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Requires the Government Accountability Office to study why the aviation industry and the FAA have trouble moving from paper to digital parts documentation and verification, with emphasis on spotting counterfeit parts and falsified records. The GAO must evaluate challenges faced by manufacturers, repair stations, carriers, lessors, brokers, and the FAA, issue a report within one year, and the Secretary of Transportation must respond within 120 days to recommendations directed at the Department.
The bill aims to reduce counterfeit aviation parts and speed approvals by moving to standardized digital records—benefiting safety, efficiency, and oversight—but it imposes transition and compliance costs, raises data‑security risks, and requires taxpayer funding and timely DOT action to realize the
Pilots, maintenance technicians, and airline passengers may face fewer counterfeit or falsified parts because standardized, authenticated digital maintenance records would make it easier to detect, trace, and remove suspect parts from the aviation supply chain.
Airlines, maintenance providers, and passengers could see faster maintenance approvals and reduced paperwork delays if the FAA and DOT adopt recommended digital documentation and signatures, improving on-time performance and operational efficiency.
Congress, the Department of Transportation, and policymakers will receive authoritative, GAO‑vetted information within a year to make better-informed policy or funding decisions on aviation supply-chain security and digitization.
Airlines, FAA employees, and maintenance providers could face significant transition costs and operational disruption during migration from paper to digital records and signatures, which could temporarily harm on‑time performance and productivity.
Airlines, maintenance providers, and passengers face increased data security and privacy risks as maintenance and supply‑chain records are digitized unless robust protections and authentication are implemented.
Small repair stations and brokers may incur new compliance and technology costs to adopt digital certificates, authentication tools, and new recordkeeping processes, straining their budgets and operations.
Introduced November 21, 2025 by Brad Knott · Last progress March 25, 2026