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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6430. Ms. ALSOBROOKS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle E of title III, add the following:
SEC. 358. ESTABLISHMENT OF DIGITAL AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWER
CAPABILITIES AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.
(a) In General.—Not later than one year after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
establish digital air traffic control tower capabilities at
not fewer than one military installation in order to
modernize military air traffic control, improve controller
safety, and increase operational efficiency.
(b) Selection.—In carrying out subsection (a), the
Secretary shall select a military installation with
significant air traffic control needs, including after
consideration of installations with dense or complex air
traffic patterns, high aircraft movement volume, multi-
service aviation operations, constrained controller staffing,
or other operational conditions requiring enhanced air
traffic control capability.
(c) Capabilities.—A digital air traffic control tower
capability established under this section shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, include—
(1) secure digital, 360-degree visualization of the
airfield environment in lieu of, or supplemental to, a
traditional tower view;
(2) controller working positions and system architecture
capable of supporting safe air traffic control operations
from a remote, local, or centralized location;
(3) a scalable, modular, or deployable configuration
adaptable to varying mission requirements;
(4) integrated cameras, sensors, surveillance inputs, and
digital data feeds to enhance controller situational
awareness;
(5) display augmentation capabilities identifying and
labeling aircraft and other objects of interest, including
call sign, speed, heading, and other relevant operational
information;
(6) infrared or comparable enhanced-visibility capabilities
for night operations, degraded visual environments, and
inclement weather;
(7) the ability to transmit visual feeds and operational
data to a consolidated air operations center or other
centralized command facility; and
(8) the ability to reduce reliance on conventional tower
infrastructure while preserving aviation safety, resiliency,
and continuity of operations.
(9) approved for use in the National Airspace System by the
Federal Aviation Administration.
(d) Implementation Plan and Briefing.—
(1) Implementation plan.—Not later than 180 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan
for implementation of this section, including—
(A) the basis for selecting the military installation
required under subsection (a);
(B) operational requirements;
(C) safety and certification considerations;
(D) barriers to deployment; and
(E) any anticipated cost savings or cost avoidance achieved
through reduced reliance on the construction, sustainment,
and maintenance of traditional air traffic control tower
infrastructure.
(2) Briefing.—Not later than 90 days after the date on
which the Secretary establishes the capability required by
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
congressional defense committees a briefing on implementation
of this section, including—
(A) operational effectiveness;
(B) cost savings or cost avoidance as compared to
traditional air traffic control tower maintenance and
sustainment; and
(C) recommendations for broader fixed and deployable
digital air traffic control tower implementation.
(e) Digital Air Traffic Control Tower Defined.—In this
section, the term “digital air traffic control tower” means
a system that uses cameras, sensors, and digital technology
to provide air traffic control services from a location other
than a traditional physical tower structure, including from a
local, remote, or centralized facility.