3.0.0 3969 2025-11-18T11:18:14Z 2025-11-18T11:18:14Z House H HR 2023-06-09 118 https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/3969 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 101 (Friday, June 9, 2023)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana:H.R. 3969.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the U.S. ConstitutionThe single subject of this legislation is:Requires a timely rulemaking to enable the operation ofunmanned aircraft beyond visual line of sight.[Page H2790]</pre> hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2023-06-12T13:13:00Z Referred To 2023-06-09T13:05:50Z 118 3935 HR 2024-05-16 Became Public Law No: 118-63. Related bill CRS 2023-06-12 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2023-06-09 Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2023-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2023-06-09 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000577 Rep. Graves, Garret [R-LA-6] Garret Graves R LA 6 N T000468 Rep. Titus, Dina [D-NV-1] Dina Titus D NV 1 2023-06-09 True Transportation and Public Works Administrative law and regulatory procedures 2023-12-12T14:00:23Z Agricultural practices and innovations 2023-12-12T14:00:24Z Aviation and airports 2023-12-12T14:00:23Z Department of Transportation 2023-12-12T14:00:23Z Transportation safety and security 2023-12-12T14:00:23Z Transportation and Public Works 2023-07-17T16:45:17Z

00 2023-06-09 Introduced in House 2024-07-15T14:02:32Z <p>This bill requires the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to issue rules to update the airworthiness and operating requirements for unmanned aircraft, also known as drones, operating beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) and intended to operate primarily at or below 400 feet above ground level.</p><p>Specifically, the FAA must</p><ul><li>establish a means to accept certain proposed standards (e.g., airworthiness standards for unmanned aircraft),</li><li>enable the ability to operate unmanned aircraft for agricultural purposes,</li><li>establish a process by which the FAA may approve or accept third-party compliance services,</li><li>establish protocols for a networked information exchange, and</li><li>establish qualifications and standards for remote pilots operating an unmanned aircraft system (UAS).</li></ul><p>The bill also transfers to the FAA from the Department of Transportation special authority to use a risk-based approach to determine how UAS may operate safely in the national airspace system.&nbsp;The FAA must use this process to authorize BVLOS UAS operations until it publishes the final rules required under this bill. The FAA must also establish requirements, or a process to accept proposed requirements, for the safe operation of UAS, including for the testing and evaluation of proprietary systems.</p><p>Further, a UAS operation conducted exclusively within Mode C veil airspace (the airspace within 30 nautical miles of certain airports, from the surface upward to 10,000 feet mean sea level) and that employs specific mitigation measures must be treated as satisfying certain safe operation requirements.</p><!--tinycomments|2.1|data:application/json;base64,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-->

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