Cargo Flight Deck Security Act of 2023

I 118TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3909 To amend title 49, United States Code, to restrict an air carrier from operating certain aircraft in all-cargo air transportation without meeting certain requirements for intrusion resistance, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JUNE 7, 2023 Mr. GARCI´A of Illinois (for himself and Mr. FITZPATRICK) introduced the fol- lowing bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To amend title 49, United States Code, to restrict an air carrier from operating certain aircraft in all-cargo air transportation without meeting certain requirements for intrusion resistance, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cargo Flight Deck 4 Security Act of 2023’’. 5 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jul 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3909.IH H3909 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 2 •HR 3909 IH SEC. 2. IMPROVED ALL-CARGO FLIGHT DECK INTEGRITY 1 MEASURES. 2 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 3 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol- 4 lowing: 5 ‘‘§ 44741. All-cargo flight deck integrity measures 6 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for an air 7 carrier to operate a covered aircraft after January 1, 8 2027, in a covered operation unless such aircraft is 9 equipped with a cockpit door that— 10 ‘‘(1) meets the requirements of section 11 25.795(a) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 12 with respect to intrusion resistance; and 13 ‘‘(2) remains locked while the aircraft is in 14 flight, as directed by the pilot in command of such 15 aircraft. 16 ‘‘(b) EFFECT OF RULEMAKING.—The requirement of 17 subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 2027, re- 18 gardless of whether the Administrator of the Federal Avia- 19 tion Administration has issued regulations to implement 20 such requirement. 21 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 22 ‘‘(1) COVERED AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘covered 23 aircraft’ means an aircraft with a cockpit door under 24 subsection (a)(1) on each new aircraft manufactured 25 after January 1, 2027, for delivery used in all-cargo 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jul 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3909.IH H3909 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB 3 •HR 3909 IH air transportation with a maximum certificated pay- 1 load capacity that exceeds 6,500 pounds. 2 ‘‘(2) COVERED OPERATION.—The term ‘covered 3 operation’ means an operation in all-cargo air trans- 4 portation under the provisions of part 121 of title 5 14, Code of Federal Regulations.’’. 6 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap- 7 ter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 8 adding at the end the following: 9 ‘‘44741. All-cargo flight deck integrity measures.’’. Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 21:02 Jul 06, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3909.IH H3909 pbinns on DSKJLVW7X2PROD with $$_JOB