,i  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ifhg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #ai1 #bjbd
 ,mr4 ,casten 7for himself and ,mrs4    
,chavez-,de,remer7 introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to revise     
regulations for certain individuals     
carrying out aviation activities who    
disclose a mental health diagnosis1 and 
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,mental  
,health in ,aviation ,act of #bjbd4  #b4
 ,regulations for individuals carrying  
out aviation activities  7a7 ,in general
 ,not later than #b years after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall update           
regulations1 including in part #fg of   
title #ad of ,code of ,federal          
,regulations1 as appropriate1 and take  

any other actions necessary to implement
 the recommendations of the aviation    
workforce mental health task group      
established under section #daa7;d7 the  
,,faa ,reauthorization ,act of #bjbd to 
encourage individuals to--  7#a7 seek   
help for mental health conditions or    
symptoms of mental health conditions2   
and  7#b7 to disclose conditions or     
symptoms described in paragraph 7#a74   
7b7 ,consultation ,in carrying out this 
section1 the task group described in    
subsection 7a7 shall consult with       
relevant stakeholders from the aviation 
and medical communities1 as necessary1  
including-- 7#a7 the exclusive          
bargaining representatives of pilots and
 air traffic controllers certified under
 section #gaaa of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code2  7#b7 aviation medical   
examiners1 as described in section      
#ahc4ba of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations2  7#c7 organizations       
representing the individuals in         
paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b72 and  7#d7 any 

other stakeholder determined relevant by
 the task group 1 including any         
stakeholders described in section       
#daa7;d77#c77;,b7 of the ,,faa          
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbd4  7c7    
,report requirements ,section           
#daa7;d77#d7 of the ,,faa               
,reauthorization ,act of #bjbd 7,public 
,law #aah-fc7 is amended--  7#a7 in     
subparagraph 7,b7 by striking and at the
 end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
an evaluation of any recommendations    
reached by the ,national ,transportation
 ,safety ,board related to aviation     
workforce mental health2 and  7,e7 a    
description of relevant clinical        
studies1 research1 diagnostic manuals1  
and protocols used by the licensed      
professionals as of the date of         
enactment of this ,act4  4  #c4 ,annual 
review of mental health special issuance
 process ,the ,administrator of the     

,federal ,aviation ,administration shall
 conduct an annual review1 and update1  
as appropriate1 the applicable          
regulations and policies1 on mental     
health-related special issuance for     
pilots and air traffic controllers to-- 
7#a7 reclassify and approve additional  
medications that may be safely          
prescribed to airmen to treat mental    
health conditions2  7#b7 if the         
administrator determines appropriate1   
delegate additional authority to        
aviation medical examiners2 and  7#c7   
improve the special issuance process for
 pilots and air traffic controllers4    
#d4 ,authorization of appropriation for 
additional aviation medical examiners   
,there is authorized to be appropriated 
#ac1gdj1jjj to the ,administrator for   
each of fiscal years #bjbe through #bjbh
 to--  7#a7 recruit1 select1 train1 and 
delegate the necessary authorities to   
additional aviation medical examiners   
and human intervention motivation study 
aviation medical examiners1 including   

those who are psychiatrists2  7#b7      
review and improve mental health care   
training for aviation medical examiners2
  7#c7 expand capacity to provide       
oversight of aviation medical examiners 
and clear the backlog of special        
issuance requests at the ,office of     
,aerospace ,medicine2 and  7#d7 support 
any other related activities1 as        
determined by the ,administrator4  #e4  
,public information campaign  7a7 ,in   
general ,there are authorized to be     
appropriated to the ,administrator of   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration  
#a1ejj1jjj for each of fiscal years     
#bjbe through #bjbh for a public        
information campaign or similar public  
education efforts to destigmatize       
individuals in 7or interested in        
joining7 the aviation industry who seek 
mental health care and to broaden       
awareness of available supportive       
services4  7b7 ,report ,not later than  
#a year after the ,administrator creates
 the public information campaign        

described in subsection 7a71 the        
,administrator shall submit to          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report describing the actions taken to  
develop such campaign and the plans for 
implementation4  #f4 ,definitions ,in   
this ,act3 7#a7 ,appropriate committees 
of ,congress ,the term appropriate      
committees of ,congress means--  7,a7   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives2 and  7,b7 the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate4  7#b7   
,special issuance ,the term special     
issuance has the meaning given the term 
in section #fg4dja of title #ad1 ,code  
of ,federal ,regulations4