To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Air Force, for purposes of modernizing the C-130 fleet, to install alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits in lieu of C-130 avionics modernization program kits if the Secretary determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such alternative program is appropriate and notifies Congress of such determination.

Requires the Secretary to ensure that all C-130 aircraft are capable of meeting applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) by January 1, 2020.

[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5119 Introduced in House (IH)]

113th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5119

To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft 
  using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air 
 traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet 
     applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 16, 2014

Mr. Carney (for himself and Mrs. Lummis) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of the Air Force to modernize C-130 aircraft 
  using alternative communication, navigation, surveillance, and air 
 traffic management program kits and to ensure that such aircraft meet 
     applicable regulations of the Federal Aviation Administration.

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

SECTION 1. C-130 FLEET MODERNIZATION.

    (a) In General.--For purposes of modernizing the C-130 fleet, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may install alternative communication, 
navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management program kits in 
lieu of C-130 avionics modernization program kits if the Secretary 
determines, on a case-by-case basis, that such alternative program is 
appropriate and notifies the congressional defense committees (as 
defined in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code) of such 
determination.
    (b) Compatibility With FAA Regulations.--The Secretary shall ensure 
that all C-130 aircraft are capable of meeting applicable regulations 
of the Federal Aviation Administration by January 1, 2020.
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