,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cgeb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #g1  
#bjbd,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself1 ,mr4      
,budd1 and ,mr4 ,warner7 introduced the 
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit requiring a   
pilot of an unmanned aircraft to hold a 
medical certificate as a condition for  
piloting such aircraft1 and for other   
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,fair               
,qualifications for ,pilots ,act4  #b4  
,findings ,congress finds the following3
 7#a7 ,unmanned aircraft pilots do not  
use their feet for things like rudder   
pedals to control their aircraft and    
therefore1 amputees might be qualified  
to serve as remote pilot in command     
without special accommodation4  7#b7    
,while flying1 crewed aircraft pilots do
 not have ready access to quality       
medical care1 whereas unmanned aircraft 

pilots and crew can directly and easily 
access both primary and emergency       
medical care4  7#c7 ,the growing degree 
of automation in unmanned aircraft      
systems allows for differently abled    
persons to fully and completely exercise
 the full range of system capabilities  
at the same level as anyone else4  #c4  
,prohibition on requiring a pilot of an 
unmanned aircraft to hold a medical     
certificate ,notwithstanding any other  
provision of law1 neither the ,secretary
 of ,transportation nor the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall require 7by      
regulation or other action7 that a pilot
 of an unmanned aircraft 7as defined in 
section #ddhja of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code7 hold a first-class1      
second-class1 or third-class medical    
certificate issued under part #fg of    
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 as a condition for        
piloting such aircraft4  #d4 ,medical   
qualifications ,in promulgating any rule

 establishing a regulatory pathway for  
certification or approval of unmanned   
aircraft systems 7as defined in such    
section #ddhja7 to enable commercial    
beyond visual line of sight operations  
and to the extent it is necessary to    
issue any new requirements pertaining to
 the medical qualifications of unmanned 
aircraft operators1 the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration shall consider the      
recommendations of the ,beyond ,visual  
,line of ,sight ,aviation ,rulemaking   
,committee relating to the development  
of tailored medical qualifications for  
unmanned aircraft pilots and other crew 
members4