[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7239 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 7239
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
submit to Congress an action plan for advancing the deployment of the
Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 27, 2026
Mr. Barrett introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
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A BILL
To require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to
submit to Congress an action plan for advancing the deployment of the
Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X, 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 ``Next-Gen Collision Avoidance Act''.
SEC. 2. ACAS-X ACTION PLAN.
(a) ACAS-X Action Plan.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal
Aviation Administration shall submit to the appropriate
committees of Congress an action plan for advancing the
deployment of the Airborne Collision Avoidance System-X (in
this section referred to as ``ACAS-X''), ACAS-Xa, ACAS-Xr,
ACAS-Xo, ACAS-Xu, ACAS-sXu, ACAS-Xp, or any variant or
successor technology, in the national airspace system. The
Administrator shall publish the action plan in a publicly
available format not later than 10 days after submitting such
action plan to Congress.
(2) Contents.--In developing the action plan under
paragraph (1), the Administrator shall include--
(A) a strategic roadmap for the deployment of ACAS-
X technology, including steps required for widespread
adoption among aircraft operators;
(B) actions and funding necessary to complete any
applicable research, development, testing, evaluation,
and standards development needed to support the
certification of such technology;
(C) plans for engagement with appropriate
stakeholders, including--
(i) aircraft operators;
(ii) aviation safety experts outside the
FAA;
(iii) avionics manufacturers;
(iv) aircraft manufacturers;
(v) general aviation organizations;
(vi) organizations representing certified
collective bargaining representatives of
airline pilots;
(vii) labor organizations representing air
carrier pilots, including the principal
organization representing the largest certified
collective bargaining representative of airline
pilots; and
(viii) any other stakeholders determined
appropriate by the Administrator;
(D) engagement with foreign civil aviation
authorities to harmonize international standards for
certification of such technology;
(E) ACAS-X interoperability considerations for
aircraft operators (including rotorcraft operators)
equipped with ADS-B Out and ADS-B In equipment;
(F) an assessment of safety benefits for aircraft
operators equipping with such technology, including
civil operators; and
(G) any recommendations for administrative or
legislative action, as determined appropriate by the
Administrator, to advance such technology deployment.
(3) Implementation.--The Administrator may take actions, as
appropriate, to implement the action plan developed under
paragraph (1).
(4) Briefing.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the Administrator submits the action plan under paragraph
(1), the Administrator shall brief the appropriate committees
of Congress on the contents of such action plan and any
prospective actions to implement such plan.
(b) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) ADS-B in.--The term ``ADS-B In'' means onboard avionics
equipment that receives and processes Automatic Dependent
Surveillance-Broadcast transmissions that are broadcast in
accordance with sections 91.225 and 91.227 of title 14, Code of
Federal Regulations (or any successor regulations), and other
aviation advisory information from ground stations, that
provides the aircraft with awareness to the location of other
aircraft and traffic advisories.
(2) ADS-B out.--The term ``ADS-B Out''--
(A) has the meaning given such term in section
91.227 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations; and
(B) broadcasts information from the aircraft in
accordance with sections 91.225 and 91.227 of such
title 14 (or any successor regulations).
(3) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means the Committee on
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives.
(4) FAA.--The term ``FAA'' means the Federal Aviation
Administration.
(5) Rotorcraft.--The term ``rotorcraft'' has the meaning
given such term in section 1.1 of title 14, Code of Federal
Regulations (or any successor regulation).
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