Sec. 810. DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST VOLUNTARY ADS-B

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## SEC. 810 DEVELOPMENT OF LOW-COST VOLUNTARY ADS-B ###

(a)In General Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall prepare a report on the development of a suitable position reporting system for voluntary use in covered airspace to facilitate traffic awareness. ###

(b)Technical Advice In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall solicit technical advice from representatives from— ####

(1)industry groups, including pilots, aircraft owners, avionics manufacturers; and ####

(2)any others determined necessary by the Administrator. ###

(c)Requirements In preparing the report under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— ####

(1)research and catalog domestic and international equipment, standards, and systems analogous to ADS-B available as of the date on which the report is completed; ####

(2)address strengths and weaknesses of such equipment, standards, and systems, including with respect to cost; ####

(3)to enable the development and voluntary use of portable, installed, low-cost position reporting systems for use in covered airspace— #####

(A)provide recommendations on any regulatory and procedural changes to be taken by the Administrator or other Federal entities; and #####

(B)describe any equipment, standards, and systems that may need to be developed with respect to such reporting systems; ####

(4)determine market size, development costs, and barriers that may need to be overcome for the development of technology that enables such position reporting systems in covered airspace; and ####

(5)include a communication strategy that— #####

(A)targets potential users of such position reporting systems as soon as such technology is available for commercial use; and #####

(B)promotes the benefits of the voluntary use in covered airspace of position reporting systems to enhance traffic awareness. ###

(d)Report to Congress Not later than 30 days after the date on which the report prepared under subsection

(a)is finalized, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress the report prepared under subsection (a). ###

(e)Definitions In this section: ####

(1)Covered airspace The term “covered airspace” means airspace for which the use of ADS-B out equipment on an aircraft is not required under section 91.225 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, ####

(2)ADS-B The term “ADS-B” means Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast.