,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cbfj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ad1     
#bjaf,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,king1 ,mr4 ,hatch1 and ,mr4 ,roberts7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a ,,bill 
,to provide liability protection for    
volunteer pilots who fly for the public 
benefit1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,volunteer ,pilot ,protection ,act  
of #bjaf4  #b4 ,liability protection for
 volunteer pilots who fly for the public
 benefit  7a7 ,findings and purposes    
7#a7 ,findings ,congress finds the      
following3  7,a7 ,many volunteer pilots 
fly for the public benefit for nonprofit
 organizations and provide valuable     
services to communities and individuals 
in need4  7,b7 ,in each calendar year   
volunteer pilots and the nonprofit      
organizations those pilots fly for      
provide long-distance1 no-cost          

transportation for tens of thousands of 
people during times of special need4    
,flights provide patient and medical    
transport1 disaster relief1 and         
humanitarian assistance1 and conduct    
other charitable missions that benefit  
the public4  7,c7 ,such nonprofit       
organizations have supported the        
homeland security of the ,united ,states
 by providing volunteer pilot services  
during and following disasters and      
during other times of national          
emergency4  7,d7 ,most other kinds of   
volunteers are protected from liability 
by the ,volunteer ,protection ,act of   
#aiig 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adeja et seq471   
but volunteer pilots are not4  7#b7     
,purposes ,the purposes of this section 
are1 by amending the ,volunteer         
,protection ,act of #aiig-- 7,a7 to     
extend the protection of that ,act to   
volunteer pilots2  7,b7 to promote the  
activities of volunteer pilots and the  
nonprofit organizations those pilots fly
 for in providing flights for the public

 benefit2 and  7,c7 to sustain and      
enhance the availability of the services
 that such pilots and nonprofit         
organizations provide1 including--  7i7 
transportation at no cost to financially
 needy medical patients for medical     
treatment1 evaluation1 and diagnosis2   
7ii7 flights for humanitarian and       
charitable purposes2 and  7iii7 other   
flights of compassion4  7b7 ,liability  
protection for pilots that fly for      
public benefit ,section #d of the       
,volunteer ,protection ,act of #aiig    
7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adejc7 is amended-- 7#a7
 by redesignating subsections 7b7       
through 7f7 as subsections 7c7 through  
7g71 respectively2  7#b7 in subsection  
7a71 by striking subsections 7b7 and 7d7
 and inserting subsections 7b71 7c71 and
 7e72 and  7#c7 by inserting after      
subsection 7a7 the following3  7b7      
,liability protection for pilots that   
fly for public benefit ,except as       
provided in subsections 7c7 and 7e71 no 
volunteer of a volunteer pilot nonprofit

 organization that arranges flights for 
public benefit shall be liable for harm 
caused by an act or omission of the     
volunteer on behalf of the organization 
if1 at the time of the act or omission1 
the volunteer--  7#a7 was operating an  
aircraft in furtherance of the purpose  
of1 and acting within the scope of the  
volunteer's responsibilities on behalf  
of1 the nonprofit organization2  7#b7   
was properly licensed and insured for   
the operation of the aircraft2  7#c7 was
 in compliance with all requirements of 
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
for recent flight experience2 and  7#d7 
did not cause the harm through willful  
or criminal misconduct1 gross           
negligence1 reckless misconduct1 or a   
conscious1 flagrant indifference to the 
rights or safety of the individual      
harmed by the volunteer4  4