Sec. 903. UAS test ranges and operations
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Title 49, United States Code, is amended— in section 44803, in subsection (h), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 ; and in section 44807, in subsection (d), by striking 2023 and inserting 2028 . Title 49, United States Code, is amended— in section 44803, in paragraph (b)(7), by inserting after subparagraph (E)— implementing unmanned aircraft systems traffic management services for commercial unmanned aircraft systems in uncontrolled airspace; advanced air mobility concepts in controlled airspace, including communication, navigation, and surveillance standards; the verification and validation of the autonomy of unmanned aircraft systems; and improving the cybersecurity of unmanned aircraft systems. ; and in section 44807, in subsection (c), after proprietary systems , by inserting , unmanned aircraft systems traffic management systems, and advanced air mobility systems .
Subsection
(b)of section 44803 of title 49, United States Code, is amended— by redesignating paragraphs
(5)through
(11)as paragraphs
(6)through (12), respectively; and by inserting after paragraph
(4)the following new paragraph: support, to the extent practicable, opportunities for apprenticeships and internships in the research and development activities and uses of test ranges to prepare, enhance, and expand workforce skills; . Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit 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 the following: The number of waivers granted under subsection
(c)of section 44803 of title 49, United States Code, with respect to unmanned aircraft system test ranges and operations conducted under such section; Measures taken to further implement subsection
(c)of section 44803 of title 49, United States Code; Measures taken to implement section 44807 of title 49, United States Code; and Strategies to communicate broadly to industry regarding the safest, most efficient, and effective path toward testing goals.