Sec. 1136. Utilization of space-based assets to improve air traffic control and aviation safety
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Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of NASA, and in consultation with industry stakeholders, shall carry out research, development, and testing of the use of air traffic Space-Based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) data. In carrying out the research, development, and testing under subsection
(a)the Administrator shall focus on the following: Monitoring and automatically reporting air turbulence events. Providing space-based multilateration surveillance. Identifying global positioning system
(GPS)and global navigation satellite system
(GNSS)disruptions affecting air traffic services and assessing the impact of such events on the safety of air traffic and the National Airspace System. Evaluating the feasibility of implementing and using aviation safety technologies and systems using space-based Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast data. Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this title, the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the research and development under subsection
(a)and the activities researched pursuant to subsection (b).