Sec. 101. Interagency working group
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The National Science and Technology Council shall establish an interagency working group on advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems to coordinate Federal research, development, deployment, testing, and education activities to enable the advancement of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems. The interagency working group shall be comprised of senior representatives from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Transportation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and such other Federal agencies as appropriate.
The interagency working group shall— develop a strategic research plan to guide Federal research to enable advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems and oversee implementation of the plan; oversee the ongoing development of— an assessment of the current state of United States competitiveness and leadership in advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems, including the scope and scale of United States investments in relevant research and development; and strategies to strengthen and secure the domestic supply chain for advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems. facilitate communication and outreach opportunities with academia, industry, professional societies, the Federal Government, State, local, and Tribal governments, and other stakeholders; facilitate partnerships to leverage knowledge and resources from industry, the Federal Government, State, local, and Tribal governments, National Laboratories, Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test Sites, academic institutions, and others; coordinate with the Advanced Air Mobility Working Group and heads of other Federal departments and agencies to avoid duplication of research and other activities to ensure the activities carried out by the interagency working group are complementary to those being undertaken by other interagency efforts; and coordinate with the National Security Council and other authorized agency coordinating bodies on the assessment of risks posed by the existing Federal unmanned aircraft systems fleet and outlining potential steps to mitigate such risks.
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the interagency working group shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that— includes a summary of federally funded advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems research, development, deployment, and testing activities, including the budget for each of these activities; and describes the progress in developing the plan required under section 102 of this Act.
Not later than two years after the delivery of the initial report under paragraph
(1)and biennially thereafter until December 31, 2033, the interagency working group shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that includes— a summary of federally funded advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems research, development, deployment, and testing activities, including the budget for each of such activities; and an analysis of the progress made towards achieving the goals and priorities for the interagency research plan developed by the interagency working group under sections 102 and 103. Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the interagency working group shall transmit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate the strategic research plan developed under section 102.