Sec. 560. Enhanced air traffic services
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall establish a pilot program to provide air traffic control services on a preferential basis to aircraft equipped with certain NextGen avionics that— lasts at least 2 years; and operates in at 3 least suitable airports. The air traffic control services provided under the pilot program established under subsection
(a)shall occur for at least 3 consecutive hours between 0600 and 2200 local time during each day of the pilot program. The Administrator shall designate airports for participation in the pilot program after consultation with aircraft operators, manufacturers, and airport sponsors. The term certain NextGen avionics means those avionics and related software designated by the Administrator after consultations with aircraft operators and manufacturers. The term preferential basis means— prioritizing aircraft equipped with certain NextGen avionics during a Ground Delay Program by assigning them fewer minutes of delay relative to other aircraft; and sequencing aircraft equipped with certain NextGen avionics ahead of other aircraft in the Traffic Flow Management System to the maximum extent consistent with safety. The pilot program established under subsection
(a)shall terminate on September 30, 2023. Not later than 90 days after the date on which the pilot program terminates, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the results of the pilot program.