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Code · STATUTE-COMPILATIONS · FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 · Sec. 613

Sec. 613. AERONAUTICAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES

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## SEC. 613 AERONAUTICAL MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES **[**[49 U.S.C. 44505 note](/us/usc/t49/s44505)**]** ###
(a)Satellite Voice Communications Services The Administrator shall evaluate the addition of satellite voice communication services (in this section referred to as “SatVoice”) to the Aeronautical Mobile Communications program (in this section referred to as the “AMCS program”) that provides for the delivery of air traffic control messages in oceanic and remote continental airspace. ###
(b)Analysis and Implementation Procedures Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall begin to develop the safety case analysis and implementation procedures for SatVoice instructions over the controlled oceanic and remote continental airspace regions of the FAA. ###
(c)Requirements The analysis and implementation procedures required under subsection
(b)shall include, at a minimum, the following: ####
(1)Network and protocol testing and integration with satellite service providers. ####
(2)Operational testing with aircraft to identify and resolve performance issues. ####
(3)A definition of Satcom Standards and Recommended Practices established through a collaboration with the International Civil Aviation Organization, which shall include an RCP-130 performance standard as well as SatVoice standards. ####
(4)Training for radio operators on new operation procedures and protocols. ####
(5)A phased implementation plan for incorporating SatVoice services into the AMCS program. ####
(6)The estimated cost of the implementation procedures for relevant stakeholders. ###
(d)HF/VHF Minimum Equipage ####
(1)Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect the HF/VHF equipage requirement for communications in oceanic and remote continental airspace as of the date of enactment of this Act. ####
(2)Maintenance of hf/vhf services The Administrator shall maintain HF/VHF services existing as of the date of enactment of this Act as minimum equipage under the AMCS program to provide for auxiliary communication and maintain safety in the event of a satellite outage.
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