PAPA Act of 2025

119 HR 4146 IH: Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-25 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4146 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 25, 2025 Mr. Onder introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure A BILL To limit the use of data from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast systems, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pilot and Aircraft Privacy Act of 2025 or the PAPA Act of 2025 . 2. Use of data from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast (a) Limitation on use of data Data from automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast may not be used by any person, governmental agency, or other entity to identify aircraft for the purpose of obtaining revenue from the owner or operator of such aircraft without the consent of such owner or operator. (b) Use of data by air traffic controllers Automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast data— (1) may be used to assist air traffic controllers in tracking aircraft and improving air traffic safety and efficiency; and (2) may not be used for any proposed purpose other than the purpose under paragraph (1) unless the Secretary of Transportation, after notice and an opportunity for public comment, determines that such data may be used for such proposed purposes consistent with this section. 3. Limit on use of ADS–B data Section 46101(c) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may not and inserting neither the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration nor any other Federal, State, local, territorial, or Tribal official may . 4. Imposition of fees on general aviation aircraft (a) In general Chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 40133. Imposition of fees on general aviation aircraft (a) Public availability Prior to imposing a landing or takeoff fee on general aviation aircraft, the owner or operator of a public-use airport (as defined in section 47102) shall make available to the public— (1) all efforts such owner or operator has undertaken to reduce non-airside related expenses; (2) all efforts such owner or operator has undertaken to obtain revenues from sources other than general aviation aircraft; (3) the total cost estimate of the airside safety projects that such owner or operator plans to undertake, the amount or percentage of the fees imposed on general aviation aircraft that will be used to pay for such projects, and an estimated timeline to collect such amount; and (4) an assessment of the impact of any fees on the health and vitality of general aviation and on the pilots, students, nonprofit organizations and businesses that support or rely on general aviation in the area of the airport. (b) Use of fees Any revenues derived from fees imposed on general aviation aircraft described in subsection (a) may only be used for airside safety projects. (c) Regulations The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may promulgate such regulations or impose such reporting requirements as may be necessary to implement this section. (d) General aviation aircraft defined In this section, the term general aviation aircraft means an aircraft that is being used for personal, recreational, flight training, or for purposes other than scheduled airline operations or military flights. . (b) Clerical amendment The analysis for chapter 401 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 40133. Imposition of fees on general aviation aircraft. .