Requirements for Department of Defense aircraft operations near commercial airports

(a) Risk mitigation The Secretary of Defense shall require all aircraft of the Department of Defense that operate near commercial airports to be equipped with position broadcast technology and shall direct the development of standard operating procedures that maximize the use of such technology. (b) Coordination with Federal Aviation Administration The Secretary of Defense shall develop a program for sharing aviation safety data for aircraft of the Department of Defense, to include near misses and mishaps, with the Federal Aviation Administration. (c) Reports on near misses (1) Initial report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the number of near misses that aircraft of the Department have had with commercial aircraft during the 10-year period preceding such date of enactment. (2) Annual report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2030, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the number of near misses that aircraft of the Department have had with commercial aircraft during the previous fiscal year. (3) Elements Each report under this subsection shall include, with respect to each near miss covered under the report, the following: (A) The date, time, and location of the near miss. (B) A description of all aircraft involved in the near miss. (C) Any changes to protocols, standard operating procedures, or policy, as appropriate, that were made based on the near miss. (4) Form of report Each report under this subsection shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.