Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act

This bill would require the head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to send Congress a plan within 180 days for advancing the use of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X (ACAS-X) and its variants in U.S. airspace. The plan must be made public within 10 days of being sent to Congress. It must include a roadmap for adoption, the research, testing, and funding needed for certification, plans to work with pilots, manufacturers, labor groups, and foreign aviation authorities, and an assessment of safety benefits. The FAA would also have to brief Congress on the plan within 30 days and could take steps to carry it out.

Full text and official record on Congress.gov

Sponsors

• Tom Barrett Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors