§ 1042. INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
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Designation.— In general .— The National Science and Technology Council shall establish or designate an interagency working group on advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems to coordinate Federal research, development, deployment, testing, and education activities to enable advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems. Membership .— The interagency working group shall be comprised of senior representatives from NASA [National Aeronautics and Space Administration], the Department of Transportation, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Homeland Security, and such other Federal agencies as appropriate.
Duties .— The interagency working group shall— develop a strategic research plan to guide Federal research to enable advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems and oversee implementation of the plan; oversee the development of— an assessment of the current state of United States competitiveness and leadership in advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems, including the scope and scale of United States investments in relevant research and development; and strategies to strengthen and secure the domestic supply chain for advanced air mobility systems and unmanned aircraft systems; facilitate communication and outreach opportunities with academia, industry, professional societies, State, local, Tribal, and Federal governments, and other stakeholders; facilitate partnerships to leverage knowledge and resources from industry, State, local, Tribal, and Federal governments, National Laboratories, unmanned aircraft systems test range (as defined in section 44801 of title 49 , United States Code), academic institutions, and others; coordinate with the advanced air mobility working group established under section 2 of the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act ( Public Law 117–203 ) [set out below] and heads of other Federal departments and agencies to avoid duplication of research and other activities to ensure that the activities carried out by the interagency working group are complementary to those being undertaken by other interagency efforts; and coordinate with the National Security Council and other authorized agency coordinating bodies on the assessment of risks affecting the existing Federal unmanned aircraft systems fleet and outlining potential steps to mitigate such risks.
Report to Congress .— Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act [ May 16, 2024 ], and every 2 years thereafter until December 31, 2028 , the interagency working group shall transmit to the covered committees of Congress [Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate] a report that includes a summary of federally funded advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems research, development, deployment, and testing activities, including the budget for each of the activities described in this paragraph.
Rule of Construction .— The interagency working group shall not be construed to conflict with or duplicate the work of the interagency working group established under the advanced air mobility working group established by the Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act ( Public Law 117–203 ).
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INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.
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