#aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4   
#bejc  ,,an ,,act  ,to require all      
aircraft to be equipped with ,automatic 
,dependent ,surveillance-,broadcast ,in1
 to improve aviation safety1 and for    
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,rotorcraft    
,operations ,transparency and ,oversight
 ,reform ,act or the ,,rotor ,act4  #b4 
,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7        
,administrator ,the term ,administrator 
means the ,administrator of the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration4  7#b7       
,,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#c7  
,,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#d7 ,affected 
aircraft ,the term affected aircraft    
means any aircraft that is required to  
operate in accordance with section      
#ia4bbe of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal 
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation4  7#e7 ,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#f7   
,cabinet member ,the term ,cabinet      
,member means an individual who is the  
head 7including an acting head7 of the  

,department of ,agriculture1 the        
,department of ,commerce1 the           
,department of ,defense1 the ,department
 of ,education1 the ,department of      
,energy1 the ,department of ,health and 
,human ,services1 the ,department of    
,homeland ,security1 the ,department of 
,housing and ,urban ,development1 the   
,department of the ,interior1 the       
,department of ,justice1 the ,department
 of ,labor1 the ,department of ,state1  
the ,department of ,transportation1 the 
,department of the ,treasury1 or the    
,department of ,veterans ,affairs1 or   
any other individual who occupies a     
position designated by the ,president as
 a ,cabinet-level position4  7#g7 ,,faa 
,the term ,,faa means the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration4  7#h7        
,national ,capital ,region2 ,,ncr ,the  
terms ,national ,capital ,region and    
,,ncr mean the geographic area located  
within the boundaries of-- 7,a7 the     
,district of ,columbia2  7,b7           
,montgomery and ,prince ,georges        

,counties in the ,state of ,maryland2   
7,c7 ,arlington1 ,fairfax1 ,loudoun1 and
 ,prince ,william ,counties and the     
,city of ,alexandria in the             
,commonwealth of ,virginia2 and  7,d7   
all cities and other units of government
 within the geographic areas described  
in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,c74     
7#i7 ,powered-lift ,the term            
powered-lift-- 7,a7 has the meaning     
given such term in section #a4a of title
 #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or
 any successor regulation72 and  7,b7   
includes vertical-lift flight mode and  
wing-borne flight mode1 as such terms   
are defined in section #aid4ajc of title
 #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or
 any successor regulation74  7#aj7      
,rotorcraft ,the term rotorcraft has the
 meaning given such term in section #a4a
 of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal        
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation74  7#aa7 ,transport airplane 
,the term transport airplane has the    
meaning given such term in section      

#ddgda7;i7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code4  7#ab7 ,unmanned aircraft system
 ,the term unmanned aircraft system has 
the meaning given such term in section  
#ddhja of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code4  #c4 ,revision to ,exception for 
,,ads-,b ,out ,transmission  7a7        
,,ads-,b ,out reforms  7#a7 ,in general 
7,a7 ,sensitive government mission      
,beginning on the date of enactment of  
this section1 in applying section       
#ia4bbe7;f77#a7 of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 the term         
sensitive government mission shall be   
narrowly construed and shall not include
 routine flights1 non-classified        
flights1 proficiency flights1 or flights
 of ,federal officials below the rank of
 ,cabinet ,member or the ,chairman of   
the ,joint ,chiefs of ,staff4  7,b7     
,notification ,for the purposes of      
interpreting section #ia4bbe7;f77#a7 of 
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 the operating agency      
shall-- 7i7 when operating a sensitive  

government mission during which the     
aircraft will not be transmitting       
,,ads-,b ,out1 notify ,air ,traffic     
,control2 and  7ii7 notify the          
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation and the ,committee on   
the ,armed ,services of the ,senate and 
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
the ,armed ,services of the ,house of   
,representatives on a monthly basis     
regarding each sensitive government     
mission within ,class ,b airspace       
operated during such month4  7#b7       
,rulemaking and administrative action   
7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #a year
 after the date of enactment of this    
section1 the ,administrator shall-- 7i7 
issue or revise regulations to update   
section #ia4bbe7;f7 of title #ad1 ,code 
of ,federal ,regulations1 to comply with
 the requirements of this section2 and  
7ii7 revise any memorandum of agreement 
between the ,,faa and any other         
,federal1 ,state1 local1 or ,tribal     

agency to conform with the revised      
regulations described in clause 7i71    
including any agreement pursuant to     
section #ajdf of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain 
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7#di ,u4,s4,c4  
#djaja note74  7,b7 ,report ,if the     
,administrator fails to issue or revise 
regulations pursuant to subparagraph    
7,a7 or revise any memorandum of        
agreement between the ,,faa and any     
other agency pursuant to such           
subparagraph1 the ,administrator shall1 
within #cj days1 submit to the          
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the status of such            
regulations1 including the reasons that 
the ,administrator has failed to issue  
or revise such regulations within the   
period required under such subparagraph4
  7b7 ,,gao review and report ,not later
 than the date that is #b years after   
the date of enactment of this section1  
the ,comptroller ,general of the ,united
 ,states shall-- 7#a7 review the        

