1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Interstate Transport Act of 2017 . 2. Interstate transportation of knives (a) Transport of knives Notwithstanding any other provision of any law or any rule or regulation of a State or any political subdivision thereof, any person who is not otherwise prohibited by any Federal law, rule, or regulation from transporting, shipping, or receiving a knife shall be entitled to transport a knife for any lawful purpose from any place where the person may lawfully possess and carry such knife to any other place where the person may lawfully possess and carry such knife if— (1) in the case of a mode of transportation subject to rules and regulations of the Transportation Security Administration or the Coast Guard, the individual complies with all applicable rules and regulations of the Transportation Security Administration or the Coast Guard, respectively; and (2) in the case of a mode of transportation not subject to rules and regulations of the Transportation Security Administration or the Coast Guard, during such transportation, any such knife that is being transported and that is not legal for the person to possess in a jurisdiction through which the person is traveling— (A) is not readily accessible or directly accessible from the passenger compartment of the mode of transportation; or (B) in the case of a mode of transportation without a compartment separate from the passenger compartment, is contained in a locked container other than the glove compartment or console. (b) Emergency knives (1) In general An individual— (A) may carry in the passenger compartment of a mode of transportation a knife or tool— (i) the blades of which consist only of a blunt tipped safety blade, a guarded blade, or both; and (ii) that is specifically designed for enabling escape in an emergency by cutting safety belts