119-s1706

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1706 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1706

 To require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national 
 airspace system to install and operate ADS-B In and ADS-B Out 
 equipment, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 May 8, 2025

 Mr. Moran introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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 A BILL

 To require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national 
 airspace system to install and operate ADS-B In and ADS-B Out 
 equipment, 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. ADS-B IN AND ADS-B OUT EQUIPMENT REQUIRED FOR AIRCRAFT 
 OPERATING IN CLASS B AIRSPACE IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE 
 SYSTEM.

    (a) Requirement.--

    (1) In general.--Beginning on the date of enactment of this 
 Act, no aircraft, including military aircraft, shall be 
 operated in Class B airspace in the national airspace system 
 unless the aircraft has ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment that 
 meets such performance requirements as the Administrator shall 
 specify, and is installed, activated, and receiving whenever 
 the aircraft is taxiing or in flight.

    (2) Limitation on regulations.--Neither the Secretary of 
 Transportation nor the Administrator shall implement, 
 administer, enforce, or otherwise give effect to any regulation 
 that exempts aircraft, including military aircraft, from the 
 requirements of paragraph

    (1) .

    (b) Repeal of Exemption to Requirement To Install Automatic 
Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast Equipment on Certain Aircraft of 
Department of Defense.--

Section 1046 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note) 
is repealed.
            (c) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
 Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.

    (2) ADS-B in.--The term ``ADS-B In'' means onboard avionics 
 technology that periodically receives ADS-B Out broadcasts of 
 an aircraft's state vector (3-dimensional position and 3-
 dimensional velocity) and other required information as 
 described in part 91.277 of title 14, Code of Federal 
 Regulations (or a successor regulation).

    (3) ADS-B out.--The term ``ADS-B Out'' has the meaning 
 given such term in 

section 91.227 of title 14, Code of Federal 
 Regulations (or a successor regulation).

    (4) Aircraft.--The term ``aircraft'' means fixed wing 
 aircraft, rotorcraft, powered-lift aircraft, and any other form 
 of manned aircraft.
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