utilization of exceptions under section 
#ia4bbe7;f7 of title #ad1 ,code of      
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation71 as revised under subsection
 7a71 to determine-- 7,a7 whether the   
,department of ,defense and other       
relevant ,federal agencies or other     
applicable operators have utilized such 
exceptions in accordance with relevant  
laws and regulations2 and  7,b7 the     
extent of such utilization2  7#b7       
compare the utilization of exceptions   
specified in such section #ia4bbe7;f7   
before and after the issuance of revised
 regulations under subsection 7a72 and  
7#c7 submit to the ,administrator and   
the appropriate committees of ,congress 
a report on the findings of the review  
conducted under paragraph 7#a7 and the  
comparison conducted under paragraph    
7#b74  7c7 ,,faa review of non-compliant
 operators ,upon submission of the      
report under subsection 7b77#c71 the    
,administrator shall-- 7#a7 determine   
whether any ,federal agency or other    

applicable operator that has been found 
to have not utilized the exceptions     
under section #ia4bbe7;f7 of title #ad1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any  
successor regulation71 as revised under 
subsection 7a71 in accordance with      
relevant laws and regulations shall be  
permitted to continue to utilize such   
exceptions2 and  7#b7 not later than #cj
 days after the date on which the       
,comptroller ,general submits the report
 under subsection 7b77#c71 brief the    
appropriate committees of ,congress on  
such determination4  7d7 ,reports  7#a7 
,to the ,administrator ,not later than  
#ij days after the date of enactment of 
this section1 and on a quarterly basis  
thereafter1 each ,federal1 ,state1      
local1 and ,tribal agency that performs 
sensitive government missions as        
described in section #ia4bbe7;f77#a7 of 
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 as revised under subsection
 7a71 shall submit to the ,administrator

 a report that includes-- 7,a7 an       
attestation that such operations are    
regularly transmitting ,,ads-,b ,out and
 are conducted with proper consideration
 to aviation safety2  7,b7 a list of    
operations delineated by flight in which
 the ,,ads-,b ,out equipment is not in  
transmit mode because the aircraft was  
performing a sensitive government       
mission1 including the airport1 airspace
 location1 date1 time1 duration1 and    
mission type of each such operation2 and
  7,c7 with respect to any classified   
operation1 a classified annex4  7#b7 ,to
 ,congress  7,a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #ahj days after the date of        
enactment of this section1 and          
biannually thereafter1 the              
,administrator shall submit to the      
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the frequency and nature of   
the ,,ads-,b ,out exceptions granted to 
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal    
agencies under section #ia4bbe7;f77#a7  
of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal         

,regulations 7or any successor          
regulation71 as revised under subsection
 7a74 ,such report-- 7i7 shall include--
 7,i7 aggregated data on the operations 
in which ,,ads-,b ,out equipment is not 
in transmit mode by each agency         
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7,,ii7
 a determination from the ,administrator
 as to whether each operation described 
in paragraph 7#a77;,b7 jeopardizes      
aviation safety2 and  7ii7 may include a
 classified annex4  7,b7 ,special       
notification ,if an agency described in 
paragraph 7#a7 operates a flight using  
an exception granted under section      
#ia4bbe7;f77#a7 of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations 7or any successor 
regulation71 as revised under subsection
 7a71 #e or more times in a calendar    
month1 or fails to provide to the       
,administrator the attestation required 
under paragraph 7#a77;,a71 the          
,administrator shall notify the         
appropriate committees of ,congress of  
such use within #ad days of being       

notified of such use4 ,for the purposes 
of this subparagraph1 a flight shall be 
interpreted as the period beginning when
 an aircraft moves under its own power  
for the purpose of flight and ending    
when the aircraft lands4  7e7 ,annual   
,inspector ,general audits  7#a7 ,in    
general ,beginning on the date that is  
#c years after the date of enactment of 
this section1 the ,inspector ,general of
 the ,department of ,transportation 7in 
this section referred to as the         
,inspector ,general7 shall conduct an   
annual audit of ,,faa oversight of all  
operations that utilize an exception    
under section #ia4bbe7;f7 of title #ad1 
,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or any  
successor regulation71 as revised under 
subsection 7a71 including ,federal      
agency operations4  7#b7 ,considerations
 ,in conducting an audit under paragraph
 7#a71 the ,inspector ,general shall    
assess the efficacy of ,,faa oversight  
related to the following3 7,a7 ,ensuring
 exceptions under such section          

#ia4bbe7;f77#a7 7or any successor       
regulation7 are strictly utilized by    
operators in accordance with relevant   
laws and regulations4  7,b7 ,ensuring   
exceptions under such section           
#ia4bbe7;f77#a7 7or any successor       
regulation7 are not routinely used by   
operators4  7,c7 ,identifying and       
engaging with any operator not in       
compliance with relevant laws and       
regulations relating to exceptions under
 such section #ia4bbe7;f77#a7 7or any   
successor regulation74  7,d7 ,any other 
factor determined appropriate by the    
,inspector ,general4  7#c7 ,briefings to
 ,congress ,the ,inspector ,general     
shall brief the appropriate committees  
of ,congress on an annual basis after   
the completion of each annual audit4    
#d4 ,,ads-,b ,in requirements  7a7      
,requirement for ,,ads-,b ,in operation 
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #b     
years after the date of enactment of    
this section1 the ,administrator shall  
issue a final rule in accordance with   

section #eec of title #e1 ,united       
,states ,code1 to require any person    
operating an aircraft 7other than an    
unmanned aircraft1 as defined in section
 #ddhja of title #di1 ,united ,states   
,code7 required to be equipped with     
,,ads-,b ,out in accordance with section
 #ia4bbe of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations 7or any successor         
regulation71 to be equipped with and    
operating with ,,ads-,b ,in equipment   
that provides the aircraft with         
awareness to the location of other      
aircraft and traffic advisories1 unless 
otherwise authorized by air traffic     
control4  7#b7 ,compliance deadlines ,in
 issuing a final rule under paragraph   
7#a71 the ,administrator shall-- 7,a7   
include an effective date of not later  
than #fj days after the date on which   
such final rule is published in the     
,federal ,register2 and  7,b7 require   
aircraft described in paragraph 7#a7 to 
be equipped with ,,ads-,b ,in not later 
than ,december #ca1 #bjca4  7#c7 ,final 

regulation requirements ,in issuing a   
final rule under paragraph 7#a71 the    
,administrator shall1 at a minimum1 do  
the following3 7,a7 ,performance        
standards ,the ,administrator shall     
establish appropriate performance       
requirements for ,,ads-,b ,in equipment 
to provide integrated safety-enhancing  
capabilities for a pilot or other flight
 crew1 including by increasing          
situational awareness to the location of
 other aircraft and providing traffic   
advisories with alerting sufficient to  
provide traffic advisory indications    
while airborne and on the airport       
surface1 such as visual and aural       
advisories4  7,b7 ,alternative equipment
 or technology ,with respect to aircraft
 with a maximum certificated takeoff    
weight of less than #ab1ejj pounds when 
operating under part #ia of title #ad1  
,code of ,federal ,regulations1 and     
qualifying military aircraft as         
specified by the ,administrator in      
consultation with the ,secretary of     

,defense1 the ,administrator shall      
establish performance requirements for  
alternative equipment or technology that
 the ,administrator determines          
acceptable in satisfying the ,,ads-,b   
,in requirement4 ,the performance       
requirements shall1 at a minimum-- 7i7  
provide similar or improved situational 
awareness to the location of other      
airborne traffic1 as well as traffic    
advisory information2 and  7ii7 leverage
 the use of portable ,,ads-,b ,in       
receivers or equipment that allow       
display on an existing or future        
electronic flight bag or panel mounted  
display1 provided that the installation 
or use of such equipment does not       
adversely affect other required avionics
 or the airworthiness of the aircraft4  
7,c7 ,required briefing ,the            
,administrator shall brief the          
appropriate committees of ,congress1 the
 ,committee on ,armed ,services of the  
,senate1 and the ,committee on ,armed   
,services of the ,house of              

,representatives1 on at least a monthly 
basis1 regarding the alternative        
equipment or technology for qualifying  
military aircraft prior to determining  
that such equipment or technology is    
acceptable to satisfy the ,,ads-,b ,in  
requirement4  7,d7 ,guidance ,the       
,administrator shall issue relevant     
guidance for aircraft operators and     
other appropriate stakeholders regarding
 the types of equipment that satisfy the
 performance requirements described in  
this paragraph4  7#d7 ,other            
requirements ,in issuing a final rule   
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator
 shall include-- 7,a7 requirements for  
,,ads-,b ,in equipment and the use of   
such equipment2  7,b7 technical         
assistance to facilitating ,,ads-,b ,in 
equipage across the entire fleet of     
affected aircraft1 including1 as        
appropriate1 guidance under part #bf of 
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 to provide support for    
affected transport airplane operators in

 complying with the requirements of this
 section2  7,c7 any other associated    
guidance necessary to assist operators  
and other stakeholders in identifying   
equipment that satisfies the ,,ads-,b   
,in performance standards described in  
paragraph 7#c7 prior to the compliance  
deadline described in paragraph         
7#b77;,b72  7,d7 a determination of     
alternative equipment or technology     
described in subsection 7e72 and  7,e7 a
 presumption1 absent clear and          
compelling evidence to the contrary1    
that ,,ads-,b ,in equipment is cost     
beneficial and improves aviation safety4
  7#e7 ,congressional briefings ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
enactment of this section1 and every #ij
 days thereafter1 the ,administrator    
shall brief the appropriate committees  
of ,congress1 as well as publish a      
publicly available report1 on the status
 of-- 7,a7 the ,,ads-,b ,in rulemaking  
required under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7
 after the compliance deadline described

 in paragraph 7#b77;,a71 the            
implementation and oversight of such    
,,ads-,b ,in requirement4  7b7          
,negotiated rulemaking committee  7#a7  
,committee  7,a7 ,in general ,not later 
than #fj days after the date of         
enactment of this section1 the          
,administrator may establish a          
negotiated rulemaking committee 7in this
 section referred to as the committee7  
pursuant to section #efe of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code1 to negotiate     
proposed regulations to implement the   
requirements described in subsection    
7a74  7,b7 ,membership ,if the          
,administrator elects to establish a    
committee under this subsection1 the    
committee shall be composed of-- 7i7    
representatives of-- 7,i7 the ,,faa2    
7,,ii7 air carriers2  7,,iii7 avionics  
manufacturers2  7,,iv7 aircraft         
manufacturers2 and  7,v7 general        
aviation organizations2  7ii7 the       
exclusive bargaining representative of  
air traffic controllers of the ,,faa    

