,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhhj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #bh1        
#bjai,mrs4 ,carolyn ,b4 ,maloney of ,new
 ,york 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,nadler1 ,ms4 
,velzquez1 ,ms4 ,clarke of ,new ,york1  
,mr4 ,serrano1 ,mr4 ,engel1 and ,ms4    
,ocasio-,cortez7 introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
prohibit certain helicopter flights over
 major cities with high population      
densities1 and for other purposes4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,improving ,helicopter ,safety ,act 
of #bjai4  #b4 ,prohibition on certain  
flights over major cities  7a7 ,in      
general ,chapter #ddg of title #di is   
amended by adding at the end the        
following3  #ddgda4 ,prohibition on     
certain flights over major cities  7a7  
,in general ,not later than #fj days    
after the date of enactment of this     

section1 no person may operate a civil  
rotorcraft in covered airspace except as
 provided for under subsection 7b74  7b7
 ,exceptions  7#a7 ,public health and   
safety ,the prohibition in subsection   
7a7 shall not apply to a flight carried 
out for purposes of public health and   
safety1 including--  7,a7 law           
enforcement2  7,b7 emergency response2  
7,c7 disaster response2  7,d7 the       
provision of medical services2 and  7,e7
 providing other services for the       
benefit of the general public1 including
 flights carried out for research or for
 official purposes by a news            
organization4  7#b7 ,infrastructure     
maintenance ,the prohibition in         
subsection 7a7 shall not apply to a     
flight carried out for purposes         
heavy-lift operations in support of     
construction and infrastructure         
maintenance4  7c7 ,covered airspace     
defined ,in this section1 the term      
covered airspace means the airspace     
directly over any city with a population

 over #h million people and with a      
population density of over #be1jjj      
people per square mile1 including the   
airspace over any waterways considered  
within the limits of such city4  4  7b7 
,conforming amendment ,the table of     
sections for chapter #ddg of title #di  
is amended by adding at the end the     
following3  #ddgda4 ,prohibition on     
certain flights over major cities4  4   
#c4 ,helicopter flight routes for major 
cities and surrounding areas ,not later 
than #ij days after a city initially    
meets the requirements to be covered by 
the prohibition in section #ddgda of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code 7as    
added by section #b71 the ,administrator
 of the ,federal ,aviation              
,administration shall issue or update   
such regulations as are necessary to    
carry out the requirements of such      
section4  #d4 ,technical corrections    
7a7 ,section #ddgcg ,chapter #ddg of    
title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amending by redesignating the second    

section #ddgcg 7as added by section #eha
 of the ,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of  
#bjah7 as section #ddgdj4  7b7 ,analysis
 ,the analysis for chapter #ddg of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is         
amended-- 7#a7 by striking the item     
relating to the second section #ddgcg   
7as added by section #eha of the ,,faa  
,reauthorization ,act of #bjah72 and    
7#b7 by inserting after section #ddgci  
the following3  #ddgdj4 ,special rule   
for certain aircraft operations4  4  7c7
 ,special rule for certain aircraft     
operations ,section #ddgdj of title #di1
 ,united ,states ,code1 7as redesignated
 by subsection 7a77 is amended--  7#a7  
in the heading1 by striking the period  
at the end2  7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a71
 by striking 7#a7 the second time it    
appears2 and  7#c7 in subsection        
7c77#b71 by adding a period at the end4