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113th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 3578
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2014
Received
AN ACT
To establish requirements for the adoption of any new or revised requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder, and for other purposes.
Medical certification requirements for airmen and air traffic controllers relating to sleep disorders
In general
The Secretary of Transportation may, consistent with accepted medical standards and practices, implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment (including consideration of all possible treatment alternatives) of an airman or an air traffic controller for a sleep disorder—
in the case of an airman, only if the requirement is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding; and
in the case of an air traffic controller, only if the Federal Aviation Administration meets its obligations pursuant to chapter 71 of title 5, United States Code.
Applicability
Subsection (a) shall not apply to a requirement that was in force before November 1, 2013.
Definitions
In this section, the following definitions apply:
Airman
The term airman
has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.
Air traffic controller
The term air traffic controller
means a civilian employee of the Department of Transportation described in section 2109 of title 5, United States Code.
Sleep disorder
The term sleep disorder
includes obstructive sleep apnea.
Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 2014.
Karen L. Haas,
Clerk.