Sec. 830. Formal sexual assault and harassment policies on air carriers and foreign air carriers
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Chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, each air carrier and foreign air carrier transporting passengers for compensation shall issue, in consultation with labor unions representing personnel of the air carrier or foreign air carrier, a formal policy with respect to transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents. The policy required under subsection
(a)shall include— a statement indicating that no transportation sexual assault or harassment incident is acceptable under any circumstance; procedures that facilitate the reporting of a transportation sexual assault or harassment incident, including— appropriate public outreach activities; and confidential phone and internet-based opportunities for reporting; procedures that personnel should follow upon the reporting of a transportation sexual assault or harassment incident, including actions to protect affected individuals from continued sexual assault or harassment and to notify law enforcement when appropriate; procedures that may limit or prohibit, to the extent practicable, future travel with the air carrier or foreign air carrier by any passenger who causes a transportation sexual assault or harassment incident; and training that is required for all appropriate personnel with respect to the policy required under subsection (a), including— specific training for personnel who may receive reports of transportation sexual assault or harassment incidents; and recognizing and responding to potential human trafficking victims, in the same manner as required under section 44734(a)(4). An air carrier or foreign air carrier described in subsection
(a)shall prominently display, on the internet website of the air carrier or foreign air carrier and through the use of appropriate signage, a written statement that informs passengers and personnel of the procedure for reporting a transportation sexual assault or harassment incident. Compliance with the requirements of this section, and any policy issued thereunder, shall not determine whether the air carrier or foreign air carrier described in subsection
(a)has acted with any requisite standard of care. In this section: The term personnel means an employee or contractor of an air carrier or foreign air carrier. The term sexual assault means the occurrence of an act that constitutes any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent. The term transportation sexual assault or harassment incident means the occurrence, or reasonably suspected occurrence, of an act that— constitutes sexual assault or sexual harassment; and is committed— by a passenger or member of personnel of an air carrier or foreign air carrier against another passenger or member of personnel of an air carrier or foreign air carrier; and within an aircraft or in an area in which passengers are entering or exiting an aircraft. . The analysis for chapter 417 of title 49, United States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the following: 41729. Formal sexual assault and harassment policies. .