Sec. 1135. Air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations
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Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator of NASA and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall carry out research, development, demonstration, and testing on civilian air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations. In carrying out the research, development, demonstration, and testing under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— consider the need for international interoperability of technologies, data, operations, and air traffic control systems; examine the status of using air traffic surveillance technologies, including space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, to facilitate the implementation of minimal separation standards over United States-controlled oceanic airspace; identify mitigating approaches to reducing any operational challenges, associated costs, or workload impacts; and use testing, data collection, evaluation, and analysis on the use of air traffic surveillance technologies, including space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, to support the activities described in paragraphs
(1)through (3). The Administrator may carry out a pilot program to test and evaluate air traffic surveillance equipment over United States-controlled oceanic airspace and other remote locations. Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this title, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the activities carried out under this section.