Sec. 629. Review of regulations to enable unescorted UAS operations
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Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense, conduct a review of requirements necessary to permit an unmanned aircraft systems (excluding small unmanned aircraft systems) operated by a Federal agency or an armed service to be operated in the national airspace system, including outside of restricted airspace, without being escorted by a manned aircraft.
Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator 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 on the results of the review, including findings and recommendations on regulatory and statutory changes that can be made to enable the operations described under subsection (a). The definitions under section 44801 of title 49, United States Code, shall apply to this section.