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(c) CONSULTATION.—The Administrator shall consult with the 
National Transportation Safety Board in developing the report 
required under this section. 
SEC. 335. FLIGHT ATTENDANT DUTY PERIOD LIMITATIONS AND REST 
REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) MODIFICATION OF FINAL RULE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
modify the final rule of the Federal Aviation Administration 
published in the Federal Register on August 19, 1994 (59 
Fed. Reg. 42974; relating to flight attendant duty period limita-
tions and rest requirements) in accordance with the require-
ments of this subsection. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The final rule, as modified under para-
graph (1), shall ensure that— 
(A) a flight attendant scheduled to a duty period of 
14 hours or less is given a scheduled rest period of at 
least 10 consecutive hours; and 
(B) the rest period is not reduced under any cir-
cumstances. 
(b) FATIGUE RISK MANAGEMENT PLAN.— 
(1) SUBMISSION OF PLAN BY PART 121 AIR CARRIERS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
each air carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code 
of Federal Regulations (in this section referred to as a ‘‘part 
121 air carrier’’), shall submit to the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration for review and acceptance a 
fatigue risk management plan for the carrier’s flight attendants. 
(2) CONTENTS OF PLAN.—A fatigue risk management plan 
submitted by a part 121 air carrier under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) Current flight time and duty period limitations. 
(B) A rest scheme consistent with such limitations 
that enables the management of flight attendant fatigue, 
including annual training to increase awareness of— 
(i) fatigue; 
(ii) the effects of fatigue on flight attendants; and 
(iii) fatigue countermeasures. 
(C) Development and use of a methodology that contin-
ually assesses the effectiveness of implementation of the 
plan, including the ability of the plan— 
(i) to improve alertness; and 
(ii) to mitigate performance errors. 
(3) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enact-
ment of this Act, the Administrator shall review and accept 
or reject each fatigue risk management plan submitted under 
this subsection. If the Administrator rejects a plan, the 
Administrator 
shall 
provide 
suggested 
modifications 
for 
resubmission of the plan. 
(4) PLAN UPDATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A part 121 air carrier shall update 
its fatigue risk management plan under paragraph (1) 
every 2 years and submit the update to the Administrator 
for review and acceptance. 
(B) REVIEW.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of submission of a plan update under subparagraph (A),
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the Administrator shall review and accept or reject the 
update. If the Administrator rejects an update, the 
Administrator shall provide suggested modifications for 
resubmission of the update. 
(5) COMPLIANCE.—A part 121 air carrier shall comply with 
the fatigue risk management plan of the air carrier that is 
accepted by the Administrator under this subsection. 
(6) CIVIL PENALTIES.—A violation of this subsection by a 
part 121 air carrier shall be treated as a violation of chapter 
447 of title 49, United States Code, for purposes of the applica-
tion of civil penalties under chapter 463 of that title. 
SEC. 336. SECONDARY COCKPIT BARRIERS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the ‘‘Saracini 
Aviation Safety Act of 2018’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall issue an order requiring installation of a sec-
ondary cockpit barrier on each new aircraft that is manufactured 
for delivery to a passenger air carrier in the United States operating 
under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regula-
tions. 
SEC. 337. AIRCRAFT CABIN EVACUATION PROCEDURES. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration shall review— 
(1) evacuation certification of transport-category aircraft 
used in air transportation, with regard to— 
(A) emergency conditions, including impacts into water; 
(B) crew procedures used for evacuations under actual 
emergency conditions; 
(C) any relevant changes to passenger demographics 
and legal requirements, including the Americans with 
Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12101 et seq.), that 
affect emergency evacuations; and 
(D) any relevant changes to passenger seating configu-
rations, including changes to seat width, padding, reclining, 
size, pitch, leg room, and aisle width; and 
(2) recent accidents and incidents in which passengers 
evacuated such aircraft. 
(b) CONSULTATION; REVIEW OF DATA.—In conducting the review 
under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) consult with the National Transportation Safety Board, 
transport-category aircraft manufacturers, air carriers, and 
other relevant experts and Federal agencies, including groups 
representing passengers, airline crew members, maintenance 
employees, and emergency responders; and 
(2) review relevant data with respect to evacuation certifi-
cation of transport-category aircraft. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the results 
of the review under subsection (a) and related recommendations, 
if any, including recommendations for revisions to the assumptions 
and methods used for assessing evacuation certification of transport- 
category aircraft.
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SEC. 338. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) each air carrier should have in place policies and proce-
dures to address sexual misconduct, including policies and 
procedures to— 
(B) facilitate the reporting of sexual misconduct to 
appropriate law enforcement agencies; 
(C) communicate to personnel and passengers of the 
air carrier the rights of such individuals with respect to 
sexual misconduct; 
(D) train personnel of the air carrier to recognize and 
respond appropriately to, and to notify the appropriate 
law enforcement agency of, sexual misconduct; and 
(E) ensure other appropriate actions are undertaken 
to respond effectively to sexual misconduct; and 
(2) individuals who perpetrate sexual misconduct should 
be held accountable under all applicable Federal and State 
laws. 
SEC. 339. CIVIL PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE. 
(a) INTERFERENCE WITH CABIN
OR FLIGHT CREW.—Section 
46318(a) of title 49, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘or sexually’’ after ‘‘physically’’ each place 
it appears; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$25,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$35,000’’. 
SEC. 339A. NATIONAL IN-FLIGHT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
TASK
FORCE.—The Secretary of 
Transportation shall establish a task force, to be known as the 
‘‘National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force’’ (referred to 
in this section as ‘‘Task Force’’) to— 
(1) review current practices, protocols and requirements 
of air carriers in responding to allegations of sexual misconduct 
by passengers onboard aircraft, including training, reporting 
and data collection; and 
(2) provide recommendations on training, reporting and 
data collection regarding allegations of sexual misconduct occur-
ring on passenger airline flights that are informed by the 
review of information described in paragraph (1) and subsection 
(c)(5) on passengers who have experienced sexual misconduct 
onboard aircraft. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be composed of, at 
a minimum, representatives from— 
(1) Department of Transportation; 
(2) Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau 
of Investigation, Office of Victims for Crimes, and the Office 
on Violence Against Women; 
(3) National organizations that specialize in providing serv-
ices to sexual assault victims; 
(4) labor organizations that represent flight attendants; 
(5) labor organizations that represent pilots; 
(6) airports; 
(7) air carriers; 
(8) State and local law enforcement agencies; and 
(9) such other Federal agencies and stakeholder organiza-
tions as the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate.
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(c) PURPOSE OF TASK FORCE.—The purpose of the Task Force 
shall be to— 
(1) issue recommendations for addressing allegations of 
sexual misconduct by passengers onboard aircraft, including 
airline employee and contractor training; 
(2) issue recommendations on effective ways for passengers 
involved in incidents of alleged sexual misconduct to report 
such allegation of sexual misconduct; 
(3) issue recommendations on how to most effectively pro-
vide data on instances of alleged sexual misconduct onboard 
aircraft and to whom the data collected should be reported 
in a manner that protects the privacy and confidentiality of 
individuals involved in incidents of alleged sexual misconduct 
and precludes the release of data that publically identifies 
an individual air carrier to enable better understanding of 
the frequency and severity of such misconduct; 
(4) issue recommendations for flight attendants, pilots, and 
other appropriate airline personnel on law enforcement notifica-
tion in incidents of alleged sexual misconduct; 
(5) review and utilize first-hand accounts from passengers 
who have experienced sexual misconduct onboard aircraft; and 
(6) other matters deemed necessary by the Task Force. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Task Force shall submit a report with its rec-
ommendations and findings developed pursuant to subsection (c) 
to the Secretary of Transportation. 
(e) PLAN.—Not later than 180 days after receiving the report 
required under subsection (d) the Secretary of Transportation, in 
coordination with relevant federal agencies, shall submit to appro-
priate committees of Congress a plan to address the recommenda-
tions in the report required under subsection (d). The Secretary 
of Transportation shall make changes to guidance, policies and 
regulations, as necessary, within 1 year of submitting the plan 
required in this subsection. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 1 year after submitting the 
plan required in this subsection, the Secretary of Transportation 
may issue regulations as deemed necessary to require each air 
carrier and other covered entity to develop a policy concerning 
sexual misconduct in accordance with the recommendations and 
findings of the Task Force under subsection (c). 
(g) SUNSET.—The Task Force established pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall terminate upon the submission of the report pursuant 
to subsection (d). 
SEC. 339B. REPORTING PROCESS FOR SEXUAL MISCONDUCT ONBOARD 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, in coordination 
with relevant Federal agencies, shall establish a streamlined 
process, based on the plan required under section 339A(e) of this 
Act, for individuals involved in incidents of alleged sexual mis-
conduct onboard aircraft to report such allegations of sexual mis-
conduct to law enforcement in a manner that protects the privacy 
and confidentiality of individuals involved in such allegations. 
(b) AVAILABILITY
OF REPORTING PROCESS.—The process for 
reporting established under subsection (a) shall be made available 
to the public on the primary Internet websites of—