113 HR 3578 : 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.
U.S. House of Representatives
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1.Medical certification requirements for airmen and air traffic controllers relating to sleep
disorders
(a)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—
(1)in the case of an airman, only if the requirement is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding;
and
(2)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.
(b)Subsection (a) shall not apply to a requirement that was in force before November 1, 2013.
(c)In this section, the following definitions apply:
(1)The term airman
has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.
(2)The term air traffic controller
means a civilian employee of the Department of Transportation described in section 2109 of title 5, United States Code.
(3)The term sleep disorder
includes obstructive sleep apnea.
Passed the House of Representatives February 11, 2014.Karen L. Haas,Clerk.