S. 1706

119 S1706 IS: To require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national airspace system to install and operate ADS–B In and ADS–B Out equipment, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-05-08
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1706  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   May 8, 2025   Mr. Moran  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation    A BILL
To require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national airspace system to install and operate ADS–B In and ADS–B Out equipment, and for other purposes.
1.
ADS–B In and ADS–B Out equipment required for aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national airspace system
(a)
Requirement
(1)
In general
Beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, no aircraft, including military aircraft, shall be operated in Class B airspace in the national airspace system unless the aircraft has ADS–B In and ADS–B Out equipment that meets such performance requirements as the Administrator shall specify, and is installed, activated, and receiving whenever the aircraft is taxiing or in flight.
(2)
Limitation on regulations
Neither the Secretary of Transportation nor the Administrator shall implement, administer, enforce, or otherwise give effect to any regulation that exempts aircraft, including military aircraft, from the requirements of paragraph (1).
(b)
Repeal of exemption to requirement To install automatic dependent surveillance-Broadcast equipment on certain aircraft of Department of Defense
Section 1046 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101  note) is repealed.
(c)
Definitions
In this section:
(1)
Administrator
The term  Administrator  means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
(2)
ADS–
B  in
The term  ADS–B In  means onboard avionics technology that periodically receives ADS–B Out broadcasts of an aircraft's state vector (3-dimensional position and 3-dimensional velocity) and other required information as described in part 91.277 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
(3)
ADS–
B  out
The term  ADS–B Out  has the meaning given such term in section 91.227 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation).
(4)
Aircraft
The term  aircraft  means fixed wing aircraft, rotorcraft, powered-lift aircraft, and any other form of manned aircraft.