,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cegh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,november #ba1       
#bjac,mr4 ,lo,biondo 7for himself1 ,mr4 
,larsen of ,washington1 ,mr4 ,bucshon1  
,mr4 ,graves of ,missouri1 ,mr4         
,lipinski1 and ,mr4 ,meehan7 introduced 
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to ensure 
that any new or revised requirement     
providing for the screening1 testing1 or
 treatment of an airman or an air       
traffic controller for a sleep disorder 
is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking     
proceeding1 and for other purposes4  #a4
 ,medical certification requirements for
 airmen and air traffic controllers     
relating to sleep disorders  7a7 ,in    
general ,the ,secretary of              
,transportation may implement or enforce
 a requirement providing for the        
screening1 testing1 or treatment        
7including consideration of all possible
 treatment alternatives7 of an airman or

 an air traffic controller for a sleep  
disorder only if the requirement is     
adopted pursuant to a rulemaking        
proceeding4  7b7 ,applicability         
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a    
requirement that was in force before    
,november #a1 #bjac4  7c7 ,definitions  
,in this section1 the following         
definitions apply3 7#a7 ,airman ,the    
term airman has the meaning given that  
term in section #djajb7;a7 of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,air      
traffic controller ,the term air traffic
 controller means a civilian employee of
 the ,department of ,transportation     
described in section #baji of title #e1 
,united ,states ,code4  7#c7 ,sleep     
disorder ,the term sleep disorder       
includes obstructive sleep apnea4