§ 339A. NATIONAL IN-FLIGHT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT TASK FORCE.
570 words·~3 min read·
/usc/title-49/section-339aA research copy — for the controlling text, always check the official state or federal source. Not legal advice.
Establishment of Task Force .— The Secretary of Transportation shall establish a task force, to be known as the ‘National In-Flight Sexual Misconduct Task Force’ (referred to in this section as ‘Task Force’) to— review current practices, protocols and requirements of air carriers in responding to allegations of sexual misconduct by passengers onboard aircraft, including training, reporting and data collection; and provide recommendations on training, reporting and data collection regarding allegations of sexual misconduct occurring on passenger airline flights that are informed by the review of information described in paragraph
(1)and subsection (c)(5) on passengers who have experienced sexual misconduct onboard aircraft. Membership .— The Task Force shall be composed of, at a minimum, representatives from— [the] Department of Transportation; [the] Department of Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Office of Victims for Crimes [sic], and the Office on Violence Against Women; National organizations that specialize in providing services to sexual assault victims; labor organizations that represent flight attendants; labor organizations that represent pilots; airports; air carriers; State and local law enforcement agencies; and such other Federal agencies and stakeholder organizations as the Secretary of Transportation considers appropriate. Purpose of Task Force .— The purpose of the Task Force shall be to— issue recommendations for addressing allegations of sexual misconduct by passengers onboard aircraft, including airline employee and contractor training; issue recommendations on effective ways for passengers involved in incidents of alleged sexual misconduct to report such allegation of sexual misconduct; issue recommendations on how to most effectively provide data on instances of alleged sexual misconduct onboard aircraft and to whom the data collected should be reported in a manner that protects the privacy and confidentiality of individuals involved in incidents of alleged sexual misconduct and precludes the release of data that publically identifies an individual air carrier to enable better understanding of the frequency and severity of such misconduct; issue recommendations for flight attendants, pilots, and other appropriate airline personnel on law enforcement notification in incidents of alleged sexual misconduct; review and utilize first-hand accounts from passengers who have experienced sexual misconduct onboard aircraft; and other matters deemed necessary by the Task Force. Report .— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [ Oct. 5, 2018 ], the Task Force shall submit a report with its recommendations and findings developed pursuant to subsection
(c)to the Secretary of Transportation. Plan .— Not later than 180 days after receiving the report required under subsection (d)[,] the Secretary of Transportation, in coordination with relevant federal agencies, shall submit to [the] appropriate committees of Congress [Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives] a plan to address the recommendations in the report required under subsection (d). The Secretary of Transportation shall make changes to guidance, policies and regulations, as necessary, within 1 year of submitting the plan required in this subsection. Regulations .— Not later than 1 year after submitting the plan required in this subsection [probably means “subsection (e)”], the Secretary of Transportation may issue regulations as deemed necessary to require each air carrier and other covered entity to develop a policy concerning sexual misconduct in accordance with the recommendations and findings of the Task Force under subsection (c). Sunset .— The Task Force established pursuant to subsection
(a)shall terminate upon the submission of the report pursuant to subsection (d).