To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to conduct a study of air quality in aircraft cabins.

SA 3541. Mrs. FEINSTEIN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3452 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller to the bill
H.R. 1586, to impose an additional tax on bonuses received from certain
TARP recipients; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title V, insert the following:

SEC. 564. STUDY OF AIR QUALITY IN AIRCRAFT CABINS.

(a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall conduct a study of air quality
in aircraft cabins to--
(1) assess bleed air quality on the full range of
commercial aircraft operating in the United States;
(2) identify oil-based contaminants, hydraulic fluid
toxins, and other air toxins that appear in cabin air and
measure the quantity and prevalence of those toxins through a
comprehensive sampling program;
(3) determine the specific amount of toxic fumes present in
aircraft cabins that constitutes a health risk to passengers;
(4) develop a systematic reporting standard for smoke and
fume events in aircraft cabins;
(5) evaluate the severity of symptoms among individuals
exposed to toxic fumes during flight;
(6) determine the extent to which the installation of
sensors and air filters on commercial aircraft would provide
a public health benefit; and
(7) make recommendations for regulatory or procedural
changes to reduce the adverse health effects of poor air
quality in aircraft cabins, including recommendations with
respect to the appropriateness and public health benefits of
a requirement to install sensors and air filters on all
aircraft or all new aircraft.
(b) Authority to Monitor Air in Aircraft Cabins.--For
purposes of conducting the study required by subsection (a),
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration
shall require domestic air carriers to allow air quality
monitoring on their aircraft.
(c) Regulations.--If the Administrator makes
recommendations under subsection (a)(7) for regulations to
reduce the adverse health effects associated with poor air
quality in commercial aircraft cabins, the Administrator
shall--
(1) issue a notice of proposed rulemaking with respect to
such regulations not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act; and
(2) issue final rules with respect to such regulations not
later than 36 months after the date of the enactment of this
Act.

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