1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Healthy Flights Act of 2020 . 2. Aviation system enhancements during public health emergencies (a) Public health emergencies Part E of subtitle VII of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 502 Public health emergencies 50201. Authority of the FAA Administrator. 50202. Protective masks among airline passengers on board aircraft during public health emergencies. 50203. Protective masks in airports during public health emergencies. 50204. Protective masks and equipment among air carrier employees during public health emergencies. 50205. Protection of certain Federal Aviation Administration employees during public health emergencies. 50206. National plan for aviation system preparedness. 50207. Definitions. 50201. Authority of the FAA Administrator With respect to the occurrence of a pandemic or epidemic of an infectious disease, the Administrator shall have authority to impose, by emergency order or otherwise, such requirements related to the operation of a passenger or cargo aircraft of an air carrier in air transportation as the Administrator determines are necessary to protect the health and safety of air carrier crewmembers and passengers and to reduce the spread of such infectious disease through the aviation system. 50202. Protective masks among airline passengers on board aircraft during public health emergencies (a) In general During the period of any national emergency declared by the President under the National Emergencies Act ( 50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to an airborne disease, each air carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall require each passenger of such air carrier to wear a mask or protective face covering while such passenger is on board an aircraft of such air carrier. (b) Responsibilities (1) Air carrier responsibilities An air carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, shall— (A) notify the Administrator within 7 days of each