Sec. 213. Prohibition of discrimination in specified public transportation services provided by private entities
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No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of vaccination status, or the individual’s unwillingness or inability to present a vaccine passport or other proof of vaccinations status, in the full and equal enjoyment of specified public transportation services provided by a private entity that is primarily engaged in the business of transporting people and whose operations affect commerce. For purposes of subsection (a), discrimination includes— the imposition or application by an entity described in subsection
(a)of eligibility criteria that screens out or tends to screen out an individual based on vaccination status or any class of individuals based on vaccination status from fully enjoying the specified public transportation services provided by the entity, unless such criteria can be shown to be necessary for the provision of the services being offered; and the failure of such entity to make reasonable modifications, including physical distancing for an unvaccinated individual or an unvaccinated individual wearing a mask or personal protective equipment, to the extent that the unvaccinated individual interacts with individuals who are vulnerable to COVID–19 and unvaccinated for COVID–19. Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, an individual shall not be considered to be discriminated against on the basis of vaccination status in violation of this section if that individual is required to engage in physical distancing, wear a mask, or wear personal protective equipment.