ALERT Act

(a) In general. Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall complete an evaluation of the feasibility hazards and safety benefits of decreasing the traffic advisory and resolution advisory inhibit altitudes in Airborne Collision Avoidance System Xa (hereinafter referred to as ACAS - Xa) to enable improved alerting throughout more of the flight maneuvering envelope of an aircraft than is required under the RTCA minimum operational performance standards for the Airborne Collision Avoidance System (DO–385A, issued June 22, 2023).

(b) Consultation. In conducting the evaluation under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult with representatives of the following:

(1) Air carriers operating under part 121 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations , including regional air carriers and air carriers with a low-cost or ultra-low-cost business model .

… 2 unchanged passages …

(4) Regional Cargo air carriers. (5) Air carriers with a low-cost or ultra-low-cost business model. (6) Cargo air carriers. (7) Transport category aircraft manufacturers. ( 8 6 ) General aviation aircraft manufactures. ( 9 7 ) Avionics manufacturers. ( 10 8 ) Exclusive bargaining representatives of air traffic controllers certified under section 7111 of title 5, United States Code. ( 11 9 ) Organizations representing certified collective bargaining representatives of airline pilots. ( 12 10 ) The certified bargaining representative of aviation safety inspectors and engineers for the Federal Aviation Administration. ( 13 11 ) Aviation safety experts with specific knowledge of human factors or human factors experts with specific knowledge of aviation safety. (12) Research institutions with relevant aviation safety or human factors subject matter expertise. (13) The National Transportation Safety Board.

(14) Any other stakeholders the Administrator determines appropriate.

(c) Considerations. In conducting the evaluation under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consider , at a minimum — (1) safety benefits to the greatest public, extent including possible, reductions human in factors, the including probability products of by midair working and groups near-midair related collisions; (2) the benefits and risks to human the factors ability in of aviation pilots and air traffic controllers to ensure operational safety; ( 2 3 ) air false, traffic misleading, control or procedures potentially during overlapping critical alerts phases or of resolution flight advisories ; ( 3 4 ) technological advances in software logic to limit nuisance or false alerts; (5) air traffic control procedures and the impact to of pilot such procedures on pilots and air traffic controller controllers focus during critical phases of flight; ( 4 6 ) the training benefits requirements and for detriments pilots to pilot and air traffic controller situational awareness controllers ; ( 5 7 ) pilot to training the requirements greatest extent practicable, human factors, including products by working groups related to human factors in aviation safety ; ( 6 8 ) air research traffic and controller simulations training of requirements; reduced and resolution (7) advisory whether inhibit there altitudes is conducted potential by for the overlapping, National conflicting Transportation Safety Board pursuant to Aviation Investigation Report AIR–26–02 adopted on January 27 , 2026; and simultaneous (9) alerts any other considerations the Administrator determines appropriate .