Sec. 207. AIRSPACE MODERNIZATION OFFICE
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## SEC. 207 AIRSPACE MODERNIZATION OFFICE **[**[49 U.S.C. 106 note](/us/usc/t49/s106)**]** ###
(a)Establishment ####
(1)In general On January 1, 2026, the Administrator shall establish within the FAA an Airspace Modernization Office (in this section referred to as the “Office”). ####
(2)Placement The Administrator may task an existing office of the FAA with the functions of the Office. ####
(3)Duties The Office shall be responsible for— #####
(A)the research and development, systems engineering, enterprise architecture, and portfolio management for the continuous modernization of the national airspace system; #####
(B)the development of an information-centric national airspace system, including digitization of the processes and technology that supports such system; #####
(C)improving the interoperability of FAA systems and third-party systems that support safe operations in the national airspace system; and #####
(D)developing and periodically updating an integrated plan for the future state of the national airspace system in coordination with other offices of the FAA. ###
(b)Integrated Plan Requirements The integrated plan developed by the Office shall be designed to ensure that the national airspace system meets future safety, security, mobility, efficiency, and capacity needs of a diverse and growing set of airspace users. The integrated plan shall include the following: ####
(1)A description of the demand for services that will be required of the future air transportation system, and an explanation of how the demand projections were derived, including— #####
(A)the most likely range of average annual resources required over the duration of the plan to cost effectively maintain the safety, sustainability, and other characteristics of national airspace operation and the mission of the FAA; and #####
(B)an estimate of FAA resource requirements by user group, including expectations concerning the growth of new entrants and potential new users. ####
(2)A roadmap for creating and implementing the integrated plan, including— #####
(A)the most significant technical, operational, and personnel obstacles and the activities necessary to overcome such obstacles, including the role of other Federal agencies, corporations, institutions of higher learning, and nonprofit organizations in carrying out such activities; #####
(B)the annual anticipated cost of carrying out such activities; #####
(C)the technical milestones that will be used to evaluate the activities; and #####
(D)identifying technology gaps that the Administrator or industry may need to address to fully implement the integrated plan. ####
(3)A description of the operational concepts to meet the system performance requirements for all system users and a timeline and anticipated expenditures needed to develop and deploy the system. ####
(4)A description of the management of the enterprise architecture framework for the introduction of any operational improvements and to inform FAA financial decision-making. ####
(5)A justification for the operational improvements that the Office determines will need to be developed and deployed by 2040 to meet the needs of national airspace users, including the benefits, costs, and risks of the preferred and alternative options. ###
(c)Considerations In developing an initial integrated plan required under subsection
(b)and carrying out such plan, the Office shall consider— ####
(1)the results and recommendations of the independent report on implementation of the NextGen program under section 603; ####
(2)the status of the transition to, and deployment of, trajectory-based operations within the national airspace system; and ####
(3)the findings of the audit required by section 622, and the resulting plan to replace or enhance the identified legacy systems within a reasonable timeframe. ###
(d)Consultation In developing and carrying out the integrated plan, the Office shall consult with the NextGen Advisory Committee of the FAA. ###
(e)Plan Deadline; Briefings ####
(1)Plan deadline Not later than 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives an initial integrated plan required under subsection (a)(3)(D). ####
(2)Annual briefings The Administrator shall provide the committees of Congress specified in paragraph
(1)with an annual briefing describing the progress in carrying out the integrated plan required under subsection (a)(3)(D), including any changes to the plan, through 2028. ###
(f)DOT Inspector General Review Not later than 180 days after submission of the initial integrated plan under subsection (e)(1), the inspector general of the Department of Transportation shall begin a review of the integrated plan and submit to the committees of Congress specified in subsection (e)(1) a report that— ####
(1)assesses the justification for the integrated plan; ####
(2)provides any recommendations for improving the integrated plan; and ####
(3)includes any other information that the inspector general determines appropriate.
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