,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ebca  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,septemb] #i1         
#bjbe,mr4 ,g>cia ( ,cali=nia 7= himself1
 ,mr4 ,gro?man1 ,mr4 ,mosk[itz1 & ,mr4  
,ogles7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0  
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,ov]sight & 
,gov]nm5t ,re=m1 = a p]iod to be        
subsequ5tly det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* 
case = consid]ation ( su* provisions z  
fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( ! committee    
conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !       
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration to e/abli% proc$ures &    
report+ requirem5ts = incid5ts relat+ to
 unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,safe ,airspace = ,am]icans
 ,act4  #b4 ,unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a
  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days    
aft] ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration %all-- 7#a7 develop       

proc$ures to syn*ronize & /&>dize !     
collection1 report+1 & analysis (       
incid5ts1 includ+ adv]se physiological  
effects1 or ! disruption1 int]f]5ce1 or 
int]action ) flight in/rum5ts1          
pot5tially caus$ by an unid5tifi$       
anomal\s ph5om5a report$ by civilian    
aircrew1 air traffic controll]s1 flight 
att5dants1 aviation ma9t5ance p]sonnel1 
aviation dispat*]s1 air c>ri]s or       
op]ators1 & airports2  7#b7 develop     
processes & proc$ures to ensure t su*   
incid5ts are report$ & /or$ 9 an        
appropriate mann] t all[s = !           
integration ( analysis ( su* in=mation2 
7#c7 e/abli% proc$ures to provide       
employees ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation          
,adm9i/ration ! ability = timely &      
consi/5t report+ ( su* incid5ts t c\ld  
reasonably be consid]$ an unid5tifi$    
anomal\s ph5om5a2  7#d7 develop         
processes & proc$ures to ensure ! timely
 inve/igations ( su* incid5ts1 includ+  
imm$iately ar*iv+ in=mation or data1    
includ+ pilot-controll] communications z

 well z air traffic managem5t sy/em &   
rad> data1 t c\ld be us$ to aid 9 su*   
inve/igations2 &  7#e7 evaluate ! ?reat 
t su* incid5ts pres5t to ! safety ( !   
national airspace sy/em4  7b7           
,coord9ation ,9 c>ry+ out ! requirem5ts 
( ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all      
coord9ate ) ! heads ( o!r dep>tm5ts &   
ag5cies ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 z         
appropriate1 includ+ ! ,secret>y (      
,def5se1 ! ,director ( ,national        
,intellig5ce1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( !        
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration1 ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&    
,security1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,national 
,oceanic & ,atmosph]ic ,adm9i/ration1 ! 
,director ( ! ,national ,sci5ce         
,f\ndation1 & ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy4  7c7
 ,all-,doma9 ,anomaly ,resolution ,(fice
 ,! ,adm9i/rator %all %>e ! reports &   
all incid5t ar*iv$ in=mation & data     
submitt$ "u ?is section ) ! ,all-,doma9 
,anomaly ,resolution ,(fice ( !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7d7 ,prohibition  
aga9/ use ( reports = en=cem5t purposes 

,! ,adm9i/rator may n use reports       
submitt$ "u ?is section 7or in=mation   
d]iv$ !refrom7 9 any en=cem5t action    
except in=mation conc]n+ accid5ts or    
crim9al (f5ses4  7e7 ,communications    
/rategy ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all produce & implem5t a  
communications /rategy to-- 7#a7 engage 
! public & publicize ! report+ process  
describ$ "u subsection 7a72 &  7#b7     
decrease /igma t[>ds individuals        
submitt+ in=mation to ! ,adm9i/rator "u 
?is section4  7f7 ,report+ sy/em  7#a7  
,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !   
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           
,adm9i/rator %all select :e!r reports   
submitt$ "u ?is section %all be receiv$ 
?r\gh-- 7,a7 ! ,aviation ,safety        
,report+ ,program 9 effect z ( ! date ( 
enactm5t ( ?is ,act2 or  7,b7 a new &   
sep>ate sy/em simil> to su* ,program t  
is e/abli%$ to exclusively receive      
report ( pot5tial unid5tifi$ anomal\s   
ph5om5a4  7#b7 ,consid]ation ,if !      