certified under section #geaa of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7iii7       
organizations representing certified    
collective bargaining representatives of
 airline pilots1 including the principal
 organization representing the largest  
certified collective bargaining         
representative of airline pilots2  7iv7 
aviation safety experts outside of the  
,,faa2 and  7v7 any other               
representatives determined appropriate  
by the ,administrator4  7,c7 ,required  
consultation ,in establishing a         
committee under this subsection1 the    
,administrator-- 7i7 shall consult with 
the ,secretary of ,defense and the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security2 and  
7ii7 may consult with other ,federal    
agencies as appropriate4  7#b7          
,requirements ,if the ,administrator    
elects to establish a committee under   
this subsection1 the ,administrator     
shall do the following3 7,a7 ,in general
 ,the ,administrator shall direct the   
committee to make recommendations       

relating to-- 7i7 ,,ads-,b ,in equipment
 and its use2  7ii7 ,,ads-,b ,in        
equipment performance standards pursuant
 to subsection 7a77#c72  7iii7 the      
consideration of effective approaches to
 facilitating ,,ads-,b ,in equipage     
across the entire fleet of affected     
aircraft1 including requirements under  
part #bf of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 to provide support for   
affected transport category airplane    
operators in complying with the         
requirements of this section2 and  7iv7 
with respect to aircraft with a maximum 
certificated takeoff weight of less than
 #ab1ejj pounds when operating under    
part #ia of title #ad1 ,code of ,federal
 ,regulations1 a recommendation for low 
cost alternative equipment or technology
 in accordance with subsection 7e74     
7,b7 ,lack of committee consensus ,in   
the event the committee does not reach a
 consensus regarding a recommendation   
for low cost alternative equipment or   
technology under subparagraph 7,a77iv71 

the ,administrator shall1 after the     
submission of the committee under       
paragraph 7#c71 consider prescribing a  
low cost alternative that includes the  
criteria described in subsection 7e74   
7#c7 ,submission to the ,administrator  
,if the ,administrator elects to        
establish a committee under this        
subsection1 not later than #a year after
 the date of enactment of this section1 
the committee shall submit to the       
,administrator-- 7,a7 a consensus       
proposal of regulations to implement the
 requirement described in subsection    
7a77#a72 or  7,b7 in the event the      
committee does not reach a consensus1 a 
report identifying any points of        
agreement and disagreement with respect 
to such proposed regulations4  7#d7     
,proposed rule ,if the ,administrator   
elects to establish a committee under   
this subsection1 not later than #ahj    
days after receiving the submission of  
the committee under paragraph 7#c71 the 
,administrator shall issue a proposed   

rule1 in accordance with section #eec of
 title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 that  
either-- 7,a7 to the maximum extent     
possible consistent with the legal      
obligations of the ,,faa1 uses the      
consensus proposal of the committee     
under paragraph 7#c77;,a7 as the basis  
for the proposed rule for notice and    
comment1 including with respect to any  
standards or requirements described in  
subsection 7a77#c72 or  7,b7 in the     
event the committee does not reach a    
consensus1 considers the points of      
agreement and disagreement submitted by 
the committee under paragraph 7#c77;,b74
  7c7 ,consultation required without    
negotiated rulemaking committee ,if the 
,administrator does not establish a     
committee under subsection 7b71 prior to
 issuing a final rule1 the              
,administrator shall consult with       
appropriate stakeholders in conducting  
the rulemaking required under subsection
 7a77#a71 including at a minimum the    
representatives described in subsection 

7b77#a77;,b74  7d7 ,phased-in retrofit  
7#a7 ,in general ,in issuing a final    
rule under subsection 7a77#a71 the      
,administrator shall-- 7,a7 establish a 
process by which the operator of an     
affected aircraft1 in service as of the 
date on which the final rule under      
subsection 7a77#a7 is published in the  
,federal ,register in accordance with   
subsection 7a77#b77;,a71 may apply to   
the ,administrator to request additional
 time1 not to exceed a period of #a year
 after the deadline described in        
subsection 7a77#b77;,b71 to finalize    
equipage of its fleet and make ,,ads-,b 
,in operational1 provided that-- 7i7 an 
aircraft operator1 owner1 or their agent
 submits an application deemed          
acceptable to the ,administrator for    
additional time for compliance1         
including a justification for such      
request and an attestation of actions to
 date demonstrating progress toward     
achieving compliance2  7ii7 the         
,administrator1 in consultation with the

 ,secretary of ,transportation1         
determines additional time is required  
to mitigate a significant disruption to 
air transportation2 and  7iii7 the      
,administrator determines the aircraft  
operator or owner does not have any     
uncorrected violations of subchapters ,f
 and ,g of chapter ,i of title #ad1     
,code of ,federal ,regulations2 and     
7,b7 notify the appropriate committees  
of ,congress not later than #ad days    
after making a determination under      
clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 of subparagraph    
7,a74  7#b7 ,special rule for agents    
,with the exception of an agent         
representing an owner or operator of    
transport airplanes1 for the purposes of
 this subsection1 an agent may represent
 more than #a aircraft operator or owner
 of the same type1 model1 or            
manufacturer and may submit #a or more  
applications under paragraph            
7#a77;,a77i71 each of which may contain 
multiple aircraft operators or owners4  
7e7 ,low cost alternative method of     

