,i  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ehij  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #b1 #bjae ,ms4
 ,jackson ,lee introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 
:i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on         
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to conduct a /udy to ensure t  
enhanc$ communication is provid$ betwe5 
comm]cial aircraft & air traffic control
 t[]s1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort     
title ,! ,act may be cit$ z ! ,no ,miss+
 ,planes ,act4  #b4 ,/udy ( te*nology to
 improve communication ( aircraft ) air 
traffic control t[]s  7a7 ,/udy ,!      
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration %all complete a /udy :i*  
%all include--  7#a7 ! feasibility (    
provid+ communication f comm]cial       
aircraft to air traffic control t[]s :5 
an aircraft leaves its flight plan or   
exp]i5ces dang]\s or ?reat5+ conditions 
& p9po9t+ ! location ( an aircraft t is 
miss+ )9 #cj m9utes by dissem9at+ !     
in=mation globally 9 less ?an an h\r to 
rescue & recov]y ag5cies2  7#b7         

in=mation on ! possible transition (    
black boxes to telematics sy/ems t      
r\t9ely ?r\gh\t a flight communicate !  
cont5ts ( black boxes to secure /ore    
faculties manag$ by ! ,national         
,transportation ,safety ,bo>d2  7#c7 !  
inve/igation ( ! automation ( data      
collection f aircraft :ile 9 flight &   
automate ! transmission ( data 9 su* a  
way t ! rate ( transition is dep5d5t on 
! spe$ ( ! aircraft & ! conditions "u   
:i* x is be+ op]at$ 7turbul5ce & fa/]   
spe$ w\ld trigg] m frequ5t upl9k ( data 
f ! black boxes on ! flight7 ! w>eh\s+ (
 data t e/abli%es *a9 ( cu/ody = data if
 ne$$ z ! la/ (ficial record ( an       
aircraft1 & ! analysis ( ! data t is    
receiv$ to id5tify anomal\s data2  7#d7 
! review ( ! availability ( tamp] pro(  
transpond]s t _c be turn$ (f 9 flight & 
an al]t if a transpond] is tamp]$ ) :ile
 9 flight2  7#e7 ! feasibility ( secur+ 
transpond]s f be+ clon$ or data be+     
*ang$ f ! orig9al designation t is      
assign$ to ! physical aircraft x is     

associat$ ) & ! prop] safegu>ds to be   
sure t use ( an assign$ transpond]      
id5tification protocol by ano!r aircraft
 is prohibit$ by design & !             
communication sy/em & requisite         
protocols t w support ! sy/em1 includ+ a
 me*anism to inve/igate ! ability to    
introduce transpond] designations t are 
n assign$ by aviation regulatory        
au?orities2  7#f7 ! inve/igation ( !    
means by :i* ! ,unit$ ,/ates c\ld en=ce 
t no airl9e op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates or 
op]ate gates at an airport 9 ! c\ntry   
may h communication te*nology t does n  
con=m to dome/ic available communication
 te*nology /&>ds2 &  7#g7 ! inve/igation
 ( h[ quickly relevant /ati/ical data on
 comm]cial aircraft c be %>$ ) ! ,f$]al 
,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,homel& ,security1 & ! ,nor? ,am]ican   
,comm& 9 ! ev5t t a flight fails to     
respond to communication or ceases to be
 detectable by gr\nd control4  7b7      
,report ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] !    
date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !           

,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration %all submit to !          
,committees on ,transportation &        
,infra/ructure1 ,homel& ,security1 &    
,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (              
,repres5tatives & ! ,committees on      
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation1   
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal         
,affairs1 & ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate4  
7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$ to c>ry   
out ?is /udy1 #aj1jjj1jjj4