Sec. 1097. UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL AIRSPACE
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## SEC. 1097 UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL AIRSPACE **[**[49 U.S.C. 40101 note](/us/usc/t49/s40101)**]** ###
(a)Establishment Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a program to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system at six test ranges. ###
(b)Program Requirements In establishing the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— ####
(1)safely designate nonexclusionary airspace for integrated manned and unmanned flight operations in the national airspace system; ####
(2)develop certification standards and air traffic requirements for unmanned flight operations at test ranges; ####
(3)coordinate with and leverage the resources of the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; ####
(4)address both civil and public unmanned aircraft systems; ####
(5)ensure that the program is coordinated with the Next Generation Air Transportation System; and ####
(6)provide for verification of the safety of unmanned aircraft systems and related navigation procedures before integration into the national airspace system. ###
(c)Locations In determining the location of a test range for the program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— ####
(1)take into consideration geographic and climatic diversity; ####
(2)take into consideration the location of ground infrastructure and research needs; and ####
(3)consult with the Department of Defense and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. ###
(d)Test Range Operation A project at a test range shall be operational not later than 180 days after the date on which the project is established. ###
(e)Report Not later than 90 days after the date of completing each of the pilot projects, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting forth the Administrator’s findings and conclusions concerning the projects that includes a description and assessment of the progress being made in establishing special use airspace to fill the immediate need of the Department of Defense to develop detection techniques for small unmanned aircraft systems and to validate sensor integration and operation of unmanned aircraft systems. ###
(f)Duration The program under subsection
(a)shall terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. ###
(g)Definition In this section: ####
(1)The term “appropriate congressional committees” means— #####
(A)the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives; and #####
(B)the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate. ####
(2)The term “test range” means a defined geographic area where research and development are conducted.
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UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS AND NATIONAL AIRSPACE
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