,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ega  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjae,mr4 ,inhofe 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,manchin1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1
 ,mr4 ,daines1 ,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4        
,wicker1 ,ms4 ,heitkamp1 ,mr4 ,moran1   
,mr4 ,tester1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,mr4       
,barrasso1 and ,mr4 ,king7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the ,pilot's     
,bill of ,rights to facilitate appeals  
and to apply to other certificates      
issued by the ,federal ,aviation        
,administration1 to require the revision
 of the third class medical             
certification regulations issued by the 
,federal ,aviation ,administration1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,pilot's 
,bill of ,rights #b4  #b4 ,medical      
certification of certain small aircraft 
pilots  7a7 ,in general ,not later than 

#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall issue or revise  
medical certification regulations to    
ensure that an individual may operate as
 pilot in command of a covered aircraft 
without regard to any medical           
certification or proof of health        
requirement otherwise applicable under  
,federal law if--  7#a7 the individual  
possesses a valid ,state driver's       
license and complies with any medical   
requirement associated with that        
license2  7#b7 the individual is        
transporting not more than #e           
passengers2  7#c7 the individual is     
operating under visual flight rules or  
instrument flight rules2 and  7#d7 the  
relevant flight1 including each portion 
thereof1 is not carried out-- 7,a7 for  
compensation1 including that no         
passenger or property on the flight is  
being carried for compensation2  7,b7 at
 an altitude that is more than #ad1jjj  

feet above mean sea level2  7,c7 outside
 the ,united ,states1 unless authorized 
by the country in which the flight is   
conducted2 or  7,d7 at an indicated air 
speed exceeding #bej knots4  7b7        
,covered aircraft defined ,in this      
section1 the term covered aircraft means
 an aircraft that--  7#a7 is not        
authorized under ,federal law to carry  
more than #f occupants2 and  7#b7 has a 
maximum certificated takeoff weight of  
not more than #f1jjj pounds4  7c7       
,report required ,not later than #e     
years after the date of the enactment of
 this ,act1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to ,congress a report that       
describes the effect of the regulations 
issued or revised under subsection 7a7  
and includes statistics with respect to 
changes in small aircraft activity and  
safety incidents4  7d7 ,prohibition on  
enforcement actions ,on and after the   
date that is #ahj days after the date of
 the enactment of this ,act1 the        
,administrator may not take an          

enforcement action for not holding a    
valid third-class medical certificate   
against a pilot of a covered aircraft   
for a flight if the pilot and the flight
 meet the applicable requirements under 
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 of         
subsection 7a7 unless the ,administrator
 has published final regulations in the 
,federal ,register under subsection 7a74
  #c4 ,expansion of ,pilot's ,bill of   
,rights  7a7 ,appeals not subject to    
exhaustion of administrative remedies   
7#a7 ,in general ,section #b7;d77#a7 of 
the ,pilot's ,bill of ,rights 7,public  
,law #aab-aec2 #abf ,stat4 #aaei2 #di   
,u4,s4,c4 #ddgjc note7 is amended to    
read as follows3  7#a7 ,in general ,upon
 a decision by the ,administrator       
denying a covered certificate1 or       
imposing a punitive civil action or an  
order of revocation under section #ddgji
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 a 
person substantially affected by the    
decision may1 at the person's election1 
file an appeal with the ,national       

,transportation ,safety ,board or1      
without further administrative review1  
in the ,united ,states district court in
 which the person resides or in which   
the action in question occurred1 or in  
the ,united ,states ,district ,court for
 the ,district of ,columbia4  4  7#b7   
,conforming amendment ,section          
#b7;d77#b7 of such ,act is amended by   
striking ,federal district court and    
inserting ,united ,states district      
court4  7b7 ,de novo review by district 
court2 burden of proof ,section #b7;e7  
of such ,act is amended--  7#a7 by      
amending paragraph 7#a7 to read as      
follows3  7#a7 ,in general ,in an appeal
 filed under subsection 7d7 in a ,united
 ,states district court with respect to 
a denial1 suspension1 or revocation of a
 covered certificate by the             
,administrator--  7,a7 the district     
court shall review the denial1          
suspension1 or revocation de novo1      
including by-- 7i7 conducting a full    
independent review of the complete      

