A bill to require aircraft operating in Class B airspace in the national airspace system to install and operate ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment, and for other purposes.
This bill would require every aircraft operating in Class B airspace to have and use ADS-B In and ADS-B Out equipment, with performance standards set by the FAA Administrator. The requirement would apply to all aircraft, including military aircraft, and would take effect on the date of enactment. Aircraft must have the equipment installed, activated, and receiving whenever taxiing or in flight, and no regulation could exempt any aircraft from this requirement. The bill also repeals a prior DoD exemption that had allowed some Department of Defense aircraft to bypass ADS-B installation. Definitions clarify what ADS-B In and Out entail and which aircraft are covered (essentially all manned aircraft, including fixed-wing, rotorcraft, and powered-lift).
Key Points
- 1Mandate for Class B airspace: All aircraft must have ADS-B In and ADS-B Out working and installed when operating in Class B airspace, with performance standards designated by the FAA Administrator.
- 2No exemptions: The bill prohibits regulations that exempt any aircraft (including military) from the ADS-B In/Out requirement in Class B.
- 3Repeal of DoD exemption: It repeals a 2019 NDAA provision that had exempted certain DoD aircraft from ADS-B installation, bringing DoD operations in Class B under the same rule.
- 4Define roles and terms: The Administrator refers to the FAA Administrator; ADS-B In/Out are defined per standard regulatory references (14 CFR parts 91.277 and 91.227 or successor rules); aircraft covers all manned aircraft types.
- 5Scope and timing: Beginning on enactment, the rule would apply to aircraft taxiing or in flight within Class B airspace, without a separate compliance delay.