CLOUD Aircraft Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 3848 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3848 To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of, and cost associated with, equipping all fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft of the Department of Defense that operate in highly trafficked domestic airspaces with air-to-air and air-to-ground collision detection systems, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 9, 2025 Mr. Mills (for himself, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Vindman, Mr. Lucas, and Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct a study on the feasibility of, and cost associated with, equipping all fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft of the Department of Defense that operate in highly trafficked domestic airspaces with air-to-air and air-to-ground collision detection systems, 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 ``Collision-Limiting Operational Upgrade for DOD Aircraft Act'' or the ``CLOUD Aircraft Act''. SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF EQUIPPING ALL MILITARY FIXED WING AND ROTARY WING AIRCRAFT WITH AIR-TO- AIR AND AIR-TO-GROUND COLLISION DETECTION SYSTEMS. (a) Feasibility Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall conduct a study on the feasibility of, and cost associated with, equipping all fixed wing and rotary wing aircraft of the Department of Defense that operate in highly trafficked domestic airspaces with air-to-air collision detection syste