Sec. 602. NAVIGATION AIDS STUDY

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## SEC. 602 NAVIGATION AIDS STUDY ###

(a)In General Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general of the Department of Transportation shall initiate a study examining the effects of reclassifying navigation aids to Design Assurance Level-A from Design Assurance Level-B, including the following navigation aids: ####

(1)Distance measuring equipment. ####

(2)Very high frequency omni-directional range. ####

(3)Tactical air navigation. ####

(4)Wide area augmentation system. ###

(b)Contents In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the inspector general shall address— ####

(1)the cost-benefit analyses associated with the reclassification described in such subsection; ####

(2)the findings from the operational safety assessments and preliminary hazard analyses of the navigation aids listed in such subsection; ####

(3)the risks of such reclassification on navigation aid equipment currently in use; ####

(4)the potential impacts on global interoperability of navigational aids; and ####

(5)what additional actions should be taken based on the findings of this subsection. ###

(c)Report Not later than 24 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the inspector general shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report describing the results of the study conducted under subsection (a).