Aircraft Positioning Modernization Act

Bill: 113-hr-4520
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stockman, Steve [R-TX-36]
Introduced: 2014-04-29
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Aviation and airports

Department of Transportation

Government information and archives

Spacecraft and satellites

Transportation safety and security
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-30
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2014-04-29
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Aircraft Positioning Modernization Act - Amends the Code of Federal Regulations with respect to flight data recorders to require that the Global Positioning System (GPS) coordinate information be periodically transmitted to a receiving facility at a time frequency of 30 minutes.</p>

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4520 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2014 Mr. Stockman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To require passenger aircraft to transmit GPS location data.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Aircraft Positioning Modernization Act . 2. Congressional findings Congress finds that when an aircraft crashes in an area far from radar, the aircraft and its flight recorder can be difficult to find, necessitating expensive search and rescue operations. 3. General authorization Section 91.609(c) of the Code of Federal Regulations shall be amended to require that the Global Positioning System coordinate information shall be periodically transmitted to a receiving facility at a time frequency of 30 minutes. 4. Effective date The provisions of this Act shall take effect three years following enactment.