Sec. 612. Electronic conspicuity study
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The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study of technologies and methods that may be used by operators of unmanned aircraft systems to detect and avoid manned aircraft that may lawfully operate below 500 feet above ground level and that are— not equipped with a transponder or automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast out equipment; or otherwise not electronically conspicuous. In conducting the study required under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall consult with— representatives from— unmanned aircraft systems manufacturers and operators; general aviation operators; aerial applicators; and helicopter operators, including State and local governments; and any other person the Comptroller General determines appropriate.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report describing the results of such study.