S 1865 IS

          104th CONGRESS

          2d Session

          To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

          to issue regulations relating to recirculation of fresh air in

          commercial aircraft, and for other purposes.

                           IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                                      June 12, 1996

          Mrs. FEINSTEIN introduced the following bill; which was read twice

              and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and

              Transportation

                                         A BILL

          To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration

          to issue regulations relating to recirculation of fresh air in

          commercial aircraft, and for other purposes.

             Be it enacted by the Senate and House of

          Representatives of the United States of America in Congress

          assembled, 

          SECTION 1. RECIRCULATION OF FRESH AIR IN COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT.

            Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this

          Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall

          issue--

                (1) regulations which require that each aircraft operated by

              an air carrier or foreign air carrier to provide air

              transportation have a ventilation system which provides in the

              cabin of the aircraft not less than 20 cubic feet of fresh air

              per minute per person in the cabin; and

                (2) regulations relating to--

                    (A) monitoring of recirculating air filters to ensure 

                  that such filters are changed when they need to be;

                    (B) maintaining a minimum standard of humidity in the

                  cabin of the aircraft; and

                    (C) monitoring of ozone levels in the cabin to assure

                  compliance with current regulations.

          SEC. 2. REPORTING OF AIR TRAVEL RELATED ILLNESSES.

            (a) TOLL FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER- Not later than 60 days after the

          date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal

          Aviation Administration shall establish and maintain a toll free

          telephone number system for receiving telephone calls to report

          illnesses relating to air travel on aircraft used to provide air

          transportation of passengers.

            (b) REPORTING- The Administrator shall prepare, publish, and

          transmit to Congress a quarterly report on the telephone calls

          received under subsection (a). Each such report shall contain, at a

          minimum, the total number of calls received during the preceding

          calendar quarter, the total number of such calls for each type of

          illness established by the Administrator, and the total number of

          such calls for each class of aircraft established by the

          Administrator per type of illness.

          SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

            For purposes of this Act, the terms `air carrier', `aircraft',

          `air transportation', and `foreign air carrier' have the meaning

          such terms have under section 101 of the Federal Aviation Act of

          1958.