S.Amdt. 4606

1. Adds SEC. __. LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR VOLUNTEER PILOT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FLY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO PILOTS AND STAFF OF SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS wherever appropriate

   Adds a section

   Inserted: SEC. __. LIABILITY PROTECTION FOR VOLUNTEER PILOT NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS THAT FLY FOR PUBLIC BENEFIT AND TO PILOTS AND STAFF OF SUCH NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS.

   Inserted: Section 4 of the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 (42 U.S.C. 14503) is amended--

   Inserted: (1) in subsection (a)(4)--

   Inserted: (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;

   Inserted: (B) by striking "the harm" and inserting "(A) except in the case of subparagraph (B), the harm";

   Inserted: (C) in subparagraph (A)(ii), as redesignated by this paragraph, by striking the period at the end and inserting "; or"; and

   Inserted: (D) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(B) the volunteer--

   Inserted: "(i) was operating an aircraft in furtherance of the purpose of a volunteer pilot nonprofit organization that flies for public benefit; and

   Inserted: "(ii) was properly licensed and insured for the operation of such aircraft."; and

   Inserted: (2) in subsection (c)--

   Inserted: (A) by striking "Nothing in this section" and inserting the following:

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   Inserted: "(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), nothing in this section"; and

   Inserted: (B) by adding at the end the following:

   Inserted: "(2) Exception.--A volunteer pilot nonprofit organization that flies for public benefit, the staff, mission coordinators, officers, and directors (whether volunteer or otherwise) of such nonprofit organization, and a referring agency of such nonprofit organization shall not be liable for harm caused to any person by a volunteer of such nonprofit organization while such volunteer--

   Inserted: "(A) is operating an aircraft in furtherance of the purpose of such nonprofit organization;

   Inserted: "(B) is properly licensed for the operation of such aircraft; and

   Inserted: "(C) has certified to such nonprofit organization that such volunteer has insurance covering the volunteer's operation of such aircraft.".

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