administrative record of the denial1    
suspension1 or revocation2  7ii7        
permitting additional discovery and the 
taking of additional evidence2 and      
7iii7 making the findings of fact and   
conclusions of law required by ,rule #eb
 of the ,federal ,rules of ,civil       
,procedure without being bound to any   
facts found by the ,administrator or the
 ,national ,transportation ,safety      
,board2 and  7,b7 the ,administrator    
shall bear the burden of proof4  2 and  
7#b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7#c7 ,applicability of ,administrative
 ,procedure ,act ,notwithstanding       
paragraph 7#a77;,a7 or subsection       
7a77#a7 of section #eed of title #e1    
,united ,states ,code1 that section     
applies to adjudications of the         
,administrator and the ,national        
,transportation ,safety ,board to the   
same extent as that section applied to  
such adjudications before the date of   
the enactment of the ,pilot's ,bill of  
,rights #b4  4  7c7 ,expansion to all   

certificates issued by ,federal         
,aviation ,administration  7#a7 ,in     
general ,section #b of such ,act is     
amended-- 7,a7 in subsection 7a7--  7i7 
by striking subpart ,c1 ,d1 or ,f of2   
and  7ii7 by striking an airman         
certificate and inserting a covered     
certificate2 and  7,b7 in subsection    
7b77#a71 by striking an airman          
certificate under chapter #ddg of title 
#di1 ,united ,states ,code and inserting
 a covered certificate4  7#b7 ,covered  
certificate defined ,section #b of such 
,act is amended by adding at the end the
 following3  7k7 ,covered certificate   
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered certificate means an airman     
certificate1 design organization        
certificate1 holder of type certificate1
 production certificate1 airworthiness  
certificate1 air carrier operating      
certificate1 airport operating          
certificate1 air agency certificate1 air
 navigation facility certificate1       
medical certificate1 or any other       

authorization issued by the             
,administrator under chapter #ddg of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  4    
7#c7 ,conforming amendments ,section #b 
of such ,act1 as amended by this        
subsection1 is further amended-- 7,a7 in
 subsection 7b77#d77;,c7--  7i7 in      
clause 7i71 by striking ,any individual 
and inserting ,any person2  7ii7 in     
clauses 7ii7 and 7iii71 in the clause   
headings1 by striking individual and    
inserting person2 and  7iii7 in clause  
7iii77,,ii71 by striking the requesting 
individual and inserting the requesting 
person2  7,b7 by striking the           
individual's each place it appears and  
inserting the person's2  7,c7 by        
striking the individual each place it   
appears and inserting the person2 and   
7,d7 by striking an individual each     
place it appears and inserting a person4
  7d7 ,notification of investigation    
,section #b of such ,act is further     
amended-- 7#a7 by striking subsection   
7c72  7#b7 by redesignating paragraph   

7#e7 of subsection 7b7 as subsection    
7c71 and by moving such subsection1 as  
so redesignated1 two ems to the left2   
7#c7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b77;,a71 by inserting and   
the specific incident or incidents on   
which the investigation is based after  
nature of the investigation2  7,b7 in   
paragraph 7#c71 by striking timely2     
7,c7 by redesignating paragraph 7#d7 as 
paragraph 7#e72 and  7,d7 by inserting  
after paragraph 7#c7 the following3     
7#d7 ,failure ,to ,provide ,information 
,if the ,administrator does not provide 
a person with the notification required 
by paragraph 7#a7 with respect to an    
investigation relating to the approval1 
denial1 suspension1 modification1 or    
revocation of a covered certificate1    
including all of the information        
required under paragraph 7#b71 the      
,administrator may not--  7,a7 retain   
records of the investigation2  7,b7     
deny1 suspend1 or revoke the covered    
certificate2  7,c7 seek a civil penalty 

or other punitive action against the    
person2 or  7,d7 in any way take action1
 including issuance of a warning letter 
or letter of correction or any other    
administrative action1 with regard to   
the matter that was the subject of the  
investigation4  2 and  7#d7 in          
subsection 7c71 as redesignated by      
paragraph 7#b71 by striking section     
#ddgji7;c77#b7 and inserting section    
#ddgji7;e77#b74  7e7 ,release of        
investigative reports ,section #b of    
such ,act is amended by inserting after 
subsection 7e7 the following3  7f7      
,release of investigative reports  7#a7 
,in general  7,a7 ,emergency orders ,in 
any proceeding conducted under part #hba
 of title #di1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations1 relating to denial1       
amendment1 modification1 suspension1 or 
revocation of a covered certificate1 in 
which the ,administrator issues an      
emergency order of revocation under     
subsections 7d7 and 7e7 of section      
#ddgji of title #di1 ,united ,states    

,code1 an emergency order under section 
#dfaje7;c7 of such title1 or another    
order that takes effect immediately1 the
 ,administrator shall provide to the    
person holding the covered certificate  
the releasable portion of the           
investigative report before issuing the 
order4  7,b7 ,other orders ,in any      
proceeding conducted under part #hba of 
title #di1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 relating to denial1       
amendment1 modification1 suspension1 or 
revocation of a covered certificate1 in 
which the ,administrator notifies the   
holder of the covered certificate of a  
proposed action under subsections 7b7   
and 7c7 of section #ddgji of title #di1 
,united ,states ,code1 the              
,administrator shall1 upon request of   
the holder of the covered certificate   
and at any time after that notification1
 provide to the holder of the covered   
certificate the releasable portion of   
the investigative report4  7#b7 ,motion 
for dismissal ,if the ,administrator    

does not provide the investigative      
report to the person holding the covered
 certificate subject to the proceeding  
referred to in paragraph 7#a7 by the    
time required by that paragraph1 the    
person may move to dismiss the complaint
 of the ,administrator or for other     
relief and1 unless the ,administrator   
establishes good cause for the failure  
to provide the investigative report1 the
 administrative law judge shall order   
such relief as the judge considers      
appropriate4  7#c7 ,releasable portion  
of report ,for purposes of paragraph    
7#a71 the releasable portion of an      
investigative report is all information 
in the report1 except for the following3
  7,a7 ,information that is privileged4 
7,b7 ,information that constitutes work 
product or reflects internal            
deliberative process4  7,c7 ,information
 that would disclose the identity of a  
confidential source4  7,d7 ,information 
the disclosure of which is prohibited by
 any other provision of law4  7,e7      

,information that is not relevant to the
 subject matter of the proceeding4  7,f7
 ,information the ,administrator can    
demonstrate is withheld for good cause4 
7,g7 ,sensitive security information1 as
 defined in section #ae4e of title #di1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any  
corresponding similar ruling or         
regulation74  7#d7 ,rule of construction
 ,nothing in this subsection shall be   
construed to prevent the ,administrator 
from releasing to a person subject to an
 investigation described in subsection  
7b77#a7--  7,a7 information in addition 
to the information included in the      
releasable portion of the investigative 
report2 or  7,b7 a copy of the          
investigative report before the         
,administrator issues a complaint4  4   
7f7 ,limitation on document requests    
,section #b of such ,act1 as amended by 
subsection 7e71 is further amended by   
inserting after subsection 7f7 the      
following3  7g7 ,limitation on document 
requests ,in any case in which the      

,administrator initiates an             
investigation described in subsection   
7b77#a7 with respect to a person1 the   
,administrator and the investigating    
officials may request documents from the
 person only if the request is limited  
and narrowly tailored to issues in the  
investigation4  4  7g7 ,response to     
,requests by ,repair ,stations ,to      
,settle or ,withdraw ,section #b of such
 ,act1 as amended by subsections 7e7 and
 7f71 is further amended by inserting   
after subsection 7g7 the following3  7h7
 ,response to ,requests by ,repair      
,stations ,to ,settle or ,withdraw ,the 
,administrator shall respond to a       
written request by a repair station     
holding a certificate under part #ade1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 that is 
subject to an investigation described in
 subsection 7b77#a7 to withdraw from or 
settle a proceeding relating to the     
investigation not later than #cj        
calendar days after receiving the       
request4  4  7h7 ,limitation on         

