The bill aims to enhance the safety and security of the aviation supply chain through digitization. It requires a study by the Comptroller General on the challenges in adopting digital documentation and verification in the aviation supply chain. The study will assess the hurdles faced by industry participants, the adoption of digital verification tools, standardizing documentation, and transitioning the Federal Aviation Administration to digital records and signatures. The Comptroller General will provide recommendations to encourage industry organizations to use digital tools and speed up the FAA's adoption of digital documentation, with the Secretary of Transportation expected to respond to these recommendations within 120 days.
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.
