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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.
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.
Summary
This bill requires all aircraft, including military aircraft, operating in Class B airspace to be equipped with and operating ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment. ADS-B equipment broadcasts and receives aircraft position and velocity information to enhance safety and surveillance in busy airspace. The bill removes an existing exemption for Department of Defense aircraft and prohibits the Federal Aviation Administration from creating new exemptions to this requirement. Aircraft must have this equipment installed, activated, and receiving data whenever taxiing or in flight.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] (R-KS)
Actions (2)
- May 8, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. · senate
- May 8, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
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
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. <all>
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