[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5102]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3327. Mr. KAINE submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

     SEC. ___. ADS-B IN RETROFITTING STRATEGIC PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, shall develop and issue a 
     strategic plan on covered operators retrofitting aircraft 
     with safety-enhancing Automatic Dependent Surveillance-
     Broadcast In (``ADS-B In'') equipment.
       (b) Requirements.--In developing the strategic plan 
     required under subsection (a), the Administrator shall do the 
     following:
       (1) Outline a process by which covered operators can 
     install ADS-B In equipment on their aircraft to enhance 
     safety.
       (2) Consult with covered operators, original equipment 
     manufacturers, labor organizations, aviation safety experts, 
     industry trade associations, and any other stakeholder 
     determined appropriate by the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense.
       (3) Provide a list of any special considerations relating 
     to covered operators retrofitting aircraft with ADS-B In in 
     the strategic plan, including any considerations relating to 
     aircraft of covered operators operating in support of 
     national security missions on behalf of the United States.
       (4) Provide a description of the necessary equipment, 
     requirements, and estimated cost associated with completing 
     the retrofitting described in the strategic plan within--
       (A) a 4-year period following the issuance of such 
     strategic plan; and
       (B) an 8-year period following the issuance of such 
     strategic plan.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
       (2) Covered operator.--The term ``covered operator'' 
     means--
       (A) an air carrier operating under part 121 of title 14, 
     Code of Federal Regulations;
       (B) an air carrier providing service under part 135 of such 
     title 14, pursuant to a schedule or in conjunction with part 
     380 of such title;
       (C) a general aviation operator described in part 91 of 
     such title 14;
       (D) a military operator operating in the national airspace 
     system; and
       (E) the owner or operator of a public aircraft (as such 
     term is defined in section 40102(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code).
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