Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6267 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6267

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a
 study on the impediments to digital documentation and verification in
           the aviation supply chain, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           November 21, 2025

Mr. Knott (for himself and Ms. Scholten) introduced the following bill;
       which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and
                             Infrastructure

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                                 A BILL

  To direct the Comptroller General of the United States to conduct a
 study on the impediments to digital documentation and verification in
           the aviation supply chain, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Aviation Supply Chain Safety and
Security Digitization Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. INTEGRITY OF AEROSPACE PARTS DOCUMENTATION.

    (a) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States shall
conduct a study on the impediments to the use of digital documentation
and verification in the aviation supply chain to aid in identifying
falsified documentation and counterfeit parts.
    (b) Contents.--In conducting the study under subsection (a), the
Comptroller General shall evaluate the challenges of--
            (1) manufacturers, repairs stations, air carriers, aircraft
        lessors, aircraft brokers, parts brokers, and other supply
        chain participants to adopting the use of digital authorized
        release certificates, including FAA Form 8130-3;
            (2) the aviation industry in utilizing digital verification
        and authentication tools;
            (3) establishing standardized documentation in the aviation
        industry; and
            (4) transitioning the Federal Aviation Administration
        from--
                    (A) legacy paper-based records to digital
                documentation; and
                    (B) physical to digital signatures.
    (c) Report.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
        enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to
        the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House
        of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
        Transportation of the Senate a report containing the results of
        the study conducted under subsection (a).
            (2) Recommendations.--The Comptroller General shall include
        in the report submitted under paragraph (1)--
                    (A) recommendations on--
                            (i) ways to encourage each organization in
                        the aviation industry, regardless of the size
                        of such organization, to adopt the use of
                        digital forms and authentication tools; and
                            (ii) how to accelerate the adoption of
                        digital documentation by the Federal Aviation
                        Administration; and
                    (B) any other recommendations the Comptroller
                General determines appropriate.
    (d) Response of Secretary of Transportation.--Not later than 120
days after submission of the report required under paragraph (c), the
Secretary of Transportation shall respond to any recommendations in
such report directed to the Department of Transportation or any office
of the Department.
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