The FAA Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63) was signed into law on May 16, 2024. This authorization runs through Fiscal Year 2028 and communicates congressional priorities for how the agency carries out its mission to provide the safest, most efficient aerospace system in the world. This legislation is broad and speaks to everything from FAA’s organizational structure, ways to bolster many of the agency’s oversight processes, and where to invest resources to support safety and efficiency for both conventional users and new entrants.  Much of this legislation aligns with the agency’s existing priorities and approaches but tells us where Congress is most interested in seeing adjustments to resources and timelines for various activities.

The FAA believes this Act supports the needs of the aviation ecosystem and will help advance aviation into the future. The FAA is committed to implementing the requirements in the Act as efficiently as possible.