The bill aims to enhance aviation supply chain safety and security by digitizing documentation and authentication processes. It necessitates a study to identify obstacles hindering the adoption of digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain. This study will evaluate challenges related to adoption, establish standardized documentation, and transition the Federal Aviation Administration to digital processes. The Comptroller General is required to submit a report containing study results and recommendations to relevant Congressional committees. Additionally, the Secretary of Transportation must respond to any recommendations directed to the Department of Transportation within 120 days of the report's submission, ensuring potential implementation of identified improvements.
Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
This bill directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study the impediments to the use of digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain as an aid in identifying falsified documentation and counterfeit parts.
GAO must submit a report to Congress on the results of the study and include recommendations on (1) ways to encourage the aviation industry to adopt the use of digital forms and authentication tools, and (2) how to accelerate the Federal Aviation Administration's adoption of digital documentation. Within 120 days of GAO's submission, the Department of Transportation must respond to any recommendations in the report.