,adm9i/rator makes a selection "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,a71 n lat] ?an #a ye>   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !    
,adm9i/rator %all consid] :e!r to update
 ! ,aviation ,safety ,report+ ,program  
report+ intake sy/em to improve !       
capture in=mation reg>d+ :e!r a report$ 
ev5t c\ld involve an unid5tifi$ anomal\s
 ph5om5on1 &1 if s1 a me*anism = includ+
 description ( ! object subject to su*  
report & ! app>5t k9ematics ( su*       
object4  7#c7 ,sy/em requirem5t ,if !   
,adm9i/rator makes a selection "u       
p>agraph 7#a77;,b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all 
ensure ! sy/em includes ! ability to    
provide a description ( ! object subject
 to su* report & ! app>5t k9ematics (   
su* object4  7#d7 ,mann] ( submission ,!
 ,adm9i/rator %all include 9 ! report+  
sy/em select$ "u ?is subsection !       
ability to submit su* a report via an   
electronic flight bag if ! ,adm9i/rator 
det]m9es t submitt+ via su* flight bag c
 be done-- 7,a7 safely2 &  7,b7 )\t     
compromis+ pilots' ability to aviate1   

navigate & communicate4  7g7 ,protection
 ( m$ical c]tificates ,! spott+1 visual 
witness1 or report+ ( unid5tifi$        
anomal\s ph5om5a %all n be tak5 into    
acc\nt = ! purposes ( evaluation ( m5tal
 /&>ds = issu+ m$ical c]tificates =     
airm5 & = rema9+ eligible = a m$ical    
c]tificate "u "p #fg ( title #ad1 ,code 
( ,f$]al ,regulations4  7h7 ,protection 
( airm5 c]tificates ,! spott+1 visual   
witness1 or report+ ( unid5tifi$        
anomal\s ph5om5a may n be tak5 into     
acc\nt = ! purposes ( evaluation (      
compet5cy = issu+ airm5 c]tificates "u  
section #ddgji ( title #di1 ,unit$      
,/ates ,code4  7i7 ,prohibition on      
reprisals = ,f$]al employees &          
contractors ,an employee ( a dep>tm5t or
 ag5cy ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1 or ( a     
contractor1 subcontractor1 grantee1     
subgrantee1 or p]sonal s]vices          
contractor ( su* a dep>tm5t or ag5cy1 :o
 has au?ority to take1 direct o!rs to   
take1 recomm5d1 or approve any p]sonnel 
action1 %all n1 ) respect to su*        

au?ority1 take or fail to take1 or      
?reat5 to take or fail to take1 a       
p]sonnel action1 includ+ ! revocation or
 susp5sion ( security cle>ances1 or     
t]m9ation ( employm5t1 ) respect to any 
individual z a reprisal = spott+1       
visually witness+ or report+ (          
unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a4  7j7       
,prohibition on reprisals = employees ( 
air c>ri]s or comm]cial op]ators ,an air
 c>ri] or comm]cial op]ator "u "p #aai (
 title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations 
%all n-- 7#a7 take or fail to take1 or  
?reat5 to take or fail to take1 a       
p]sonnel action1 or t]m9ation (         
employm5t1 ) respect to any individual z
 a reprisal = spott+1 visually witness+ 
or report+ ( unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a
 to ! ,adm9i/rator2 or  7#b7 issue a    
cease & desi/ lett] to any individual or
 organization = spott+1 visually        
witness+1 or report+ ( unid5tifi$       
anomal\s ph5om5a to ! ,adm9i/rator4  7k7
 ,s5se ( ,congress ,x is ! s5se (       
,congress t-- 7#a7 all unid5tifi$       

anomal\s ph5om5a enc\nt]s by aviation   
p]sonnel %\ld be report$1 p>ticul>ly :5 
su* enc\nt]s involve a pot5tial safety  
or national security conc]n2 &  7#b7    
employ]s & gov]nm5tal (ficials %\ld take
 actions to r$uce ! /igma ( report+     
unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a4  7l7       
,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7           
,unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a ,! t]m     
unid5tifi$ anomal\s ph5om5a means-- 7,a7
 an airborne object t is n imm$iately   
id5tifiable2  7,b7 a transm$ium object  
or device2 &  7,c7 a subm]g$ object or  
device t-- 7i7 is n imm$iately          
id5tifiable2 &  7ii7 displays behavior  
or p]=mance *>act]i/ics sugge/+ t !     
object or device may be relat$ to an    
object describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a74     
7#b7 ,transm$ium object or device ,! t]m
 transm$ium object or device means an   
object or device t is-- 7,a7 obs]v$ to  
transition betwe5 space & ! atmosph]e1  
or betwe5 ! atmosph]e & a body ( wat]2 &
  7,b7 n imm$iately id5tifiable4