compliance ,in issuing a final rule     
under subsection 7a77#a71 the           
,administrator shall determine low cost 
equipment or technologies that provide  
similar or improved situational         
awareness to the location of other      
airborne traffic1 as well as traffic    
advisory information1 that satisfy the  
,,ads-,b ,in equipage requirement for   
aircraft with a maximum certificated    
takeoff weight of less than #ab1ejj     
pounds when operated under part #ia of  
title #ad1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations4 ,in making such a         
determination1 the ,administrator shall 
consider the use of-- 7#a7 portable     
,,ads-,b ,in receivers2 and  7#b7       
equipment that allows display on an     
existing or future electronic flight bag
 or panel mounted display1 provided the 
installation or use does not adversely  
affect other required avionics or the   
airworthiness of the aircraft4  7f7     
,proactive equipage ,with respect to any
 aircraft for which ,,ads-,b ,in        

equipment is available and complies with
 the requirements of the final rule     
issued under subsection 7a77#a71 the    
operator of any such aircraft shall take
 all appropriate actions necessary to   
equip such aircraft with ,,ads-,b ,in   
prior to the compliance deadline        
described in subsection 7a77#b74  7g7   
,separation standards2 relevant         
controller training  7#a7 ,rulemaking   
7,a7 ,in general ,not later than #ah    
months after the effective date of the  
final rule described in subsection 7a71 
the ,administrator shall issue a notice 
of proposed rulemaking to establish     
separation standards1 as appropriate1   
that leverage ,,ads-,b ,out or ,,ads-,b 
,in equipment1 and all other available  
technological capabilities in the air   
traffic control system1 to achieve      
safety and efficiency benefits          
throughout the national airspace system1
 including on an airport surface and    
within ,class ,e airspace 7as defined in
 section #ga4ga of title #ad1 ,code of  

,federal ,regulations1 or any successor 
regulation74  7,b7 ,consultation ,in    
conducting the rulemaking under this    
subsection1 the ,administrator shall    
consult with appropriate stakeholders1  
including1 at a minimum-- 7i7           
representatives of-- 7,i7 air carriers2 
7,,ii7 original equipment manufacturers2
 and  7,,iii7 general aviation          
organizations2  7ii7 organizations      
representing certified collective       
bargaining representatives of airline   
pilots1 including the principal         
organization representing the largest   
certified collective bargaining         
representative of airline pilots2  7iii7
 the exclusive bargaining representative
 of air traffic controllers of the ,,faa
 certified under section #gaaa of title 
#e1 ,united ,states ,code2  7iv7        
aviation safety experts from outside the
 ,,faa2 and  7v7 any other stakeholder  
deemed appropriate by the               
,administrator4  7#b7 ,required updates 
to ,,faa ,orders ,not later than #ah    

months after the issuance of the notice 
of proposed rulemaking under paragraph  
7#a77;,a71 the ,administrator shall     
complete revisions1 as appropriate1 to  
,,faa ,order #gaaj4fe and other relevant
 ,,faa ,orders1 to increase safety and  
efficiency benefits in the national     
airspace system4  7#c7 ,relevant        
controller training  7,a7 ,in general   
,not later than #a year after the       
compliance deadline described in        
subsection 7a77#b71 the ,administrator  
shall revise initial and recurrent air  
traffic controller training1 as         
appropriate1 in accordance with ,,faa   
,orders #cjjj4bb and #cabj4d and revise 
associated orders and directives1 as    
appropriate1 to ensure such controllers 
are trained to apply any new separation 
standards and procedures4  7,b7         
,requirements ,in revising training     
under subparagraph 7,a71 the            
,administrator shall-- 7i7 consider     
human factors impacts1 appropriate      
phraseology adjustments1 and surface    

movement applications2 and  7ii7 consult
 with the exclusive bargaining          
representative of air traffic           
controllers of the ,,faa certified under
 section #gaaa of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7h7 ,,acas-,x action    
plan  7#a7 ,in general ,not later than  
#ahj days after the date of enactment of
 this section1 the ,administrator 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 
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 operators 7including rotorcraft
 operators72  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  
operators1 including those in the       
,department of ,defense2  7ii7 aviation 
safety experts outside the ,,faa2  7iii7
 avionics manufacturers2  7iv7 aircraft 
manufacturers2  7v7 general aviation    
organizations2  7vi7 the exclusive      
bargaining representative of air traffic
 controllers of the ,,faa certified     
under section #geaa of title #e1 ,united
 ,states ,code2  7vii7 organizations    
representing certified collective       
bargaining representatives of airline   
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 and military 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  7i7 ,,arac tasking  7#a7 ,in     
general ,the ,administrator shall task  
the ,aviation ,rulemaking ,advisory     
,committee 7in this section referred to 
as the ,,arac7 with reviewing and       
assessing the need for aircraft         
operating in ,class ,d airspace to be   
equipped with ,,ads-,b ,out and ,,ads-,b
 ,in equipment4  7#b7 ,report and       
recommendations ,not later than #a year 
after initiating the review and         
assessment under this section1 the      
,,arac shall submit to the              
,administrator-- 7,a7 a report on the   
findings of the review and assessment   
under paragraph 7#a72 and  7,b7 any     
recommendations for legislative or      
regulatory action the ,,arac determines 
appropriate4  7#c7 ,briefing ,not later 

