[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2175 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2175

    To establish requirements and limitations regarding the use of 
    automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                June 25 (legislative day, June 24), 2025

  Mr. Budd (for himself, Mr. Sullivan, and Mr. Sheehy) 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 establish requirements and limitations regarding the use of 
    automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data, 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. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act''.

SEC. 2. USE OF AUTOMATIC DEPENDENT SURVEILLANCE-BROADCAST DATA.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 447 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 44749. Use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data
    ``(a) Limitation on Use of ADS-B Data.--No person (including a 
government agency) may use automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast 
data to identify any aircraft in order to assess a fee or otherwise 
impose a charge on the owner or operator of such aircraft.
    ``(b) Use by Air Traffic Controllers.--An air traffic controller 
may only use automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data--
            ``(1) to assist in tracking aircraft and improving air 
        traffic safety and efficiency; or
            ``(2) for any other purpose determined appropriate by the 
        Secretary of Transportation after notice and an opportunity for 
        public comment.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 447 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 44748 the following:

``44749. Use of automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data.''.

SEC. 3. LIMITATION ON USE OF ADS-B DATA IN INVESTIGATIONS.

    Section 46101(c)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
striking ``the Administrator of the Federal Aviation may not'' and 
inserting ``neither the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration nor any other Federal, State, local, territorial, or 
Tribal official may''.

SEC. 4. IMPOSITION OF FEES ON GENERAL AVIATION AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section:
``Sec. 40133. Imposition of fees on general aviation aircraft
    ``(a) Disclosure Required.--Prior to imposing a landing or take-off 
fee on any general aviation aircraft (as defined in subsection (d)), 
the owner or operator of a public-use airport (as defined in section 
47102) shall make available to the public the following information:
            ``(1) Any efforts the airport owner or operator has 
        undertaken to reduce non-airside related expenses.
            ``(2) Any efforts the airport owner or operator has 
        undertaken to obtain revenues from sources other than general 
        aviation aircraft.
            ``(3) The total cost estimate of the airside safety 
        projects that the airport owner or operator plans to undertake, 
        the amount or percentage of the fees imposed on general 
        aviation aircraft that will be used to pay for such project, 
        and an estimated timeline to collect such amount.
            ``(4) An assessment of the impact of any fees on the health 
        and vitality of general aviation and on the pilots, students, 
        charities, and businesses that support or rely on general 
        aviation in the area of the airport.
    ``(b) Restriction on Use of Funds.--Any revenues derived from fees 
imposed on general aviation aircraft may only be used for airside 
safety projects.
    ``(c) Rulemaking and Reporting.--The Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may promulgate such regulations or impose such 
reporting requirements as may be necessary to carry out this section.
    ``(d) General Aviation Aircraft Defined.--For purposes of this 
section, the term `general aviation aircraft' means an aircraft that is 
being used for--
            ``(1) personal, recreational, or flight training purposes; 
        or
            ``(2) purposes other than scheduled airline operations or 
        military flights.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 401 of title 49, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 40132 the following:

``40133. Imposition of fees on general aviation aircraft.''.
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