,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #egc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #be1      
#bjae,mr4 ,boozman 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,donnelly1 ,mr4 ,roberts1 ,ms4 ,ayotte1 
,mr4 ,moran1 and ,mr4 ,inhofe7          
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to issue or   
revise regulations with respect to the  
medical certification of certain small  
aircraft pilots1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,general ,aviation ,pilot  
,protection ,act of #bjae4  #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