retention of records ,section #b of such
 ,act1 as amended by subsections 7e71   
7f71 and 7g71 is further amended by     
inserting after subsection 7h7 the      
following3  7i7 ,limitation on retention
 of records ,the ,administrator shall   
expunge the record of any investigation 
described in subsection 7b77#a7 with    
respect to a covered certificate that   
does not lead to the denial1 suspension1
 modification1 or revocation of the     
certificate not later than #ij days     
after the ,administrator determines not 
to deny1 suspend1 modify1 or revoke the 
certificate4  7j7 ,prohibition on       
publicizing pending enforcement actions 
,the ,administrator may not indicate in 
the publicly accessible records of a    
person holding a covered certificate who
 is the subject of an investigation     
described in subsection 7b77#a7 any     
information that is different from      
information in such records of an airman
 who is not under such an investigation4
  4  #d4 ,limitations on reexamination  

of certificate holders  7a7 ,in general 
,section #ddgji of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in     
subsection 7a7--  7,a7 in the subsection
 heading1 by striking and reexamination2
  7,b7 by striking ,the ,administrator  
and inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in  
general ,the ,administrator  2  7,c7 by 
striking 1 or reexamine an airman       
holding a certificate issued under      
section #ddgjc of this title2 and  7,d7 
by adding at the end the following3     
7#b7 ,reexamination of airmen           
certificates  7,a7 ,in general ,the     
,administrator may reexamine an airman  
holding a certificate issued under      
section #ddgjc of this title only if the
 ,administrator has reasonable grounds--
  7i7 to question the airman's lack of  
competence based on acts or omissions   
committed while the airman was          
exercising the privileges of the        
certificate2 or  7ii7 to believe the    
airman obtained the certificate through 
fraudulent means4  7,b7 ,notification   

requirements ,before taking any action  
to reexamine an airman holding a        
certificate issued under section #ddgjc 
of this title1 the ,administrator shall 
provide to the airman--  7i7 the        
specific justification for the          
reexamination2 and  7ii7 any releasable 
information gathered by the ,federal    
,aviation ,administration that form the 
basis for that justification4  4  7b7   
,modification1 suspension1 or revocation
 of airmen certificates after           
reexamination ,section #ddgji7;b7 of    
such title is amended-- 7#a7 by         
redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and    
7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71 and by    
moving such clauses1 as so redesignated1
 two ems to the right2  7#b7 by         
redesignating paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b7  
as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71 and by  
moving such subparagraphs1 as so        
redesignated1 two ems to the right2     
7#c7 by striking ,the ,administrator and
 inserting the following3  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,administrator  2 and  7#d7

 by adding at the end the following3    
7#b7 ,modification1 suspension1 or      
revocation of airmen certificates after 
reexamination ,the ,administrator may   
not amend1 modify1 suspend1 or revoke an
 airman certificate issued under section
 #ddgjc of this title after a           
reexamination of the airman holding the 
certificate unless the ,administrator   
demonstrates by a preponderance of the  
evidence that the airman--  7,a7 lacks  
the skills and competency1 or care1     
judgment1 and responsibility1 necessary 
to hold the certificate2 or  7,b7       
materially contributed to the issuance  
of the certificate by fraudulent means4 
4  7c7 ,appeals ,section #ddgji7;f7 of  
such title is amended--  7#a7 by        
striking ,a person and inserting the    
following3  7#a7 ,in general ,a person  
2 and  7#b7 by adding at the end the    
following3  7#b7 ,appeals relating to   
reexamination of airmen certificates ,if
 the ,administrator amends1 modifies1   
suspends1 or revokes an airman          

certificate after reexamination of the  
airman holding the certificate in       
violation of subsection 7a77#b71 the    
airman may elect to file an appeal in   
the ,united ,states district court in   
which the airman resides or in which the
 action in question occurred1 or in the 
,united ,states ,district ,court for the
 ,district of ,columbia1 instead of     
filing an appeal with the ,board under  
subsection 7d74  4  7d7 ,conforming     
amendments ,section #ddgji7;d77#a7 of   
such title is amended-- 7#a7 in         
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking          
subsection 7b77#a77;,a7 and inserting   
subsection 7b77#a77;,a77i72 and  7#b7 in
 subparagraph 7,b71 by striking         
subsection 7b77#a77;,b7 and inserting   
subsection 7b77#a77;,a77ii74  #e4       
,expediting updates to ,,notam program  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,administrator of  
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
may not take any enforcement action1 on 
or after the date that is #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 

