Sec. 2106. Commercial and governmental operators
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Except for model aircraft under section 44808 of title 49, United States Code, in authorizing the operation of any public unmanned aircraft system or the operation of any unmanned aircraft system by a person conducting civil aircraft operations, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, to the extent practicable and consistent with applicable law and without compromising national security, homeland defense, or law enforcement, shall make the identifying information in subsection
(b)available to the public via an online searchable database. The database described in subsection
(a)shall contain the following: The name of each individual, or agency, as applicable, authorized to conduct civil or public unmanned aircraft systems operations described in subsection (a). The name of each owner of an unmanned aircraft system described in paragraph (1). The expiration date of any authorization related to a person identified in paragraph
(1)or paragraph (2). The contact information for each person identified in paragraphs
(1)and (2), including a telephone number and an electronic mail address, in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The tail number or specific identification number of all unmanned aircraft authorized for use that links each unmanned aircraft to the owner of that aircraft. Each person described in subsection (b)(1), to the extent practicable without compromising national security, homeland defense, or law enforcement shall maintain and make available to the Administrator for not less than 1 year a record of the name and contact information of each person on whose behalf the unmanned aircraft system has been operated. The Administrator shall make the database available not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act. The Administrator may cease the operation of such database on the date that the Administrator issues regulatory guidance on the consensus identification standards in section 2105.