Sec. 221. ADS–B safety enhancement incentive program
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Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a program to provide rebates to owners of covered general aviation aircraft for the purchase of covered ADS–B equipment. To be eligible to receive a rebate under this section, an owner of a covered general aviation aircraft shall submit to the Administrator an application in such form, at such time, and containing such information as the Administrator may require, including proof of successful installation of covered ADS–B equipment.
A rebate approved by the Administrator to be issued to an owner of a covered general aviation aircraft shall be equal to the lesser of— the cost of purchasing the covered ADS–B equipment; or $2,000. A rebate issued under the program under this section shall be redeemed or presented for payment not later than 180 days after issuance, after which time the rebate shall be deemed void. The program established under subsection
(a)shall terminate on October 1, 2027. The Administrator may not offer rebates for— a software upgrade for covered ADS–B equipment; covered ADS–B equipment installed prior to the date of enactment of this Act; covered general aviation aircraft manufactured after January 1, 2020; or covered general aviation aircraft for which the Administrator has previously issued a rebate related to the purchase and installation of covered ADS–B equipment. In this section: The term ADS–B means automatic dependent surveillance–broadcast. The term covered ADS–B equipment means ADS–B equipment that— meets the performance requirements described in section 91.227 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any successor regulation); and is capable of receiving and displaying ADS–B information from other aircraft. The term covered general aviation aircraft means a single-engine piston aircraft registered in the United States that is not equipped with covered ADS–B equipment. Out of amounts made available under section 106(k) of title 49, United States Code, there is authorized to be expended to carry out this section and pay administrative costs $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 to remain available until expended.