COCKPIT BARRIERS.

SEC. 350. [49 U.S.C. 44903 note] SECONDARY COCKPIT BARRIERS. (a) In General.—Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall convene an aviation rulemaking committee to review and develop findings and recommendations to require installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on commercial passenger aircraft operated under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, that are not captured under another regulation or proposed regulation. (b) Membership.—The Administrator shall appoint a chair and members of the rulemaking committee convened under subsection (a), which shall be comprised of at least 1 representative from the constituencies of— (1) mainline air carriers; (2) regional air carriers; (3) aircraft manufacturers; (4) passenger aircraft pilots represented by a labor group; (5) flight attendants represented by a labor group; (6) airline passengers; and (7) other stakeholders the Administrator determines appropriate. (c) Considerations.—The aviation rulemaking committee convened under subsection (a) shall consider— (1) minimum dimension requirements for secondary barriers on all aircraft types operated under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; (2) secondary barrier performance standards manufacturers and air carriers must meet for such aircraft types; (3) the availability of certified secondary barriers suitable for use on such aircraft types; (4) the development, certification, testing, manufacturing, installation, and training for secondary barriers for such aircraft types; (5) flight duration and stage length; (6) the location of lavatories on such aircraft as related to operational complexities; (7) operational complexities; (8) any risks to safely evacuate passengers of such aircraft; and (9) other considerations the Administrator determines appropriate. (d) Report to Congress.—Not later than 12 months after the convening of the aviation rulemaking committee described in subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on the findings and recommendations of the aviation rulemaking committee convened under subsection (a), including— (1) if applicable, any dissenting positions on the findings and the rationale for each position; and (2) any disagreements with the recommendations, including the rationale for each disagreement and the reasons for the disagreement. (e) Installation of Secondary Cockpit Barriers of Existing Aircraft.—Not later than 36 months after the date of the submission of the report under subsection (d), the Administrator shall, taking into consideration the final reported findings and recommendations of the aviation rulemaking committee, issue a final rule requiring installation of a secondary cockpit barrier on each commercial passenger aircraft operated under the provisions of part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations.