Sec. 583. UNDECLARED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
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## SEC. 583 UNDECLARED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN **[**[49 U.S.C. 44701 note](/us/usc/t49/s44701)**]** ###
(a)In General The Secretary of Transportation shall carry out a public awareness campaign to reduce the amount of undeclared hazardous materials traveling through air commerce. ###
(b)Campaign Requirements The public awareness campaign required under subsection
(a)shall do the following: ####
(1)Focus on targeting segments of the hazardous materials industry with high rates of undeclared shipments through air commerce and educate air carriers, shippers, manufacturers, and other relevant stakeholders of such segments on properly packaging and classifying such shipments. ####
(2)Educate the public on proper ways to declare and ship hazardous materials, examples of everyday items that are considered hazardous materials, and penalties associated with intentional shipments of undeclared hazardous materials. ###
(c)Interagency Working Group ####
(1)Establishment Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall establish an interagency working group to promote collaboration and engagement between the Department of Transportation and other relevant agencies, and develop recommendations and guidance on how best to conduct the public awareness campaign required under subsection (a). ####
(2)Duties The interagency working group shall consult with relevant stakeholders, including cargo air carriers, passenger air carriers, and labor organizations representing pilots for cargo and passenger air carriers operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. ###
(d)Update Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress an update on the status of the public awareness campaign required under subsection (a).
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UNDECLARED HAZARDOUS MATERIALS PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN
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