Pilot Certificate Accessibility Act
This bill allows a pilot to present a digital copy of certain certificates (e.g., an airman certificate or a medical certificate) when required to present such documentation by a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) inspector or other official.
Under current FAA regulations, a pilot must present for inspection a physical copy of an airman certificate and other paperwork upon a request from the FAA; a federal, state, or local law enforcement officer; or an authorized representative of the Transportation Security Administration or the National Transportation Safety Board. This bill allows a pilot to present a certificate such as an airman certificate or a medical certificate as (1) a physical, original copy; or (2) a digital copy stored on an electronic device or cloud storage platform.
The FAA must update current regulations to implement this change.
[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 10318 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 10318
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the use of physical
or digital copies of certain certificates for certain Federal Aviation
Administration inspections, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
December 6, 2024
Mr. Burchett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the use of physical
or digital copies of certain certificates for certain Federal Aviation
Administration inspections, and for other purposes.
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 ``Pilot Certificate Accessibility
Act''.
SEC. 2. ACCEPTABLE FORMS OF CERTIFICATION.
(a) In General.--Section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, is
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(m) Sufficiency of Digital and Physical Copies of Airman
Certificates.--An individual issued a certificate pursuant to this
section (including a medical certificate) may present such certificate
to an inspector of the Federal Aviation Administration in any of the
following formats:
``(1) A physical, original copy issued by the Administrator
(or his or her designee).
``(2) A digital copy stored on an electronic device or
cloud storage platform, including a mobile certificate issued
by the Administrator.''.
(b) Rulemaking.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall update regulations in part 61 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations, as necessary, to implement the amendments made by
this section.
(c) Applicability.--Beginning on the date that is 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall apply part 61,
Code of Federal Regulations, in a manner reflecting the changes to
section 44703 of title 49, United States Code, made by this Act.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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