,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dfi #aaith  
,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #fbfg
 ,report ,no4 #aai-edf ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives          
,november #ba1 #bjbe,mr4 ,knott 7for    
himself and ,ms4 ,scholten7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on ,transportation and
 ,infrastructure  ,march #af1           
#bjbf;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,shreve
 and ,mr4 ,schmidt  ,march #af1         
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed  ,a    
,,bill  ,to direct the ,comptroller     
,general of the ,united ,states to      
conduct a study on the impediments to   
digital documentation and verification  
in the aviation supply chain1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,aviation      
,supply ,chain ,safety and ,security    
,digitization ,act of #bjbe4  #b4       
,integrity of aerospace parts           
documentation  7a7 ,study ,the          

,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study on the    
impediments to the use of digital       
documentation and verification in the   
aviation supply chain to aid in         
identifying falsified documentation and 
counterfeit parts4  7b7 ,contents ,in   
conducting the study under subsection   
7a71 the ,comptroller ,general shall    
evaluate the challenges of-- 7#a7       
manufacturers1 repairs stations1 air    
carriers1 aircraft lessors1 aircraft    
brokers1 parts brokers1 and other supply
 chain participants to adopting the use 
of digital authorized release           
certificates1 including ,,faa ,form     
#hacj-c2  7#b7 the aviation industry in 
utilizing digital verification and      
authentication tools2  7#c7 establishing
 standardized documentation in the      
aviation industry2 and  7#d7            
transitioning the ,federal ,aviation    
,administration from-- 7,a7 legacy      
paper-based records to digital          
documentation2 and  7,b7 physical to    

digital signatures4  7c7 ,report  7#a7  
,in general ,not later than #a year     
after the date of enactment of this     
,act1 the ,comptroller ,general shall   
submit to the ,committee on             
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
containing the results of the study     
conducted under subsection 7a74  7#b7   
,recommendations ,the ,comptroller      
,general shall include in the report    
submitted under paragraph 7#a7-- 7,a7   
recommendations on-- 7i7 ways to        
encourage each organization in the      
aviation industry1 regardless of the    
size of such organization1 to adopt the 
use of digital forms and authentication 
tools2 and  7ii7 how to accelerate the  
adoption of digital documentation by the
 ,federal ,aviation ,administration2 and
  7,b7 any other recommendations the    
,comptroller ,general determines        
appropriate4  7d7 ,response of          

,secretary of ,transportation ,not later
 than #abj days after submission of the 
report required under paragraph 7c71 the
 ,secretary of ,transportation shall    
respond to any recommendations in such  
report directed to the ,department of   
,transportation or any office of the    
,department4  ,march #af1               
#bjbf;,committed to the ,committee of   
the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the  
,union and ordered to be printed