Safety in Shared Skies Act of 2026

The Secretary of Defense shall establish uniform standards under which the Secretary shall test and certify, at least once every 90 days, each automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast out transponder system installed on a Department of Defense aircraft if the aircraft is operated in United States airspace.

Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report that includes, for the period covered by the report, a detailed description of the testing and certification conducted pursuant to the uniform standards established under subsection (a), including a description of any failures of an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast out transponder system.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall—

(1) conduct an audit to ensure the Secretary is in compliance with the testing and certification requirements under subsection (a); and

(2) submit to Congress a report that includes—

(A) the results of the audit; and

(B) the recommendation of the Inspector General as to whether the reporting requirement under subsection (b) and the audit requirement under this subsection should be extended.