,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ecab  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #ca1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,price of ,north ,carolina 7for himself
 and ,mr4 ,duncan of ,tennessee7        
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,administrator of
 the ,federal ,aviation ,administration 
to issue regulations to improve the     
tracking of aircraft in flight1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,safe ,aviation
 and ,flight ,emergency ,tracking ,act  
of #bjad4  #b4 ,improved tracking of    
aircraft in flight  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #a year after the date of   
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall issue regulations
 to ensure that a covered aircraft is   
equipped with technology that provides  
for--  7#a7 continuous tracking of      
information regarding the aircraft      

during flight1 including information    
regarding the position1 altitude1 and   
speed of the aircraft2 and  7#b7 the    
timely and cost effective recovery of   
the cockpit voice recorder and flight   
data recorder of the aircraft in the    
event of a crash or other serious       
incident4  7b7 ,study of certain        
technologies ,in carrying out subsection
 7a71 the ,administrator shall          
investigate at least the following3     
7#a7 ,automatic dependent surveillance4 
7#b7 ,automatic deployable flight       
recorders4  7#c7 ,emergency locator     
transmitters4  7#d7 ,satellite          
navigation and communications4  7c7     
,interim report ,not later than #fj days
 after the date of enactment of this    
,act1 the ,administrator shall submit to
 the ,committee on ,appropriations and  
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,appropriations and the ,committee on   
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation

 of the ,senate a report specifying     
technologies the ,administrator is      
considering for inclusion in the        
regulations required under subsection   
7a71 including a description of costs   
and benefits associated with each of the
 technologies4  7d7 ,coordination ,the  
,administrator shall work               
collaboratively with the ,international 
,civil ,aviation ,organization and other
 relevant stakeholders to develop and   
implement international standards that  
improve the tracking of aircraft in     
flight4  7e7 ,covered aircraft defined  
,in this section1 the term covered      
aircraft means a passenger aircraft--   
7#a7 able to carry at least #abj        
passengers2  7#b7 ordered on or after   
,january #a1 #bjaf2 and  7#c7 providing 
scheduled passenger air transportation  
7as such term is defined in section     
#djajb7;a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
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