A bill 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.

Bill: 113-s-1941
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV]
Introduced: 2014-01-16
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Transportation employees

Transportation safety and security

Worker safety and health
Latest action: action_date: 2014-01-16
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-01-16
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p>Authorizes the Secretary of Transportation (DOT), consistent with accepted medical standards and practices, to implement or enforce a requirement providing for the screening, testing, or treatment of airmen or air traffic controllers for sleep disorders (including obstructive sleep apnea) only if: (1) it is adopted pursuant to a rulemaking proceeding in the case of an airman, and (2) the Federal Aviation Administration meets its collective bargaining obligations to its employees in the case of an air traffic controller.</p> <p>Applies this Act only to a requirement adopted on or after November 1, 2013.</p>

tv_txt: II 113th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 1941 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES January 16, 2014 Mr. Manchin (for himself, Mr. Inhofe , Mr. Begich , and Mr. Johanns ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL 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.

1. Medical certification requirements for airmen and air traffic controllers relating to sleep disorders (a) 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— (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) Applicability Subsection (a) shall not apply to a requirement that was in force before November 1, 2013. (c) Definitions In this section, the following definitions apply: (1) Airman The term airman has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code. (2) 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. (3) Sleep disorder The term sleep disorder includes obstructive sleep apnea.