than #cj days after the date on which   
the ,,arac submits the report under     
paragraph 7#b71 the ,administrator shall
 brief the appropriate committees of    
,congress on-- 7,a7 the findings and    
recommendations included in such report2
 and  7,b7 any plan to implement such   
recommendations1 including a            
justification for any recommendations   
the ,administrator determines should not
 be implemented4  #e4 ,repeal of manned 
rotary wing aircraft safety provisions  
,section #cgc7;a7 of the ,national      
,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal
 ,year #bjbf is repealed1 and ,chapter  
#aeg of title #aj1 ,united ,states      
,code1 shall be applied as if the       
amendments made by such section had not 
been enacted4  #f4 ,inspector ,general  
of the ,army audit  7a7 ,in general ,not
 later than #fj days after the date of  
enactment of this section1 the          
,inspector ,general of the ,army shall  
initiate an audit to evaluate the       
,army's coordination with the ,,faa1    

pilot training1 and qualification       
standards1 and the ,army's use of       
,,ads-,b ,out and whether it adheres to 
,army policy1 regulation1 and law4  7b7 
,assessment ,in conducting the audit    
required by subsection 7a71 the         
,inspector ,general of the ,army shall  
assess practices and recommendations for
 the ,army1 including-- 7#a7 whether    
,army policy and ,united ,states law was
 adhered to1 and the ,army's            
coordination with the ,,faa1 during     
,national ,capital ,region 7,,ncr7      
operations of pilot training and        
qualifications standards in the ,,ncr2  
7#b7 the ,army's policy on ,,ads-,b ,out
 equipage1 usage1 and activation2  7#c7 
maintenance protocols for ,,uh-#fj      
,black ,hawk helicopters operated by the
 #abth ,army ,aviation ,brigade         
including1 but not limited to1 the      
calibration of any system that transmits
 altitude and position information      
outside the aircraft and the calibration
 of systems that send altitude and      

position information to the pilots      
inside the aircraft1 and the frequency  
with which such maintenance protocols   
occur2  7#d7 compliance with the        
,september #bi1 #bjba1 ,letter of       
,agreement executed between the         
,pentagon ,heliport ,air ,traffic       
,control ,tower and the ,ronald ,reagan 
,washington ,national ,airport ,air     
,traffic ,control ,tower regarding      
flight operations in the ,,ncr2 and     
7#e7 the ,army's review of loss of      
separation incidents involving its      
rotorcraft in the ,,ncr along with      
possible mitigations to prevent future  
mishaps4  7c7 ,public disclosure ,not   
later than #ad days after the audit     
required by subsection 7a7 is concluded1
 the ,secretary of the ,army shall--    
7#a7 transmit a report on the results of
 the audit1 without redactions1 to the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation and the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,committee on ,transportation and       

,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives2 and  7#b7 publicly    
release the report without redactions1  
except to the extent required for       
national security reasons4  7d7 ,interim
 reporting ,not later than #ahj days    
after initiating the audit required by  
subsection 7a71 and every #ahj days     
thereafter until such audit is          
concluded1 the ,inspector ,general of   
the ,army shall brief the committees of 
,congress described in subsection       
7c77#a7 regarding the progress of such  
audit4  #g4 ,safety reviews of airspace 
7a7 ,,faa-,,dod coordination ,not later 
than #cj days after the date of         
enactment of this section1 the          
,administrator shall establish or       
designate an office within the ,,faa as 
the ,office of ,,faa-,,dod ,coordination
 7in this section referred to as the    
,office71 which shall-- 7#a7 coordinate 
airspace usage of military aircraft and 
rotorcraft with relevant ,,faa lines of 

business1 including the ,air ,traffic   
,organization2  7#b7 coordinate with the
 ,office of ,audit and ,evaluation of   
the ,,faa to ensure employee complaints 
and whistleblower protections are       
considered2  7#c7 consider opportunities
 to improve management and consolidation
 of aviation safety information system  
databases to enhance civil and military 
aviation incident reporting2 and  7#d7  
carry out the safety review required by 
subsection 7b74  7b7 ,safety reviews    
7#a7 ,review of ,ronald ,reagan         
,washington ,national ,airport  7,a7 ,in
 general ,not later than #cj days after 
the date on which the ,office is        
established or designated1 the          
,administrator shall initiate a safety  
review of all military1 law enforcement1
 and civilian rotary wing1 powered lift1
 fixed wing1 and unmanned aircraft      
system flight operations and flight     
routes in the ,washington ,d4,c4        
,metropolitan ,area ,special ,flight    
,rules ,area1 including but not limited 

to flight operations conducted by the   
,department of ,defense1 emergency      
response providers1 and air medical     
transport operators1 to evaluate any    
associated safety risk to commercial    
transport airplane operations at ,ronald
 ,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport4
  7,b7 ,consultation ,in conducting a   
safety review under subparagraph 7,a71  
the ,administrator shall consult with-- 
7i7 the ,secretary of ,defense2  7ii7   
,federal1 ,state1 and local agencies2   
7iii7 law enforcement agencies2  7iv7   
emergency response providers1 including 
air medical transport operators2  7v7   
air carriers2  7vi7 aviation labor      
organizations1 including1 at a minimum--
 7,i7 the exclusive bargaining          
representative of air traffic           
controllers of the ,,faa certified under
 section #geaa of title #e1 ,united     
,states ,code2 and  7,,ii7 organizations
 representing certified collective      
bargaining representatives of airline   
pilots1 including the principal         

