S.Amdt. 3573

SA 3573. Mr. BLUMENTHAL submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3464 submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and
Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of
1986 to permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

Strike subtitle F of title II and insert the following:

Subtitle F--Exemption From Medical Certification Requirements

SEC. 2601. REPORTING BY PILOTS EXEMPT FROM MEDICAL
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall require any
pilot who is exempt from medical certification requirements
to submit, not less frequently than once every 180 days, a
report to the Department of Transportation that--
(1) identifies the pilot's status as an active pilot; and
(2) includes a summary of the pilot's recent flight hours.

SEC. 2602. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORT ASSESSING
EFFECT ON PUBLIC SAFETY OF EXEMPTION FOR SPORT
PILOTS FROM REQUIREMENT FOR A MEDICAL
CERTIFICATE.

Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of
this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall
submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives that assesses the effect of section
61.23(c)(ii) of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations
(permitting a person to exercise the privileges of a sport
pilot certificate without holding a medical certificate), on
public safety since 2004.
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