[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1706 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1706

   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.


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                   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

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 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is repealed.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.
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