To strike and replace section 4105.

SA 3680. Mr. THUNE proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3679
proposed by Mr. McConnell (for Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson))
to the bill H.R. 636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to
permanently extend increased expensing limitations, and for other
purposes; as follows:

Strike section 4105 and insert the following:

SEC. 4105. ADS-B MANDATE ASSESSMENT.

(a) Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the
Department of Transportation shall assess--
(1) Administration and industry readiness to meet the ADS-B
mandate by 2020;
(2) changes to ADS-B program since May 2010; and
(3) additional options to comply with the mandate and
consequences, both for individual system users and for the
overall safety and efficiency of the national airspace
system, for noncompliance.
(b) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date the
assessment under subsection (a) is complete, the Inspector
General of the Department of Transportation shall submit to
the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the
progress made toward meeting the ADS-B mandate by 2020,
including any recommendations of the Inspector General to
carry out such mandate.
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