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Version 00 · Introduced in House · Oct 5, 2018
Aircraft Avionics Systems Cybersecurity Act
This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration to consider revising its regulations regarding airworthiness certification to: (1) address cybersecurity for avionics systems, and (2) require that aircraft avionics systems used for flight guidance or aircraft control be secured against unauthorized access by passenger inflight entertainment systems.
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Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] · D–NY
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