organization representing the largest   
certified collective bargaining         
representative of airline pilots2 and   
7vii7 other stakeholders determined     
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7#b7
 ,other airport reviews  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the ,administrator shall       
conduct safety reviews of all military1 
law enforcement and civilian rotary     
wing1 powered lift1 fixed wing1 and     
unmanned aircraft system flight         
operations and flight routes at other   
,class ,b airports 7as listed in section
 #a of ,appendix ,d to part #ia of title
 #ad1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations 7or
 any successor regulation77 and within  
the lateral boundary of ,class ,b       
airspace1 at commercial service ,class  
,c airports 7as listed in ,,faa ,order  
,,jo #gdjj4aa;,j 7or any successor      
order77 and within the lateral boundary 
of ,class ,c airspace in the national   
airspace system1 and at ,class ,d       
airports that provide passenger service 
under part #aba of title #ad1 ,code of  

,federal ,regulations1 determined to    
meet the risk criteria set forth in     
subparagraph 7,c71 including flight     
operations conducted by the ,department 
of ,defense1 emergency response         
providers1 and air medical transport    
operators1 to evaluate any associated   
safety risk to commercial transport     
airplane operations4  7,b7 ,consultation
 ,in conducting a safety review under   
subparagraph 7,a71 the ,administrator   
shall consult with-- 7i7 the ,secretary 
of ,defense2  7ii7 ,federal1 ,state1    
local1 and ,tribal agencies2  7iii7 law 
enforcement agencies2  7iv7 emergency   
response providers2  7v7 air carriers2  
7vi7 aviation labor organizations1      
including1 at a minimum-- 7,i7 the      
exclusive bargaining representative of  
air traffic controllers of the ,,faa    
certified under section #geaa of title  
#e1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7,,ii7  
organizations representing certified    
collective bargaining representatives of
 airline pilots1 including the principal

 organization representing the largest  
certified collective bargaining         
representative of airline pilots2 and   
7vii7 other stakeholders determined     
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7,c7
 ,prioritization and risk criteria ,in  
prioritizing the safety reviews of      
,class ,b1 ,class ,c1 and ,class ,d     
airports described in subparagraph 7,a7 
and conducting the safety reviews       
pursuant to subparagraph 7,a71 the      
,administrator shall1 at a minimum1     
consider the following risk criteria3   
7i7 ,the type of airspace the airport is
 located in and the type of tower at the
 airport4  7ii7 ,whether the airport has
 radar on the field4  7iii7 ,the total  
number of air traffic operations at the 
airport per calendar year1 as reported  
in the ,operations ,network 7,,opsnet7  
data of the ,,faa1 and the rate of      
growth measured over a #bj-year period  
prior to the initiation of a safety     
review under this section4  7iv7 ,the   
,traffic ,collision ,avoidance ,system  

7,,tcas7 resolution advisory rates at   
the airport compared to the number of   
arrivals at the airport4  7v7 ,the      
presence of parallel runways4  7vi7 ,the
 presence of visual flights 7in this    
subparagraph referred to as ,,vfr7      
corridors in proximity to the airport4  
7vii7 ,the presence of a helicopter     
corridor in proximity to the airport or 
nearby helicopter operations4  7viii7   
,the presence of dense ,,vfr operations 
at the airport4  7ix7 ,the presence of  
complex ,,vfr procedures at the airport 
or in the adjacent airspace4  7,d7      
,deadline of initiation of reviews ,the 
,administrator shall initiate the       
reviews under this paragraph by the     
following deadlines3 7i7 ,class ,b      
airports ,with respect to ,class ,b     
airports1 not later than #ij days after 
the date of enactment of this section4  
7ii7 ,class ,c airports ,with respect to
 ,class ,c airports1 not later than #ij 
days after the initiation date of the   
,class ,b airport reviews4  7iii7 ,class

 ,d airports ,with respect to ,class ,d 
airports1 not later than #ij days after 
the initiation date of the ,class ,c    
airport reviews4  7#c7 ,requirements ,in
 conducting the safety reviews required 
by paragraphs 7#a7 and 7#b71 the ,office
 shall do the following3 7,a7 ,analyze  
air traffic and airspace management4    
7,b7 ,evaluate the level of coordination
 the ,administrator exercises with the  
,secretary of ,defense and the heads of 
any other ,federal agencies1 and        
emergency response providers as         
appropriate1 to inform the designation  
and approval of airspace use and flight 
routes for non-transport airplane       
operations4  7,c7 ,assess any risks     
posed to transport airplanes from       
military aircraft and rotorcraft1 civil 
rotorcraft1 powered lift aircraft1 and  
unmanned aircraft systems operating in  
,class ,b1 ,class ,c1 or ,class ,d      
airspace in proximity to ,class ,b1     
,class ,c1 or ,class ,d airports4  7,d7 
,review relevant incidents submitted to 

