H.R. 4229 · 118th Congress
Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act
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Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act or the BLIPS Act
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Jun 20, 2023
Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act or the BLIPS Act
This bill directs the Department of Defense (DOD) and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to study the effects on aviation safety of domestically launched unmanned free balloons that do not emit a trackable electronic or radio signal.
DOD and the FAA must submit a report to Congress on the study. The report must include a discussion and recommendations on
- the efficacy, feasibility, technical specifications, and potential civil and military impacts of mandating that domestically launched unmanned free balloons be equipped with an electronic or radio emitter that can be tracked with near real-time, geolocational, and altitudinal precision, and which can transmit identifying information of the balloon or its owner; and
- how DOD and the FAA can collect the data and integrate it into a real-time or near real-time digital system that supports the operations of DOD and the FAA.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Balloon Location and Identification Pronouncement Study Act
Latest action (Jun 21, 2023): Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Policy area: Transportation and Public Works · Origin: House · Introduced: Jun 20, 2023
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.