,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #geja  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #aa1       
#bjbf,mr4 ,kennedy of ,new ,york 7for   
himself and ,mr4 ,langworthy7 introduced
 the following bill2 which was referred 
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to issue      
certain regulations eliminating public  
charters from being eligible for        
on-demand eligibility under part #chj of
 title #ad1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,safe ,flights for ,passengers  
and ,flight ,crews ,act4  #b4 ,on-demand
 eligibility  7a7 ,requirement          
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law and beginning #ij days after the    
date of enactment of this ,act1 any     
passenger-carrying scheduled charter    
operation shall be regulated by the     
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation

 ,administration as a domestic operation
 or a flag operation1 as the case may   
be1 under part #aba of title #ad1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 when operating
 an aircraft having a passenger-seat    
configuration of more than #i passenger 
seats1 excluding each crewmember seat4  
7b7 ,effect of rulemaking ,the          
requirements of subsection 7a7 shall    
take effect #ij days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 regardless of   
whether the ,administrator of the       
,federal ,aviation ,administration has  
issued regulations to implement such    
requirement4  7c7 ,passenger-carrying   
scheduled charter operation defined ,in 
this section1 the term                  
passenger-carrying scheduled charter    
operation means any common carriage     
passenger-carrying operation for        
compensation or hire conducted by an air
 carrier or commercial operator that is 
a public charter operation under part   
#chj of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal    
,regulations1 for which the certificate 

holder or its representative offers in  
advance the departure location1         
departure time1 and arrival location4