,act1 against any individual for a      
violation of a ,,notam 7as defined in   
section #c of the ,pilot's ,bill of     
,rights 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddgja note77    
until the ,administrator certifies that 
the ,administrator has complied with the
 requirements of section #c of the      
,pilot's ,bill of ,rights1 as amended by
 this section1 to--  7#a7 the ,committee
 on ,appropriations and the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate2 and     
7#b7 the ,committee on ,appropriations  
and the ,committee on ,transportation   
and ,infrastructure of the ,house of    
,representatives4  7b7 ,amendments      
,section #c of the ,pilot's ,bill of    
,rights 7,public ,law #aab-aec2 #abf    
,stat4 #aafb2 #di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddgja note7
 is amended--  7#a7 in subsection       
7a77#b7-- 7,a7 in the matter preceding  
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 by striking    
this ,act and inserting the ,pilot's    
,bill of ,rights #b2 and  7ii7 by       
striking begin and inserting complete   

the implementation of2  7,b7 by amending
 subparagraph 7,b7 to read as follows3  
7,b7 to establish a repository1 in a    
public central location1 to maintain and
 archive all ,n,o,t,a,ms1 including the 
original content and form of the        
notices1 the original date of           
publication1 and any amendments to such 
notices with the date of each amendment1
 in a manner that is                    
,internet-accessible1 machine-readable1 
and searchable2  2  7,c7 in subparagraph
 7,c71 by striking the period at the end
 and inserting a semicolon2 and  7,d7 by
 adding at the end the following3  7,d7 
to establish a rating system to         
prioritize each ,,notam by the urgency  
and importance of the ,,notam2 and  7,e7
 to specify the times during which      
temporary flight restrictions are in    
effect and the duration of a designation
 of special use airspace in a specific  
area4  2 and  7#b7 by amending          
subsection 7d7 to read as follows3  7d7 
,designation of repository as sole      

source for ,n,o,t,a,ms  7#a7 ,in general
 ,the ,administrator--  7,a7 shall      
consider the repository for ,n,o,t,a,ms 
established under subsection            
7a77#b77;,b7 to be the sole location for
 airmen to check for ,n,o,t,a,ms2 and   
7,b7 may not consider a ,,notam to be   
announced and published until the       
,,notam is included in the repository4  
7#b7 ,prohibition on taking action for  
violations of ,n,o,t,a,ms not in        
repository  7,a7 ,in general ,except as 
provided in subparagraph 7,a71 on and   
after the date on which the repository  
established under subsection            
7a77#b77;,b7 is final and published1 the
 ,administrator may not take any        
enforcement action against an airman for
 a violation of a ,,notam during a      
flight if that ,,notam is not available 
through the repository before the       
commencement of the flight and          
reasonably accessible and identifiable  
to the airman4  7,b7 ,exception for     
national security ,subparagraph 7,a7    

shall not apply in the case of an       
enforcement action for a violation of a 
,,notam that directly relates to        
national security4  4  #f4              
,accessibility of certain flight data   
7a7 ,in general ,subchapter ,i of       
chapter #dga of title #di1 ,united      
,states ,code1 is amended by inserting  
after section #dgabd the following3     
#dgabd;a4 ,accessibility of certain     
flight data  7a7 ,definitions ,in this  
section3 7#a7 ,contract tower ,the term 
contract tower means an air traffic     
control tower providing air traffic     
control services pursuant to a contract 
with the ,federal ,aviation             
,administration under the ,contract     
,tower ,program under section           
#dgabd7;b77#c74  7#b7 ,covered flight   
record ,the term covered flight record  
means any flight data1 including air    
traffic data 7as defined in section     
#b7;b77#d77;,b7 of the ,pilot's ,bill of
 ,rights 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #ddgjc note771  
created1 maintained1 or controlled by   

