Sec. 610. UAS traffic management
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Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may enter into agreements for purposes of— testing and refining UTM capabilities and services to inform the development of UTM standards in subsection (b); authorizing UTM service providers that meet the requirements described in subsection
(b)to provide UTM services to better enable advanced unmanned aircraft systems operations, including— beyond visual line of sight operations; aircraft-to-aircraft communications; and operations in which an individual acts as remote pilot in command of more than 1 unmanned aircraft at the same time; and fostering the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems using UTM capabilities and services within the national airspace system. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall publish requirements or guidance associated with UTM, including— the types of operations requiring, or benefitting from, the use of UTM capabilities and services described in subsection (a), including beyond visual line of sight operations; areas of operation or categories of airspace requiring, or benefitting from, the use of UTM capabilities and services; performance-based technical standards for UAS operations using UTM capabilities and services; and application program interfaces that enable UTM service suppliers to integrate UTM capabilities and services into other systems for use by users of the national airspace system, including unmanned aircraft system operators. In carrying out paragraph (1), the Administrator shall seek to harmonize, to the extent practicable and advisable, UTM standards with standards produced by recognized industry standards organizations or other peer civil aviation authorities. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall solicit feedback from stakeholders on the most recently published UTM concept of operations of the Administration. Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall publish a final version of the UTM concept of operations of the Administration. In carrying out subsection (a), the Administrator shall establish a means by which the Administrator can enter into cooperative agreements, contracts, other transaction agreements, and other appropriate mechanisms with appropriate persons, partnerships, and consortia to enable qualified third-parties to design, build, develop, fund, and manage UTM. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent or prohibit beyond visual line of sight operations through the use of technologies other than UTM capabilities and services. Nothing in this section shall be construed to alter the authority under section 40103 of title 49, United States Code. Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall brief the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on progress made by the Administration detailing the implementation and requirements of this section and any applicable timelines to completion. In this section: The term appropriate persons means a Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial governmental entity, or a person. The term UTM means the manner in which the Administration will support operations for unmanned aircraft systems operating in low-altitude airspace.