,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #caif  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #e1 #bjbe,mr4   
,nadler 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,menendez1   
,ms4 ,malliotakis1 ,ms4 ,meng1 ,ms4     
,velzquez1 and ,mrs4 ,mc,iver7          
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 helicopter   
flights near ,statue of ,liberty        
,national ,monument1 and for other      
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,improving          
,helicopter ,safety ,act of #bjbe4  #b4 
,prohibition on helicopter flights near 
,statue of ,liberty ,national ,monument 
7a7 ,in general ,chapter #ddg of title  
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3     
#ddgdi4 ,prohibition on helicopter      
flights near ,statue of ,liberty        
,national ,monument  7a7 ,in general    
,not later than #fj days after the date 

of enactment of this section1 no person 
may operate a civil helicopter 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 within a #bj-mile radius  

of the ,statue of ,liberty ,national    
,monument4  4  7b7 ,conforming amendment
 ,the table of sections for chapter #ddg
 of title #di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  #ddgdi4 ,prohibition on     
helicopter flights near ,statue of      
,liberty ,national ,monument4  4  #c4   
,helicopter flight routes near ,statue  
of ,liberty ,national ,monument ,not    
later than #ij days after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall issue or update  
such regulations as are necessary to    
carry out the requirements of section   
#b4