any program of the ,federal ,aviation   
,administration1 whether carried out by 
employees or contractors of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration1 including   
contract towers1 flight service         
stations1 and controller training       
programs4  7b7 ,provision of covered    
flight data to ,federal ,aviation       
,administration  7#a7 ,request from     
,federal ,aviation ,administration ,when
 the ,federal ,aviation ,administration 
receives a request1 pursuant to section 
#eeb of title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1
 for a covered flight record that is not
 in the possession of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration1 the          
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall request the      
record from the contract tower or other 
contractor of the ,federal ,aviation    
,administration that possesses the      
record4  7#b7 ,provision of records to  
,federal ,aviation ,administration ,any 
covered flight record created1          
maintained1 or controlled by a contract 

tower or another contractor of the      
,federal ,aviation ,administration that 
maintains covered flight records shall  
be provided to the ,federal ,aviation   
,administration if the ,federal         
,aviation ,administration requests the  
record pursuant to paragraph 7#a74  7c7 
,applicability of ,,foia ,after the     
,federal ,aviation ,administration      
receives a covered flight record under  
subsection 7b71 that record shall be--  
7#a7 considered an agency record of the 
,federal ,aviation ,administration for  
purposes of section #eeb7;f77#b7 of     
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and    
7#b7 subject to section #eeb of title   
#e1 ,united ,states ,code 7commonly     
known as the ,freedom of ,information   
,act71 to the same extent as if the     
record was created1 maintained1 and     
controlled by the ,federal ,aviation    
,administration4  7d7 ,withholding of   
information ,the ,administrator of the  
,federal ,aviation ,administration may  
withhold information that would         

otherwise be required to be made        
available under this section only if--  
7#a7 the ,administrator determines1     
based on information in the possession  
of the ,administrator1 that the         
,administrator may withhold the         
information in accordance with section  
#eeb7;b7 of title #e1 ,united ,states   
,code2 or  7#b7 the information is      
voluntarily provided safety- or         
security-related information covered by 
section #djabc4  7e7 ,format of records 
,each contract tower or other contractor
 of the ,federal ,aviation              
,administration that maintains covered  
flight records shall maintain records   
relating to covered flight records in   
formats that are readily reproducible   
and reasonably searchable by the        
,federal ,aviation ,administration4  7f7
 ,regulations  7#a7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of the ,pilot's ,bill of  
,rights #b1 the ,administrator shall    
promulgate regulations or guidance to   

ensure compliance with this section by  
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration1 
contract towers1 and other contractors  
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration that maintain covered   
flight records4  7#b7 ,compliance by    
applicable entities  7,a7 ,in general   
,compliance with this section by a      
contract tower or other contractor of   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
that maintains covered flight records   
shall be included as a material term in 
any contract between the ,federal       
,aviation ,administration and the       
contract tower or contractor entered    
into or renewed on or after the date of 
the enactment of the ,pilot's ,bill of  
,rights #b4  7,b7 ,modification of      
contract or agreement ,not later than   
one year after the date of the enactment
 of the ,pilot's ,bill of ,rights #b1   
the ,administrator shall secure a       
modification to include compliance with 
this section by each contract tower and 
other contractor of the ,federal        

,aviation ,administration that maintains
 covered flight records as a material   
term in any contract between the        
,federal ,aviation ,administration and  
the contract tower or contractor that   
will not otherwise be renegotiated1     
renewed1 or modified before the date    
that is one year after such date of     
enactment4  4  7b7 ,clerical amendment  
,the table of sections for chapter #dga 
of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended by inserting after the item     
relating to section #dgabd the          
following3  #dgabd;a4 ,accessibility of 
certain flight data4  4  #g4 ,limitation
 of liability for certain individuals   
designated as representatives of the    
,federal ,aviation ,administration  7a7 
,in general ,any individual designated  
by the ,administrator of the ,federal   
,aviation ,administration under subpart 
,c of part #ahc of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 to act as a      
representative of the ,administrator1   
including an aviation medical examiner1 

