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[H.R. 9135 Reported in House (RH)]
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Union Calendar No. 733
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9135
[Report No. 118-898]
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require certain air
carriers to develop and regularly update an operational resiliency
strategy, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2024
Mr. Larsen of Washington (for himself and Mr. Cohen) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure
December 18, 2024
Additional sponsors: Mr. Stanton, Mr. Garamendi, Mrs. Napolitano, Ms.
Brownley, Ms. Norton, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Carter of Louisiana, and Mr.
DeSaulnier
December 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July
25, 2024]
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A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require certain air
carriers to develop and regularly update an operational resiliency
strategy, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Ensuring Airline Resiliency to
Reduce Delays and Cancellations Act''.
SEC. 2. AIRLINE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCY PLANS.
(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment
of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require a covered
carrier to develop and regularly update an operational resiliency
strategy to prevent or limit the impact of future flight disruptions on
passengers.
(b) Operational Resiliency Strategy.--In each operational
resiliency strategy developed under subsection (a), a covered carrier
shall include a description of--
(1) the potential impact of severe weather and other
reasonably anticipated disruptive events on the operations of
the carrier and how the carrier seeks to prevent or limit the
impact of such events on passengers;
(2) the potential impact of severe weather events and other
reasonably anticipated disruptive events on--
(A) staffing models, including the ability of such
models to ensure the workforce is able to adequately
respond to such events and reschedule passengers,
flight crews, operations staff, and other appropriate
personnel; and
(B) the current information and technology systems
of the carrier, including crew scheduling systems, and
the preparedness of such systems to continue operations
after such an event or disruption;
(3) the preparedness of the carrier to maintain operations
and limit or prevent the impact of other potential disruptive
events identified by the carrier;
(4) the extent to which the carrier addresses known
cybersecurity risks and information technology deficiencies and
vulnerabilities to prevent potential flight disruptions; and
(5) any other issues the Secretary determines appropriate
to protect consumers and maintain the operational stability of
the airline industry.
(c) Proprietary Information.--The Secretary shall develop a method
to protect the confidentiality of any trade secret or proprietary
information submitted in an operational resiliency strategy under
subsection (b).
(d) Evaluation.--
(1) Audit.--Not later than 3 years after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United
States shall initiate an audit to evaluate the effectiveness of
the operational resiliency strategies developed under this
section by covered air carriers.
(2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after completion of the
audit conducted under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General
shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate a report on the findings of the audit.
(e) Covered Carrier.--In this section, the term ``covered carrier''
has the meaning given such term in section 259.3 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations (or successor regulations).
Union Calendar No. 733
118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9135
[Report No. 118-898]
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to require certain air
carriers to develop and regularly update an operational resiliency
strategy, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
December 18, 2024
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed