H.R. 7239

[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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