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Third class medical reform will once again go to the full Senate for a vote, this time as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).<\/p>\n Third class medical reform will once again go to the full Senate for a vote, this time as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).<\/p>\n
The Senate Armed Services Committee on May 13 approved the NDAA, including third class medical reform language from the Pilot\u2019s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2), by a vote of 23-to-3. The full Senate is expected to take up the measure later this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is great news for general aviation,\u201d said Mark Baker, AOPA president and CEO. \u201cThird class medical reform is vital to our community, and it has widespread bipartisan support. We applaud Sen. James Inhofe (shown at right) and the Senate Armed Services Committee for taking action to update an unreasonably cumbersome system that costs pilots millions of dollars and countless hours while doing little or nothing to improve safety.\u201d
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\nInhofe (R-Okla.), who introduced PBR2 and has championed its adoption by the Senate, expressed appreciation for AOPA\u2019s consistent support of the legislation.<\/p>\n
\u201cIncluding the Pilot\u2019s Bill of Rights 2 in the National Defense Authorization Act demonstrates the commitment of the Senate to getting third class medical reform passed this year,\u201d said Inhofe. \u201cAs always, I thank AOPA for all of the hard work they\u2019ve done to make this a priority in Congress. I look forward to working with them to get this across the finish line.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Senate has already approved third class medical reform language from the Pilot\u2019s Bill of Rights 2 (PBR2) twice in the past five months\u2014first as standalone legislation and then as part of the Senate\u2019s FAA reauthorization bill.<\/p>\n