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This bill directs the Comptroller General (the head of the Government Accountability Office) to conduct a comprehensive study on challenges facing the aviation industry's transition to digital documentation and verification systems. The study will examine obstacles encountered by various supply chain participants—including manufacturers, repair stations, air carriers, and aircraft brokers—in adopting digital authorized release certificates like the FAA Form 8130-3. The Comptroller General will evaluate difficulties in implementing digital verification tools, establishing standardized documentation, and transitioning the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) from paper-based records and physical signatures to digital alternatives. Within one year of the bill's enactment, the Comptroller General must submit a report to congressional transportation committees detailing study findings and providing recommendations for encouraging digital documentation adoption across aviation organizations of all sizes and accelerating the FAA's digital transformation. Additionally, the Secretary of Transportation will be required to respond to the report's recommendations within 120 days of its submission, ensuring accountability and potential action toward modernizing aviation supply chain documentation practices.

Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6267/all-info