JUSTIFICATION FOR AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE.

SEC. 602. JUSTIFICATION FOR AIR DEFENSE IDENTIFICATION ZONE.(a) In General.—If the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration establishes an Air Defense Identification Zone (in this section referred as an “ADIZ”), the Administrator shall transmit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, not later than 60 days after the date of establishing the ADIZ, a report containing an explanation of the need for the ADIZ. The Administrator also shall transmit to the Committees updates of the report every 60 days until the ADIZ is rescinded. The reports and updates shall be transmitted in classified form.(b) Existing ADIZ.—If an ADIZ is in effect on the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit an initial report under subsection (a) not later than 30 days after such date of enactment.(c) Description of Changes To Improve Operations.—A report transmitted by the Administrator under this section shall include a description of any changes in procedures or requirements that could improve operational efficiency or minimize operational impacts of the ADIZ on pilots and controllers. This portion of the report may be transmitted in classified or unclassified form.(d) Definition.—In this section, the terms “Air Defense Identification Zone” and “ADIZ” each mean a zone established by the Administrator with respect to airspace under 18,000 feet in approximately a 15- to 38-mile radius around Washington, District of Columbia, for which security measures are extended beyond the existing 15-mile no-fly zone around Washington and in which general aviation aircraft are required to adhere to certain procedures issued by the Administrator.