Military Aviation Training Safeguard Act

Military Aviation Training Safeguard Act

This bill allows military aircraft operating outside of designated Department of Defense airspace while flying in wilderness areas in mountainous regions to deviate from service level requirements if necessary to maintain safety of flight.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4731 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4731

 To authorize the deviation from service level requirement of military 
aircraft operating outside of designated Department of Defense airspace 
in the wilderness areas in mountainous regions if necessary to maintain 
                           safety of flight.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 17, 2019

  Mr. Tipton introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the deviation from service level requirement of military 
aircraft operating outside of designated Department of Defense airspace 
in the wilderness areas in mountainous regions if necessary to maintain 
                           safety of flight.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Military Aviation Training Safeguard 
Act''.

SEC. 2. SAFE TRANSIT EXCEPTION TO SERVICE LEVEL REQUIREMENTS FOR 
              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AIRCRAFT FLYING OVER WILDERNESS 
              AREAS.

    (a) In General.--Military aircraft operating outside of designated 
Department of Defense airspace in the wilderness areas in mountainous 
regions may deviate from service level requirements if necessary to 
maintain safety of flight, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
    (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all 
Department of Defense regulations and flight procedures are in 
accordance with subsection (a).
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