Jeff Duncan: “Mr. Speaker, the Subcommittee on Aviation unanimously approved H.R. 2476, as amended, on Thursday, October 23, and the…”

“Mr. Speaker, the Subcommittee on Aviation unanimously approved H.R. 2476, as amended, on Thursday, October 23, and the full Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure approved the bill on October 29. This legislation was introduced by the gentleman from Guam shortly after the terrible Air Korea disaster which recently occurred on Guam. Both the gentleman from Illinois and I, are original cosponsors of the bill. It essentially mirrors legislation in the Aviation Disaster Family Assistance Act, H.R. 3823, which the Subcommittee on Aviation unanimously approved and the House overwhelmingly supported by a vote of 401 to 4 last year. This legislation was eventually incorporated into the Federal Aviation Administration Reauthorization Act which the President signed in October of last year. H.R. 2476 would require foreign airlines that have permits to fly in the United States to file family assistance plans with the Department of Transportation and the National Transportation Safety Board. These assistance plans would be activated when a foreign carrier crashes on U.S. soil.”