Airplane KITS Act

Bill: 115-s-1167
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI]
Introduced: 2017-05-17
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Child health

Department of Transportation

Emergency medical services and trauma care

Health technology, devices, supplies

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2017-05-17
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2017-05-17
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 or the Airplane KITS Act</b></p> <p>This bill directs the Federal Aviation Administration to: (1) consider whether federal regulations covering minimum contents of approved emergency medical kits, including first-aid kits, for passenger aircraft include appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children; and (2) revise regulations as appropriate.</p>

tv_txt: II 115th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 1167 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 17, 2017 Mr. Schatz (for himself and Mr. Moran ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to evaluate and consider revising regulations relating to emergency medical equipment requirements for passenger aircraft.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Airplane Kids In Transit Safety Act of 2017 or the Airplane KITS Act . 2. Emergency medical equipment on passenger aircraft (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 evaluate and revise, as appropriate, the regulations under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, regarding the emergency medical equipment requirements, including the contents of first-aid kits, applicable to all certificate holders operating passenger aircraft under that part. (b) Considerations In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider whether the minimum contents of approved emergency medical kits, including approved first-aid kits, include appropriate medications and equipment to meet the emergency medical needs of children.