Sec. 4. MEDICAL CERTIFICATION
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## SEC. 4 MEDICAL CERTIFICATION **[**[49 U.S.C. 44703 note](/us/usc/t49/s44703)**]** ###
(a)Assessment ####
(1)In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States shall initiate an assessment of the Federal Aviation Administration’s medical certification process and the associated medical standards and forms. ####
(2)Report The Comptroller General shall submit a report to Congress based on the assessment required under paragraph
(1)that examines— #####
(A)revisions to the medical application form that would provide greater clarity and guidance to applicants; #####
(B)the alignment of medical qualification policies with present-day qualified medical judgment and practices, as applied to an individual’s medically relevant circumstances; and #####
(C)steps that could be taken to promote the public’s understanding of the medical requirements that determine an airman’s medical certificate eligibility. ###
(b)Goals of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Medical Certification Process The goals of the Federal Aviation Administration’s medical certification process are— ####
(1)to provide questions in the medical application form that— #####
(A)are appropriate without being overly broad; #####
(B)are subject to a minimum amount of misinterpretation and mistaken responses; #####
(C)allow for consistent treatment and responses during the medical application process; and #####
(D)avoid unnecessary allegations that an individual has intentionally falsified answers on the form; ####
(2)to provide questions that elicit information that is relevant to making a determination of an individual’s medical qualifications within the standards identified in the Administrator’s regulations; ####
(3)to give medical standards greater meaning by ensuring the information requested aligns with present-day medical judgment and practices; and ####
(4)to ensure that— #####
(A)the application of such medical standards provides an appropriate and fair evaluation of an individual’s qualifications; and #####
(B)the individual understands the basis for determining medical qualifications. ###
(c)Advice From Private Sector Groups The Administrator shall establish a panel, which shall be comprised of representatives of relevant nonprofit and not-for-profit general aviation pilot groups, aviation medical examiners, and other qualified medical experts, to advise the Administrator in carrying out the goals of the assessment required under this section. ###
(d)Federal Aviation Administration Response Not later than 1 year after the issuance of the report by the Comptroller General pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Administrator shall take appropriate actions to respond to such report.
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