vided in subsection (c), the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary, 
Transportation Security Administration, shall issue 
regulations to establish a limit on the size of bag-
gage and personal items allowed to be carried by a 
passenger on board an aircraft. 
(2) CARRY-ON BAGGAGE RESTRICTIONS.—Such 
regulations shall require that each passenger may 
bring only one carry-on bag and one personal item, 
the dimensions of each, when loaded, shall not ex-
ceed 56 centimeters in length by 45 centimeters in 
height by 25 centimeters in width (rounded to 22 
inches by 18 inches (17.75) by 10 inches (9.85)). 
(b) FAA REGULATIONS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration shall modify sec-
tion 121.589 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to 
require that the carry-on baggage program of each air car-
rier limits each passenger boarding an aircraft to not more 
than one piece of carry-on baggage and one personal item 
described in subsection (a). An air carrier may establish 
smaller size limits for carry-on baggage and a personal 
item than the limits set forth in this section. 
(c) EXCLUSIONS FOR CARRY-ON BAGGAGE LIMITA-
TIONS.—The carry-on baggage and personal item limita-
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tions established by the TSA and the FAA under this sec-
tion shall not apply to— 
(1) a child safety seat for a child passenger; 
(2) assistive devices for disabled passengers, in-
cluding wheelchairs, canes, and crutches; 
(3) musical instruments; 
(4) outer garments, including a coat and a hat; 
and 
(5) cockpit and cabin crew in uniform. 
(d) NOTIFICATION.— 
(1) TSA.—The TSA shall post on its Web site 
and in plain view signs notifying passengers of the 
Federal carry-on baggage and personal item limita-
tions at the check-in desk outside of the passenger 
security screening checkpoint and at the passenger 
security screening checkpoint. 
(2) FAA.—The FAA shall provide notice of 
carry-on baggage and personal item limitations to 
each ticket purchaser and post such limitations on 
its Web site, in appropriate passenger education sec-
tions. 
(e) USE OF TEMPLATE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 6 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, TSA 
shall install and utilize a template with a maximum 
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depth and width that will prevent the conveyor belt 
passage at each security checkpoint of carry-on bag-
gage or a personal item that exceeds the dimensions 
set forth in subsection (a). 
(2) CHECK-IN REQUIREMENT.—TSA represent-
atives shall require any passenger whose carry-on 
baggage or personal item exceeds the maximum 
length of the dimensions set forth in subsection (a) 
to check such carry-on baggage or personal item. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the following defi-
nitions apply: 
(1) The term ‘‘FAA’’ means the Federal Avia-
tion Administration. 
(2) The term ‘‘passenger’’ means an individual 
who boards an aircraft, including any child under 
the age of 2 who boards an aircraft without regard 
to whether or not a ticket for air transportation was 
purchased for the child. 
(3) The term ‘‘TSA’’ means the Transportation 
Security Administration. 
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