1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Emergency Vacating of Aircraft Cabin Act . 2. Evacuation standards for transport category airplanes (a) Rulemaking Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue a final rule establishing evacuation standards for transport category airplanes, as described in part 25 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (b) Considerations (1) In general In issuing the final rule under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider factors that include— (A) the ability of passengers of different ages (including infants, children, and senior citizens) to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (B) the ability of passengers of different heights and weights to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (C) the ability of passengers with disabilities to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (D) the ability of passengers who cannot speak, have difficulty speaking, use synthetic speech, or are non-vocal or non-verbal to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (E) the ability of passengers who do not speak English to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (F) the impact of the presence of carry-on luggage or personal items (such as a purse, briefcase, laptop, or backpack) on the ability of passengers to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (G) the impact of seat size, seat pitch, and aisle width on the ability of passengers to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane; (H) the impact of seats and other obstacles in the pathway to the exit opening from the nearest aisle on the ability of passengers to safely and efficiently evacuate a transport category airplane