S.Amdt. 3459

SA 3459. Mr. CASEY (for himself and Mr. Toomey) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill H.R. 636, to amend
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend increased
expensing limitations, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie
on the table; as follows:

Strike section 5010 and insert the following:

SEC. 5010. SECONDARY COCKPIT BARRIERS.

(a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the
``Saracini Aviation Safety Act of 2016''.
(b) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall issue an order that requires--
(1) on each covered aircraft the installation of a barrier,
other than the cockpit door, that prevents access to the
flight deck of the aircraft; and
(2) for a covered aircraft--
(A) that is equipped with a cockpit door, that the barrier
required under paragraph (1) remain locked while--
(i) the aircraft is in flight; and
(ii) the cockpit door separating the flight deck and the
passenger area is open; and
(B) that is not equipped with a cockpit door, that the
barrier required under paragraph (1) remain locked as
determined appropriate by the pilot in command.
(c) Covered Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
``covered aircraft'' means a commercial aircraft--
(1) operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations;
(2) equipped with more than 75 passenger seats; and
(3) with a maximum gross takeoff weight that exceeds 75,000
pounds.

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