Sec. 2208. Unmanned aircraft systems traffic management
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The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the Administrator ), in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall continue development of a research plan for unmanned aircraft systems traffic management (in this section referred to as UTM ) development and deployment. In developing the research plan, the Administrator shall— identify research outcomes sought; and ensure the plan is consistent with existing regulatory and operational frameworks, and considers potential future regulatory and operational frameworks, for unmanned aircraft systems in the national airspace system.
The research plan shall include an assessment of the interoperability of a UTM system with existing and potential future air traffic management systems and processes. The Administrator shall— initiate development of the research plan not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act; and not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act— complete the research plan; submit the research plan to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and publish the research plan on the Internet Web site of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Not later than 90 days after the date of submission of the research plan under subsection (a)(4)(B), the Administrator, in coordination with the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Drone Advisory Committee, the research advisory committee established by section 44508(a) of title 49, United States Code, and representatives of the unmanned aircraft industry, shall establish a UTM system pilot program. Not later than 2 years after the date of establishment of the pilot program, the Administrator shall conclude the pilot program.
Not later than 180 days after the date of establishment of the pilot program, and every 180 days thereafter until the date of conclusion of the pilot program, the Administrator shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives an update on the status and progress of the pilot program.