I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1086 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to issue 
or revise regulations with respect to the medical certification of certain 
small aircraft pilots, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 25, 2015 
Mr. ROKITA (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. PEARCE, Mr. PETER-
SON, Mr. LIPINSKI, Mr. FLORES, Mr. HANNA, and Mr. POMPEO) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Trans-
portation and Infrastructure 
A BILL 
To direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration to issue or revise regulations with respect to 
the medical certification of certain small aircraft pilots, 
and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘General Aviation Pilot 
Protection Act of 2015’’. 
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SEC. 2. MEDICAL CERTIFICATION OF CERTAIN SMALL AIR-
CRAFT PILOTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration shall issue or revise 
medical certification regulations to ensure that an indi-
vidual may operate as pilot in command of a covered air-
craft without regard to any medical certification or proof 
of health requirement otherwise applicable under Federal 
law if— 
(1) the individual possesses a valid State driv-
er’s license and complies with any medical require-
ment associated with that license; 
(2) the individual is transporting not more than 
5 passengers; 
(3) the individual is operating under visual 
flight rules or instrument flight rules; and 
(4) the relevant flight, including each portion 
thereof, is not carried out— 
(A) for compensation, including that no 
passenger or property on the flight is being car-
ried for compensation; 
(B) at an altitude that is more than 
14,000 feet above mean sea level; 
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(C) outside the United States, unless au-
thorized by the country in which the flight is 
conducted; or 
(D) at an indicated air speed exceeding 
250 knots. 
(b) COVERED AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered aircraft’’ means an aircraft that— 
(1) is not authorized under Federal law to carry 
more than 6 occupants; and 
(2) has a maximum certificated takeoff weight 
of not more than 6000 pounds. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report that describes the 
effect of the regulations issued or revised under subsection 
(a) and includes statistics with respect to changes in small 
aircraft activity and safety incidents. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS.—On 
and after the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Administrator may not take 
an enforcement action for not holding a valid third-class 
medical certificate against a pilot of a covered aircraft for 
a flight if the pilot and the flight meet the applicable re-
quirements under paragraphs (1) through (4) of sub-
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section (a) unless the Administrator has published final 
regulations in the Federal Register under subsection (a). 
Æ 
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