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HR 7613 - To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes - National Key Vote

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Title: To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands requirements for aircraft tracking and communication, including required agreements between the Department of Defense and the Department of Transportation.

Highlights:

  • Expands requirements for aircraft tracking and communication using Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) technology and expands oversight (Sec. 3).

  • Requires the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Department of Transportation (DOT) to enter into an agreement regarding the use of collision prevention technologies on DOD aircraft, which must require the use of ADS-B Out as the default practice for DOD helicopters operating in the national airspace, unless such use would affect operational security (Sec. 3).

  • Requires DOD to coordinate with DOT to conduct a safety risk assessment and implement appropriate mitigations for DOD helicopters that are carrying out special missions in the Washington, DC, metropolitan area and are exempt from ADS-B Out transmission requirements (Sec. 3).

  • Requires DOD aircraft (other than certain special mission aircraft) to be equipped with and to operate integrated ADS-B In technology by December 31, 2031 (Sec. 3).

  • Requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to generally require aircraft that are currently required to be equipped with ADS-B Out to also be equipped with ADS-B In by December 31, 2031 (Sec. 3).

  • Establishes additional requirements of the FAA, including the following (Sec. 3):

    • Establish time-on-position limits for supervisory ATC personnel;

    • Establish a process to timely notify parties involved in certain near-miss incidents; and

    • Evaluate and revise, as necessary, helicopter routes around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

NOTE: THIS VOTE WAS TAKEN UNDER A SUSPENSION OF THE RULES TO CUT OFF DEBATE EARLY AND VOTE TO PASS THE BILL, THEREBY REQUIRING A TWO-THIRDS MAJORITY FOR PASSAGE.

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Title: To require certain aircraft to be equipped and operating with collision prevention technology, to improve helicopter route safety and separation around airports, to update air traffic control processes and procedures, to address national airspace system safety in Department of Defense activities, and for other purposes

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