,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gbci  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,january #bg1        
#bjbf,mr4 ,barrett introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to submit to  
,congress an action plan for advancing  
the deployment of the ,airborne         
,collision ,avoidance ,system-,x1 and   
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the          
,next-,gen ,collision ,avoidance ,act4  
#b4 ,,acas-,x action plan  7a7 ,,acas-,x
 action plan  7#a7 ,in general ,not     
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this ,act1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall submit to the    
appropriate committees of ,congress an  
action plan for advancing the deployment
 of the ,airborne ,collision ,avoidance 
,system-,x 7in this section referred to 

as ,,acas-,x71 ,,acas-,xa1 ,,acas-,xr1  
,,acas-,xo1 ,,acas-,xu1 ,,acas-s,xu1    
,,acas-,xp1 or any variant or successor 
technology1 in the national airspace    
system4 ,the ,administrator shall       
publish the action plan in a publicly   
available format not later than #aj days
 after submitting such action plan to   
,congress4  7#b7 ,contents ,in          
developing the action plan under        
paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator shall
 include-- 7,a7 a strategic roadmap for 
the deployment of ,,acas-,x technology1 
including steps required for widespread 
adoption among aircraft operators2  7,b7
 actions and funding necessary to       
complete any applicable research1       
development1 testing1 evaluation1 and   
standards development needed to support 
the certification of such technology2   
7,c7 plans for engagement with          
appropriate stakeholders1 including--   
7i7 aircraft operators2  7ii7 aviation  
safety experts outside the ,,faa2  7iii7
 avionics manufacturers2  7iv7 aircraft 

manufacturers2  7v7 general aviation    
organizations2  7vi7 organizations      
representing certified collective       
bargaining representatives of airline   
pilots2  7vii7 labor organizations      
representing air carrier pilots1        
including the principal organization    
representing the largest certified      
collective bargaining representative of 
airline pilots2 and  7viii7 any other   
stakeholders determined appropriate by  
the ,administrator2  7,d7 engagement    
with foreign civil aviation authorities 
to harmonize international standards for
 certification of such technology2  7,e7
 ,,acas-,x interoperability             
considerations for aircraft operators   
7including rotorcraft operators7        
equipped with ,,ads-,b ,out and ,,ads-,b
 ,in equipment2  7,f7 an assessment of  
safety benefits for aircraft operators  
equipping with such technology1         
including civil operators2 and  7,g7 any
 recommendations for administrative or  
legislative action1 as determined       

appropriate by the ,administrator1 to   
advance such technology deployment4     
7#c7 ,implementation ,the ,administrator
 may take actions1 as appropriate1 to   
implement the action plan developed     
under paragraph 7#a74  7#d7 ,briefing   
,not later than #cj days after the date 
on which the ,administrator submits the 
action plan under paragraph 7#a71 the   
,administrator shall brief the          
appropriate committees of ,congress on  
the contents of such action plan and any
 prospective actions to implement such  
plan4  7b7 ,definitions ,in this        
section3 7#a7 ,,ads-,b ,in ,the term    
,,ads-,b ,in means onboard avionics     
equipment that receives and processes   
,automatic ,dependent                   
,surveillance-,broadcast transmissions  
that are broadcast in accordance with   
sections #ia4bbe and #ia4bbg of title   
#ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or 
any successor regulations71 and other   
aviation advisory information from      
ground stations1 that provides the      

aircraft with awareness to the location 
of other aircraft and traffic           
advisories4  7#b7 ,,ads-,b ,out ,the    
term ,,ads-,b ,out-- 7,a7 has the       
meaning given such term in section      
#ia4bbg of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations2 and  7,b7 broadcasts      
information from the aircraft in        
accordance with sections #ia4bbe and    
#ia4bbg of such title #ad 7or any       
successor regulations74  7#c7           
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
,the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means the ,committee on       
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate and the ,committee on   
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives4  7#d7   
,,faa ,the term ,,faa means the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration4  7#e7       
,rotorcraft ,the term rotorcraft has the
 meaning given such term in section #a4a
 of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74