Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025
Description
This bill would require a study on using digital documentation to detect counterfeit parts and falsified records in aviation supply chains.
Summary
What it does
This bill would direct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to study barriers to using digital documentation and verification within the aviation supply chain to help identify counterfeit parts and falsified records. The GAO would be required to provide Congress with recommendations on encouraging industry-wide adoption of digital authentication tools and accelerating the Federal Aviation Administration's transition to digital documentation. Additionally, the Department of Transportation would be required to respond to the GAO's findings and recommendations within 120 days of the report's submission.
Who is affected
This bill primarily affects the Government Accountability Office (GAO), which is tasked with studying digital documentation in the aviation supply chain, and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which may be required to accelerate its adoption of digital tools. The Department of Transportation is also affected as it must respond to the study's recommendations. Additionally, the broader aviation industry is identified as a participant in the transition toward digital forms and authentication tools to prevent counterfeit parts.
Key provisions
- GAO study on aviation supply chain digitization. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) must conduct a study on the obstacles to using digital documentation and verification to identify counterfeit parts and falsified records in the aviation supply chain.
- Recommendations for digital adoption. The GAO is required to provide recommendations to Congress on encouraging the aviation industry to use digital authentication tools and accelerating the Federal Aviation Administration's transition to digital documentation.
- Department of Transportation response requirement. The Department of Transportation must respond to the GAO's recommendations within 120 days of the report being submitted to Congress.
Fiscal impact
- H.R. 6267, Aviation Supply Chain Safety and Security Digitization Act of 2025· As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 18, 2025
Effective dates
The Department of Transportation is required to respond to the Government Accountability Office's recommendations within 120 days of the study's submission to Congress.
Relationship to existing law
The bill seeks to accelerate the Federal Aviation Administration's adoption of digital documentation and requires the Department of Transportation to respond to recommendations regarding aviation industry authentication tools.
Stated purpose
The bill aims to improve the identification of falsified documentation and counterfeit parts within the aviation supply chain by evaluating the transition from physical to digital documentation and verification methods.