Here it is, in all its glory: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/billtext.xpd?bill=s112-223
See section 713 for the provisions on musical instruments. Regards, Daniel Heiman On Tue, 3 May 2011 11:46:21 +0900 Ed Durbrow <edurb...@sea.plala.or.jp> writes: > Does the bill make airlines responsible for damage for checked > instruments? > > On May 3, 2011, at 8:32 AM, Nancy Carlin wrote: > > FYI - This just came from Early Music America. > Act Now to Secure Uniform Airline Standards for Musical > Instruments > Earlier this month, the House of Representatives passed the > Federal > Aviation Administration (FAA) Reauthorization Bill (H.R. 658), > which > corresponds to Senate Bill 223. Both bills include a provision > affecting the status of musical instruments as carry-on and/or > checkable luggage. The Senate's version allows any instrument > to be > taken on board a plane, as long as it can be stored safely in > the > overhead compartment or under the seat. S. 223 also includes > provisions > for "oversize" instruments; musicians may either buy a seat on > the > airplane for a large instrument or choose to check it. > The House version allows the FAA latitude in changing the > regulations, > potentially leaving discretion to individual airlines. The two > versions > will now be reconciled in a Senate/House conference committee. > Please urge your legislators to support the provisions in the > Senate > bill. [1]Contact your legislators . This is crucial legislation > for > our > field. > Nancy Carlin Associates > P.O. Box 6499 > Concord, CA 94524 USA > phone 925/686-5800 fax 925/680-2582 > web sites - [2][1]www.nancycarlinassociates.com > [3][2]www.groundsanddivisions.info > Representing: > FROM WALES - Crasdant & Carreg Lafar, FROM ENGLAND - Jez Lowe > & Jez > Lowe & The Bad Pennies, and now representing EARLY MUSIC - The > Venere > Lute Quartet, The Good Pennyworths & Morrongiello & Young > Administrator THE LUTE SOCIETY OF AMERICA > web site - [4][3]http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org > -- > References > 1. > > [4]http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EarlyMusicAmerica/3ccd6fe060/e3be166500/96af > 8bc096/d=QfN8qgBzAFgAAASgAAT7JQ > 2. [5]http://www.nancycarlinassociates.com/ > 3. [6]http://www.groundsanddivisions.info/ > 4. [7]http://lutesocietyofamerica.org/ > To get on or off this list see list information at > [8]http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > > Ed Durbrow > Saitama, Japan > [9]http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ > [10]http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > -- > > References > > 1. http://www.nancycarlinassociates.com/ > 2. http://www.groundsanddivisions.info/ > 3. http://LuteSocietyofAmerica.org/ > 4. > http://cts.vresp.com/c/?EarlyMusicAmerica/3ccd6fe060/e3be166500/96af8bc09 6/d=QfN8qgBzAFgAAASgAAT7JQ > 5. http://www.nancycarlinassociates.com/ > 6. http://www.groundsanddivisions.info/ > 7. http://lutesocietyofamerica.org/ > 8. http://www.cs.dartmouth.edu/~wbc/lute-admin/index.html > 9. http://www.musicianspage.com/musicians/9688/ > 10. http://www9.plala.or.jp/edurbrow/ > > >
