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109TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2905

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the installation of counterMANPADS systems on certain passenger aircraft. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 15, 2005

Mr. MICA introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL

To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the installation of counter-MANPADS systems on certain passenger aircraft.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. INSTALLATION OF COUNTER-MANPADS SYS4 TEMS. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 447 of title 49, United 

6 States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol7 lowing: 

8 ‘‘§ 44729. Installation of counter-MANPADS systems 

9 ‘‘(a) INSTALLATION.—The Administrator of the Fed10 eral Aviation Administration shall require by regulation 
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1 that, not later than 2 years after the date of issuance of 

2 a type certificate or supplemental type certificate under 

3 section 44704 for a counter-MANPADS system, such sys4 tem be installed and operated on an aircraft that—

5 ‘‘(1) is a newly manufactured turbojet powered 

6 aircraft; 

7 ‘‘(2) has a maximum passenger capacity of at 

8 least 800 seats or a maximum take-off weight of 

9 1,000,000 pounds or greater; and 

10 ‘‘(3) is used to provide air transportation or 

11 intrastate air transportation of passengers. 

12 ‘‘(b) EXTENSION OF DEADLINE.—The Administrator 

13 may extend the deadline established by subsection (a) if 

14 the Administrator determines that such action is nec15 essary to promote—

16 ‘‘(1) a safe and orderly transition to the oper17 ation of passenger aircraft equipped with counter18 MANPADS systems; or 

19 ‘‘(2) other safety objectives. 

20 ‘‘(c) REMOVAL.—The Administrator shall issue regu21 lations specifying the conditions under which a person may 

22 operate an aircraft subject to subsection (a) during a pe23 riod in which, for purposes of inspection, repair, alter24 ation, or replacement, the counter-MANPADS system of 

25 the aircraft has been removed or rendered inoperable. 
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1 ‘‘(d) STUDY.—The Administrator shall conduct a 

2 study to determine the feasibility of installing and oper3 ating counter-MANPADS systems on newly manufactured 

4 turbojet powered aircraft with a maximum take-off weight 

5 of 1,000,000 pounds or greater that will be used to provide 

6 all-cargo air transportation. 

7 ‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following 

8 definitions apply: 

9 ‘‘(1) COUNTER-MANPADS SYSTEM.—The term 

10 ‘counter-MANPADS system’ means a system of 

11 equipment to protect commercial aircraft against 

12 MANPADS. 

13 ‘‘(2) MANPADS.—The term ‘MANPADS’ has 

14 the meaning given such term in section 4026(e) of 

15 Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act 

16 of 2004 (Public Law 108–458). 

17 ‘‘(3) NEWLY MANUFACTURED TURBOJET POW18 ERED AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘newly manufactured 

19 turbojet powered aircraft’ means a turbojet powered 

20 aircraft manufactured after the date of issuance of 

21 the first type certificate or supplemental type certifi22 cate under section 44704 for a counter-MANPADS 

23 system.’’. 
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1 (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—The analysis for 

2 chapter 447 of such title is amended by adding at the end 

3 the following:

‘‘44729. Installation of counter-MANPADS systems.’’.

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