Air Traffic Situational Awareness Enhancement Act
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Summary
The bill directs the FAA Administrator to buy and install certified Airborne Position Reference Tools at contract air traffic control towers that lack modern situational‑awareness equipment. It also orders the Secretary of Transportation to purchase and install Standard Terminal Automation Replacement Systems (or equivalents) at those same towers within a year. The goal is to improve safety by giving controllers more accurate aircraft position information.
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