Sec. 190504. National aviation preparedness plan
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The Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the heads of such other Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary considers appropriate, shall develop a national aviation preparedness plan for communicable disease outbreaks. A plan developed under subsection
(a)shall, at a minimum— provide airports and air carriers with an adaptable and scalable framework with which to align the individual plans of such airports and air carriers and provide appropriate guidance as to each individual plan; improve coordination among airports, air carriers, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, other appropriate Federal entities, and State and local governments or health agencies on developing policies that increase the effectiveness of screening, quarantining, and contact-tracing with respect to inbound international passengers; ensure that at-risk employees are equipped with appropriate personal protective equipment to reduce the likelihood of exposure to pathogens in the event of a pandemic; ensure aircraft and enclosed facilities owned, operated, or used by an air carrier or airport are cleaned, disinfected, and sanitized frequently in accordance with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance; and incorporate all elements referenced in the recommendation of the Comptroller General of the United States to the Secretary of Transportation contained in the report titled Air Travel and Communicable Diseases: Comprehensive Federal Plan Needed for U.S. Aviation System’s Preparedness issued in December 2015 (GAO–16–127). When developing a plan under subsection (a), the Secretary of Transportation shall consult with aviation industry and labor stakeholders, including representatives of— air carriers; small, medium, and large hub airports; labor organizations that represent airline pilots, flight attendants, air carrier airport customer service representatives, and air carrier maintenance, repair, and overhaul workers; the labor organization certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code, as the exclusive bargaining representative of air traffic controllers of the Federal Aviation Administration; the labor organization certified under such section as the exclusive bargaining representative of airway transportation systems specialists and aviation safety inspectors of the Federal Aviation Administration; and such other stakeholders as the Secretary considers appropriate. Not later than 30 days after the plan is developed under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress such plan. In this section, the term at-risk employees means— individuals whose job duties require interaction with air carrier passengers on a regular and continuing basis that are employees of— air carriers; air carrier contractors; airports; and Federal departments or agencies; and air traffic controllers and systems safety specialists of the Federal Aviation Administration.