This measure directs the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and other agencies to take a set of steps aimed at improving aviation safety in shared airspace. Key actions include: creating an independent expert panel to review the FAA's Safety Management System (SMS) and report findings; tightening exceptions to ADS-B Out broadcast rules for sensitive missions; requiring many commercial aircraft to carry and use ADS-B In equipment within four years; setting up an FAA Office of FAA-DOD Coordination to review military, law enforcement, rotorcraft, powered-lift, and unmanned aircraft operations near Class B airports; establishing memoranda of understanding for safety data sharing between the FAA and military departments; protecting FAA hiring and staffing from hiring freezes, furlough offers, and reductions in force; extending a controller hiring deadline to 2033; expanding air traffic controller training and instructor recruitment programs; directing Transport Airplane Risk Assessment Methodology (TARAM) analyses after fatal transport airplane accidents; requiring an audit of FAA whistleblower handling; and issuing an interim rule on conflicts of interest with a subsequent Inspector General compliance review.
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Supporters in the text emphasize improving safety through stronger SMS oversight, better surveillance equipment on commercial aircraft, coordinated reviews of mixed-use airspace near Class B airports, and faster sharing of safety information with military departments. The measure also aims to stabilize FAA staffing, expand controller training pathways, and ensure prompt risk analyses after fatal transport airplane accidents.
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