,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cicc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #af1 #bjba,mr4 
,fitzpatrick 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,lamb1  
,mrs4 ,torres of ,california1 and ,mr4  
,katko7 introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to provide for the       
installation of ground-based            
augmentation systems1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,ground-,based      
,augmentation ,systems in the ,national 
,airspace ,system ,implementation ,act  
or the ,,gbas ,act4  #b4 ,ground-based  
augmentation systems implementation  7a7
 ,in general ,section #ddejb of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended  
by adding at the end the following3  7g7
 ,implementation of ground-,based       
augmentation systems  7#a7 ,in general  
,not later than #ab months after the    
date of enactment of this subsection1   

the ,secretary of ,transportation shall 
establish procedures1 criteria1 and     
grant programs necessary for deploying  
,,gbas equipment and avionics at ,united
 ,states airports and in aircraft       
operated by air carriers in the ,united 
,states approving categories of         
instrument approaches and maintaining   
,,gbas4  7#b7 ,funding  7,a7 ,to        
airports ,the ,secretary shall fund up  
to the #ci busiest airports in the      
,united ,states1 in terms of annual air 
carrier aircraft operations1 to install 
,,gbas equipment as a federally funded  
navigational aid4  7,b7 ,to air carriers
 ,to the maximum extent practicable and 
economical1 the ,secretary shall offer  
to fund air carriers operating in the   
,united ,states for the installation and
 upgrade of ,,gbas avionics in the      
regional and air transport aircraft     
operated by such airports4  7#c7        
,validation of installations and        
instrument approaches ,the ,secretary   
shall validate the ,,gbas installations 

and certify aircraft for categories of  
instrument approaches4  7#d7 ,oversight 
and maintenance ,the ,secretary shall   
maintain oversight and control over the 
operation and maintenance of ,,gbas at  
public airports4  7#e7 ,deadline for    
installation ,to the maximum extent     
feasible1 any installation of ,,gbas    
equipment required under this subsection
 shall be completed not later than #aj  
years after the date of enactment of    
this subsection4  7#f7 ,rule of         
construction ,nothing in this subsection
 shall be construed to require the      
,secretary to decommission the          
ground-based navigational instrument    
landing system4  7#g7 ,report ,not later
 than #a year after the date of         
enactment of this subsection1 and       
annually thereafter1 the ,secretary     
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure and 
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives and the     
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  

,transportation and the ,committee on   
,appropriations of the ,senate a report 
that-- 7,a7 describes the status of     
,,gbas installation at airports and on  
aircraft and an estimate of the timeline
 for completing any remaining           
installations2  7,b7 identifies any     
funding shortfalls required for the     
installation of ,,gbas at airports and  
on aircraft as well as for projected    
annual maintenance requirements2  7,c7  
identifies any further enhancements or  
upgrades to improve runways landings    
under all-weather operations2 and  7,d7 
identifies any administrative and       
legislative actions that would improve  
the efficiency of the installation1     
validation1 oversight and maintenance of
 the systems4  7#h7 ,definition of      
,,gbas ,in this subsection1 the term    
,,gbas means ground-based augmentation  
systems1 including ground equipment and 
avionics4  7#i7 ,authorization of       
appropriations  7,a7 ,in general ,to    
make grants under this subsection1 there

 is authorized to be appropriated       
#gig1jjj1jjj4  7,b7 ,installation of    
,,gbas ,for the procurement and         
installation of ,,gbas under paragraph  
7#a71 there is authorized to be         
appropriated such sums as may be        
necessary4  7,c7 ,administrative        
expenses ,the ,secretary may reserve up 
to #j4e percent of funds made available 
to carry out this subsection to cover   
the costs of additional personnel1      
contracting1 or other costs necessary   
for the administration of this          
subsection4  4