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S 2758 113th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Congressional oversight Defense spending Department of Defense Executive agency funding and structure Military procurement, research, weapons development

A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Introduced: July 31, 2014 See on congress.gov
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Introduced in Senate
Jul 31, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, for purposes of modernizing the C-130 aircraft fleet, to install alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits in lieu of C-130 aircraft avionics modernization program kits if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such alternative program is appropriate and notifies Congress of such determination.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that all C-130 aircraft are capable of meeting applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by January 1, 2020.

Authorizes the Secretary to use amounts made available for FY2013 or FY2014 for the Air Force for the C-130 aircraft avionics modernization program that remain available for obligation to carry out this Act.

What's happening now July 31, 2014

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2