         
,transportation to annually report on   
aviation consumer complaints related to 
passengers with a disability4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,prioritizing ,accountability and   
,accessibility for ,aviation ,consumers 
,act of #bjbc4  #b4 ,annual report of   
the ,secretary of ,transportation on    
aviation consumer complaints related to 
passengers with a disability  7a7       
,annual report ,not later than #a year  
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 and annually thereafter1 the      
,secretary of ,transportation shall     
submit a report on aviation consumer    
complaints related to passengers with a 

disability filed with the ,department of
 ,transportation to the ,committee on   
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives1 and     
shall make each report publicly         
available4  7b7 ,report ,each report    
submitted under subsection 7a7 shall    
include1 but not be limited to1 the     
following3 7#a7 ,the number of aviation 
consumer complaints related to          
passengers with a disability filed with 
the ,department of ,transportation      
during the #e most recent calendar      
years4  7#b7 ,the nature of such        
complaints1 such as reported issues     
with-- 7,a7 an air carrier1 including an
 air carrier's staff training or lack   
thereof2  7,b7 mishandling of passengers
 with a disability or their             
accessibility equipment2  7,c7 the      
condition or lack of accessibility      
equipment or materials2  7,d7 the       
accessibility of in-flight services1    

including accessing and utilizing       
on-board lavatories1 for passengers with
 a disability2  7,e7 difficulties       
experienced by passengers with a        
disability in communicating with an air 
carrier or staff of an air carrier2     
7,f7 difficulties experienced by        
passengers with a disability in being   
moved1 handled1 or having their schedule
 changed without consent2  7,g7 issues  
experienced by passengers with a        
disability traveling with a service     
animal2 and  7,h7 such other issues as  
the ,secretary of ,transportation deems 
appropriate4  7#c7 ,an overview of the  
review process for such complaints      
received during such period4  7#d7 ,how 
quickly review for each such complaint  
was initiated4  7#e7 ,how quickly each  
such complaint was resolved or otherwise
 addressed4  7#f7 ,of the complaints    
that were found to violate section      
#dagje of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code 7commonly known as the ,air       
,carrier ,access ,act of #aihf7-- 7,a7  

the number of such complaints for which 
a formal enforcement order was issued2  
and  7,b7 the number of such complaints 
for which a formal enforcement order was
 not issued4  7#g7 ,how many aviation   
consumer complaints related to          
passengers with a disability were       
referred to the ,department of ,justice 
for an enforcement action under-- 7,a7  
section #ejd of the ,rehabilitation ,act
 of #aigc 7#bi ,u4,s4,c4 #gid72  7,b7   
the ,americans with ,disabilities ,act  
of #aiij 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #abaja et seq472
 or  7,c7 any other provision of law4   
7#h7 ,how many aviation consumer        
complaints related to passengers with a 
disability filed with the ,department of
 ,transportation that involved airport  
staff1 or other matters under the       
jurisdiction of the ,federal ,aviation  
,administration1 were referred to the   
,federal ,aviation ,administration4     
7#i7 ,how many aviation consumer        
complaints related to passengers with a 
disability filed with the ,department of

 ,transportation that involved          
,transportation ,security               
,administration staff1 or other matters 
under the jurisdiction of the           
,transportation ,security               
,administration1 were referred to the   
,transportation ,security               
,administration or the ,department of   
,homeland ,security4  7c7 ,definitions  
7#a7 ,in general ,the definitions set   
forth in section #djajb of title #di1   
,united ,states ,code1 and section      
#chb4c of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations1 apply to any term defined 
in such sections that is used in this   
section4  7#b7 ,passengers with a       
disability defined ,in this section1 the
 term passengers with a disability has  
the meaning given the term qualified    
individual with a disability in section 
#chb4c of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations4  7d7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated such sums as are        
necessary to carry out this section4