Sec. 538. Deterring crewmember interference
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall convene a task force to develop voluntary standards and best practices relating to suspected violations of sections 46318, 46503, and 46504 of title 49, United States Code, including— proper and consistent incident documentation and reporting techniques; best practices for flight crew and cabin crew response, including de-escalation; improved coordination between stakeholders, including flight crew and cabin crew, airport staff, other Federal agencies as appropriate, and law enforcement; and appropriate enforcement actions. The task force convened under paragraph
(1)shall be comprised representatives of— air carriers; airport sponsors and airport law enforcement agencies; other Federal agencies determined necessary by the Administrator; labor organizations representing air carrier pilots; labor organizations representing flight attendants; and labor organizations representing ticketing, check-in, or other customer service representatives employed by air carriers. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall initiate such actions as may be necessary to include in the briefing of passengers before takeoff required under section 121.571 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, a statement informing passengers that it is against Federal law to assault or threaten to assault any individual on an aircraft or interfere with the duties of a crewmember. For purposes of this section, the definitions in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to terms in this section.