FILE h754.ih
          HR 754 IH
          105th CONGRESS
          1st Session
          To amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of child
          safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of 
          Transportation on commercial aircraft.
                             IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                                    February 13, 1997
          Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. SHAYS, Mr. CONYERS, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr.
              FILNER, Mrs. MORELLA, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, Mr. NADLER, Mr. EVANS,
              Mr. HORN, Ms. WOOLSEY, Mr. BLAGOJEVICH, Ms. NORTON, Ms.
              JACKSON-LEE of Texas, Mr. RAHALL, Mrs. CARSON, Mrs. MALONEY of
              New York, Mr. MASCARA, Mr. FLAKE, Mr. GONZALEZ, Mrs. CLAYTON,
              Mr. LANTOS, Ms. PELOSI, and Mr. DAN SCHAEFER of Colorado)
              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 use of child
          safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of 
          Transportation on commercial aircraft.
           Be it enacted by the Senate and House of
          Representatives of the United States of America in Congress
          assembled, 
          SECTION 1. CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS ON COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.
            (a) IN GENERAL- Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is
          amended by adding at the end the following new section:
          `Sec. 44725. Child restraint systems
            `Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this
          section, the Secretary shall issue regulations requiring the use of
          child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary on any
          aircraft operated by an air carrier in providing interstate air
          transportation, intrastate transportation, or overseas air
          transportation. Such regulations shall establish age or weight
          limits for children who are to use such systems.'.
            (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT- The table of sections at the beginning of
          such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new item:
          `44725. Child restraint systems.'.
          SEC. 2. INTERNATIONAL STANDARD.
            It is the sense of Congress that the United States representative
          to the International Civil Aviation Organization should seek an
          international standard to require that passengers on a civil
          aviation aircraft be restrained on takeoff and landing and when
          directed by the captain of such aircraft.