,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ddec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,novemb] #ag1         
#bjag,mr4 ,pe>ce introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide a
 process by :i* c]ta9 w\nd$ w>riors :o  
face m$ical dis*>ge f ! ,arm$ ,=ces may 
in/ead cont9ue to s]ve 9 ! ,arm$ ,=ces z
 remotely pilot$ aircraft pilots or     
remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor op]ators 
9 ! ,air ,=ce4  #a4 ,s]vice ( w\nd$     
w>riors z remotely pilot$ aircraft      
pilots or remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor
 op]ators 9 ! ,air ,=ce  7a7 ,program   
requir$ ,! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce %all 
e/abli% a program "u :i* a qualifi$     
w\nd$ w>rior :o faces retirem5t or      
sep>ation f ! ,arm$ ,=ces = physical    
disability may cont9ue1 9 lieu ( su*    
retirem5t or sep>ation1 to s]ve 9 !     
,arm$ ,=ces z a remotely pilot$ aircraft
 pilot or remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor
 op]ator 9 ! ,air ,=ce4  7b7            
,eligibility qualifications  7#a7       

,modification ( physical requirem5ts ,9 
! case ( w\nd$ w>riors only1 ! ,secret>y
 ( ! ,air ,=ce %all modify ! physical   
fitness requirem5ts applicable to a     
w\nd$ w>rior :o is seek+ to s]ve1 or is 
s]v+1 z a remotely pilot$ aircraft pilot
 or remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor      
op]ator if ! w\nd$ w>rior is incapable (
 meet+ su* requirem5ts1 su* z complet+  
an annual physical tra9+ te/1 due to !  
s]vice-relat$ disability1 b o!rwise     
satisfies ! remotely pilot$ aircraft    
m$ical /&>d4  7#b7 ,m$ical waiv]s ,!    
re/riction on m$ical waiv]s conta9$ 9   
section #f4d4e4a ( ,air ,=ce ,in/ruction
 #dh-abc %all n apply to ! program      
requir$ by ?is section4  7#c7 ,cont9u$  
applicability ( o!r requirem5ts ,to s]ve
 z a remotely pilot$ aircraft pilot or  
remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor op]ator1 
a w\nd$ w>rior applicant w\ld /ill h to 
pass--  7,a7 ! applicable ,air ,=ce     
,(fic] ,qualify+ ,te/ or ,arm$ ,s]vices 
,vocational ,aptitude ,batt]y2 &  7,b7 !
 applicable security & m5tal heal?      

requirem5ts4  7#d7 ,automatic           
disqualification ,a w\nd$ w>rior may n  
be select$ to s]ve1 or cont9ue to s]ve1 
z a remotely pilot$ aircraft pilot or   
remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor op]ator  
if ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce det]m9es   
t--  7,a7 ! w\nd$ w>rior pres5ts a haz>d
 to fly+ safety or mission completion2  
7,b7 p]=mance ( ! duty w\ld be haz>d\s  
to ! heal? ( ! w\nd$ w>rior2 or  7,c7 ! 
w\nd$ w>rior is diagnos$ ) po/-traumatic
 /ress disord]1 traumatic bra9 injury1  
or any o!r m5tal disord] t c\ld h9d]    
mission p]=mance4  7c7 ,priority = c]ta9
 w\nd$ w>riors ,9 select+ w\nd$ w>riors 
to s]ve z a remotely pilot$ aircraft    
pilot or remotely pilot$ aircraft s5sor 
op]ator1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce %all 
give priority to w\nd$ w>riors ^:       
disability 0 incurr$--  7#a7 9 ! l9e (  
duty 9 a combat zone designat$ by !     
,secret>y ( ,def5se2 or  7#b7 dur+ !    
p]=mance ( duty 9 combat-relat$         
op]ations z designat$ by ! ,secret>y (  
,def5se4  7d7 ,transf] au?ority ,9 !    

case ( a w\nd$ w>rior :o is n a memb] ( 
! ,air ,=ce1 ! ,secret>y ( ! ,air ,=ce  
%all coop]ate ) ! ,secret>y conc]n$ hav+
 jurisdiction ov] ! w\nd$ w>rior to     
transf] ! w\nd$ w>rior f ! o!r ,arm$    
,=ce to ! ,air ,=ce to p]mit ! w\nd$    
w>rior to be select$ = ! program "u ?is 
section4  7e7 ,w\nd$ w>rior def9$ ,9 ?is
 section1 ! t]m w\nd$ w>rior means a    
memb] ( ! ,arm$ ,=ces :o-- 7#a7 is unfit
 to p]=m ! duties ( ! memb]'s (fice1    
grade1 rank1 or rat+ because ( physical 
disability incurr$ 9 ! l9e ( duty2 &    
7#b7 is "u consid]ation = retirem5t or  
sep>ation "u *apt] #fa ( title #aj1     
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or has be5 plac$ on
 ! tempor>y disability retir$ li/4