pilot examiner1 or designated           
airworthiness representative1 shall1    
when carrying out duties pursuant to    
that designation and without regard to  
the individual's employer--  7#a7 be    
considered to be performing an activity 
necessary to safeguard a uniquely       
,federal interest2 and  7#b7 not be     
liable in a civil action for actions    
performed with reasonable care in       
connection with those duties4  7b7      
,fraudulent misconduct ,this section    
does not relieve an individual described
 in subsection 7a7 that causes harm to  
any person through intentional or       
fraudulent misconduct while carrying out
 duties pursuant to that subsection from
 any penalty applicable under any       
provision of law for that misconduct4   
#h4 ,authority for legal counsel to     
issue certain notices ,not later than   
#ahj days after the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall revise section   

#ac4aa of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal  
,regulations1 to authorize legal counsel
 to close enforcement actions covered by
 that section with a warning notice1    
letter of correction1 or other          
administrative action4  #i4 ,liability  
protection for volunteer pilots that fly
 for the public benefit  7a7 ,findings  
and purpose  7#a7 ,findings ,congress   
finds the following3 7,a7 ,many         
volunteer pilot nonprofit organizations 
fly for public benefit and provide      
valuable services to communities and    
individuals4  7,b7 ,in each calendar    
year1 volunteer pilot nonprofit         
organizations provide long-distance1    
no-cost transportation for tens of      
thousands of people during times of     
special need4  7,c7 ,such nonprofit     
organizations are no longer able to     
purchase liability insurance for        
aircraft they do not own to provide     
liability protection at a reasonable    
price1 and therefore face a highly      
detrimental liability risk4  7,d7 ,such 

nonprofit organizations have supported  
the homeland security of the ,united    
,states by providing volunteer pilot    
services during times of national       
emergency4  7#b7 ,purpose ,the purpose  
of this section is to promote the       
activities of volunteer pilot nonprofit 
organizations that fly for public       
benefit and to sustain the availability 
of the services that such nonprofit     
organizations provide1 including the    
following3  7,a7 ,transportation at no  
cost to financially needy medical       
patients for medical treatment1         
evaluation1 and diagnosis4  7,b7        
,flights for humanitarian and charitable
 purposes4  7,c7 ,other flights of      
compassion4  7b7 ,liability protection  
for volunteer pilot nonprofit           
organizations that fly for public       
benefit and to pilots and staff of such 
nonprofit organizations ,section #d of  
the ,volunteer ,protection ,act of #aiig
 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #adejc7 is amended--    
7#a7 in subsection 7a77#d7--  7,a7 by   

redesignating subparagraphs 7,a7 and    
7,b7 as clauses 7i7 and 7ii71           
respectively2  7,b7 by striking the harm
 and inserting 7,a7 except in the case  
of subparagraph 7,b71 the harm2  7,c7 in
 subparagraph 7,a77ii71 as redesignated 
by this paragraph1 by striking the      
period at the end and inserting 2 and2  
and  7,d7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7,b7 the volunteer--  7i7   
was operating an aircraft in furtherance
 of the purpose of a volunteer pilot    
nonprofit organization that flies for   
public benefit2 and  7ii7 was properly  
licensed and insured for the operation  
of such aircraft4  2 and  7#b7 in       
subsection 7c7--  7,a7 by striking      
,nothing in this section and inserting  
the following3  7#a7 ,in general ,except
 as provided in paragraph 7#b71 nothing 
in this section  2 and  7,b7 by adding  
at the end the following3  7#b7         
,exception ,a volunteer pilot nonprofit 
organization that flies for public      
benefit1 the staff1 mission             

coordinators1 officers1 and directors   
7whether volunteer or otherwise7 of that
 nonprofit organization1 and a referring
 agency of that nonprofit organization  
shall not be liable for harm caused to  
any person by a volunteer of the        
nonprofit organization while the        
volunteer--  7,a7 is operating an       
aircraft in furtherance of the purpose  
of the nonprofit organization2  7,b7 is 
properly licensed for the operation of  
the aircraft2 and  7,c7 has certified to
 the nonprofit organization that the    
volunteer has insurance covering the    
volunteer's operation of the aircraft4  
4