,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bec  #aacth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cegh  ,report ,no4 #aac-cdc  ,,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     
,february #f1 #bjad ,additional         
sponsors3 ,mr4 ,hudson1 ,mr4 ,young of  
,alaska1 ,mr4 ,barrow of ,georgia1 ,mr4 
,rokita1 ,mr4 ,ribble1 ,mr4 ,farenthold1
 ,mr4 ,rodney ,davis of ,illinois1 ,mr4 
,renacci1 ,mr4 ,hanna1 ,mr4 ,flores1    
,mrs4 ,hartzler1 ,mr4 ,petri1 ,mr4      
,pompeo1 ,mr4 ,gerlach1 ,mr4 ,long1 ,mr4
 ,lowenthal1 ,mr4 ,dent1 ,mr4           
,westmoreland1 ,mr4 ,collins of ,new    
,york1 ,mr4 ,peterson1 ,mr4 ,marchant1  
,mr4 ,griffin of ,arkansas1 ,mr4        
,huelskamp1 ,mr4 ,meadows1 ,mr4 ,womack1
 ,mr4 ,nugent1 ,mr4 ,luetkemeyer1 ,mr4  

,stivers1 ,mr4 ,smith of ,texas1 ,mr4   
,roskam1 ,mr4 ,coble1 ,mrs4 ,capito1    
,ms4 ,jenkins1 ,mr4 ,austin ,scott of   
,georgia1 and ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio    
,february #f1 #bjad ,reported with      
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed   
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic  ,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  #a4 ,medical certification
 requirements for airmen and air traffic
 controllers relating to sleep disorders
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary of    
,transportation may1 consistent with    
accepted medical standards and          

practices1 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--  7#a7 in the case of an      
airman1 only if the requirement is      
adopted pursuant to a rulemaking        
proceeding2 and  7#b7 in the case of an 
air traffic controller1 only if the     
,federal ,aviation ,administration meets
 its obligations pursuant to chapter #ga
 of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code4    
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  ,amend the title so as to 
read3 ,a bill to establish requirements 
for the adoption of any new or revised  
requirement providing for the screening1
 testing1 or treatment of an airman or  
an air traffic controller for a sleep   
disorder1 and for other purposes44      
,february #f1 #bjad ,reported with      
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed