Sec. 5501. GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON INTENTIONAL DISRUPTION OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM

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## SEC. 5501 GAO STUDY AND REPORT ON INTENTIONAL DISRUPTION OF THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM ###

(a)Study The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study on the vulnerability of the national airspace system to potential disruptive operations by any person, party, or entity (in this section referred to as “adversaries”) exploiting the electromagnetic spectrum and security vulnerabilities in the Aircraft Communications, Reporting and Addressing System and Controller Pilot Data Link Communications. Such study shall include an analysis of— ####

(1)the extent to which adversaries can engage in denial of service attacks and electromagnetic spectrum interference against— #####

(A)the national airspace system; and #####

(B)high-traffic international routes of economic and strategic importance to the United States; ####

(2)the Federal Government’s efforts, to date, to prevent and prepare for such denial of service attacks and spectrum disruptions; ####

(3)the feasibility of mitigating the vulnerabilities through cybersecurity and other upgrades to the Aircraft Communications, Reporting and Addressing System and Controller Pilot Data Link Communications; ####

(4)whether the Federal Aviation Administration is requiring sufficient cybersecurity and electromagnetic spectrum defenses to address denial of service attacks and other risks in new technologies it mandates be used on aircraft; and ####

(5)any other item determined appropriate by the Comptroller General. ###

(b)Report ####

(1)To congress #####

(A)In general Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a report containing the results of the study conducted under subsection

(a)together with recommendations for such legislation and administrative action as the Comptroller General determines appropriate. #####

(B)Unclassified form In preparing the report under subparagraph (A), the Comptroller General shall ensure that any classified information is only in an addendum to the report and not in the main body of the report. ####

(2)Public availability The Comptroller General shall post the report submitted under paragraph

(1)on the public internet website of the Government Accountability Office at the time of such submission but shall not include any classified addendum included with such report.