,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #didj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,august #h1 #bjbe,mr4
 ,steube introduced the following bill2 
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
establish a system to expedite gate     
passes and flight access procedures at  
domestic airports to allow caregivers1  
parents1 and guardians to accompany     
minors and passengers needing assistance
 to their flights1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,accommodating      
,individuals ,requesting ,familial      
,assistance in ,riding ,efficiently ,act
 or the ,,airfare ,act4  #b4            
,establishment of system to expedite    
gate passes and flight access procedures
 to allow caregivers1 parents1 and      
guardians to accompany minors and       
passengers needing assistance to their  
flights  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,caregivers ,the term     
caregivers means individuals responsible

 for the care of minors or passengers   
needing assistance4  7#b7 ,minors ,the  
term minors means individuals under the 
age of #ah4  7#c7 ,passengers needing   
assistance ,the term passengers needing 
assistance means individuals requiring  
special assistance related to their     
health or mobility1 such as wheelchair  
users4  7b7 ,implementation ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,transportation   
,security ,administration 7,,tsa7 shall 
establish a system at domestic airports 
to expedite gate passes and flight      
access procedures4 ,the system shall    
ensure the following3 7#a7 ,air carriers
 may offer up to two gate passes to     
caregivers1 parents1 and guardians who  
are accompanying a minor or a passenger 
needing assistance to a departing       
flight4  7#b7 ,if applicable1           
caregivers1 parents1 and guardians may  
apply their existing ,,tsa ,pre-,check  
privileges to such gate passes via their

 ,known ,traveler ,numbers1 and such    
gate passes shall note such status in   
the same manner and to the same extent  
as such status would be noted on a      
ticket issued to such caregivers1       
parents1 and guardians4  7c7            
,requirement ,in the case of a passenger
 needing assistance who makes use of a  
wheelchair1 a gate pass may be issued to
 a caregiver of such passenger pursuant 
to subsection 7b7 only if such caregiver
 is the individual pushing such         
wheelchair4