Sec. 306. NIST UAV challenges and credentialing program
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Pursuant to section 24 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 ( 15 U.S.C. 3719 ), the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology (referred to in this subsection as the Secretary ), shall, subject to appropriations, carry out a program to partner with academic institutions to award prizes competitively to stimulate research and development of innovative unmanned aerial vehicle
(UAV)technologies in order to expand upon and improve emergency response operations. Each proposal submitted pursuant to paragraph
(1)shall include a plan for UAV implementation in emergency response operations. In carrying out the program under paragraph (1), the Secretary may award not more than a total of $2,250,000 to one or more winners of the prize challenge. Not later than 60 days after the date on which a prize is awarded under the prize challenge, the Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress a report that describes the winning proposal of the prize challenge. In carrying out the program under subsection (a), the Secretary may consult with the heads of relevant departments and agencies of the Federal Government. The Secretary shall partner with academic institutions to establish the measurements and standards infrastructure necessary for credentialing remote pilots, including implementation and demonstration of distributed pilot training and evaluation using standard test methods, and support flight test simulations. There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $3,250,000 for fiscal years 2022 through 2032, of which not less than $1,000,000 shall be used to carry out subsection (b).
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