the ,administrator through ,air ,traffic
 ,mandatory ,occurrence reports 7as     
documented via ,,faa ,form #gbaj-ac71   
,aviation ,safety ,reporting ,system    
reports1 and ,aviation ,safety ,action  
,program reports1 and relevant reports  
submitted to the ,administrator of the  
,national ,aeronautics and ,space       
,administration through the ,aviation   
,safety ,reporting ,system1 to identify 
any safety trends regarding the         
operation of military aircraft and      
rotorcraft1 civil rotorcraft1 powered   
lift aircraft1 and unmanned aircraft    
systems in ,class ,b1 ,class ,c1 or     
,class ,d airspace near ,class ,b1      
,class ,c1 or ,class ,d airports4  7#d7 
,deadlines for completion of safety     
reviews  7,a7 ,ronald ,reagan           
,washington ,national ,airport ,the     
,administrator shall complete the safety
 review required by paragraph 7#a7 not  
later than #abj days after the date on  
which such review is initiated4  7,b7   
,other airports ,the ,administrator     

shall complete a safety review required 
by paragraph 7#b7 not later than #ahj   
days after such review is initiated4    
7#e7 ,reports  7,a7 ,review of ,ronald  
,reagan ,washington ,national ,airport  
,not later than #fj days after          
completing the safety review required by
 paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator     
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report        
detailing the analyses and results of   
such review1 together with relevant     
findings and recommendations1 including 
any corrective action plans to address  
any risks identified1 and               
recommendations for legislative or      
administrative action determined        
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7,b7
 ,other airport reviews ,not later than 
#f months after the date of enactment of
 this section1 and every #f months      
thereafter1 the ,administrator shall    
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report detailing the        
analyses and results of the safety      

reviews completed pursuant to paragraph 
7#b7 since the preceding report under   
this subparagraph 7or1 in the case of   
the first such report1 since such date  
of enactment71 together with relevant   
findings and recommendations1 including 
any corrective action plans to address  
any risks identified1 and               
recommendations for legislative or      
administrative actions determined       
appropriate by the ,administrator4  7#f7
 ,designation ,the ,administrator shall 
designate a person within the ,senior   
,executive ,service of the ,,faa to be  
directly responsible for the completion 
of the requirements of this subsection4 
7#g7 ,staffing ,the ,administrator shall
 ensure adequate staffing to conduct the
 safety reviews within the deadlines    
specified in this section4  #h4         
,,faa-,,dod safety information sharing  
7a7 ,,mou with the ,department of the   
,army ,not later than #fj days after the
 date of enactment of this section1 the 
,administrator shall enter into a       

,memorandum of ,understanding with the  
,secretary of the ,army to permit1 as   
appropriate1 the sharing of information 
from the ,army's ,safety ,management    
,information ,system with the ,,faa1 as 
well as the sharing of information from 
the ,,faa's ,aviation ,safety           
,information ,analysis and ,sharing     
,system1 ,operational ,analysis         
,reporting ,system1 ,safety ,trend      
,analytics ,dashboard1 ,aviation ,risk  
,identification and ,assessment         
,program1 ,comprehensive ,electronic    
,data ,analysis and ,reporting ,tool1   
and ,falcon tool with the ,army1 to     
facilitate communications and analysis  
of any applicable impacts to the safety 
and efficiency of civil aviation        
operations and to mitigate risk in the  
national airspace system4  7b7 ,other   
,,dod ,m,o,us ,not later than #ij days  
after the date of enactment of this     
section1 the ,administrator shall enter 
into a ,memorandum of ,understanding    
with the following military departments 

to permit1 as appropriate1 the sharing  
of information from applicable aviation 
safety information systems to facilitate
 communications and analysis of any     
applicable impacts to the safety and    
efficiency of civil aviation operations 
and to mitigate risk in the national    
airspace system3 7#a7 ,the ,department  
of the ,navy4  7#b7 ,the ,department of 
the ,air ,force4  7#c7 ,the ,coast      
,guard4  7c7 ,congressional notification
 ,not later than #g days after the date 
on which the ,administrator enters into 
any ,memorandum of ,understanding under 
subsection 7a7 or 7b71 the              
,administrator shall notify the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation and the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,senate and the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure and the ,committee on   
,armed ,services of the ,house of       
,representatives4  #i4 ,treatment of    
memorandum of agreement between         
,department of ,defense and ,federal    

,aviation ,administration  7a7 ,in      
general ,for purposes of subsection 7b7 
of section #ajdf of the ,john ,s4       
,mc,cain ,national ,defense             
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjai 7,public ,law #aae-bcb2 #di       
,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note71 the ,memorandum 
of ,agreement ,between the ,department  
of ,defense and the ,,faa entered into  
on ,may #aj1 #bjbd1 is deemed to be     
notice jointly submitted to the         
appropriate congressional committees for
 purposes of such subsection and        
subsection 7a7 of such section shall    
cease to be effective as of such date4  
7b7 ,update and effect of memorandum of 
agreement  7#a7 ,update ,the ,secretary 
of ,transportation and the ,secretary of
 ,defense shall update the memorandum of
 understanding described in subsection  
7a7 consistent with regulations issued  
by the ,administrator of the ,federal   
,aviation ,administration pursuant to   
section #c7;a77#b74  7#b7 ,effect of    
memorandum of agreement ,the memorandum 

of agreement described in subsection 7a7
 shall remain in force subject to-- 7,a7
 any modifications made jointly by the  
,secretary of ,transportation and the   
,secretary of ,defense2  7,b7           
termination by either such ,secretary2  
or  7,c7 modification or termination by 
law4  ,passed the ,senate ,december #ag1
 #bjbe4,secretary