Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act Public Law 116–280 Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act 280 116–280 Statute Compilation United States House of Representatives Office of the Legislative Counsel text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. GPO Statute Compilations USLM converter, version 20210527.1 2021-10-15 Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act 16017 116 2020-12-31 Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act [(Public Law 116–280)] [This law has not been amended] [Currency: This publication is a compilation of the text of Public Law 116-280. It was last amended by the public law listed in the As Amended Through note above and below at the bottom of each page of the pdf version and reflects current law through the date of the enactment of the public law listed at https://www.govinfo.gov/app/collection/comps/] [Note: While this publication does not represent an official version of any Federal statute, substantial efforts have been made to ensure the accuracy of its contents. The official version of Federal law is found in the United States Statutes at Large and in the United States Code. The legal effect to be given to the Statutes at Large and the United States Code is established by statute (1 U.S.C. 112, 204).]
AN ACTTo establish and ensure an inclusive and transparent Drone Advisory Committee.Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. [49 U.S.C. 44802 note] SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the “Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act”.
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the Sense of Congress that: (1) Due to the ever-increasing use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the agriculture, forestry, and rangeland sectors, as well as the inherently different uses in less populated parts of the nation, membership of the Drone Advisory Committee established by the Federal Aviation Administration should, to the extent practicable, include direct representatives from county and tribal government, agriculture, forestry, and rangeland interests. (2) Full transparency in the work of the Drone Advisory Committee is vital to ensuring the public can effectively participate and contribute to the development of sound Federal policies. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration should, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the work of the Drone Advisory Committee is shared with and easily accessible to the public and shall ensure transparency and openness in the manner in which the affairs of the Committee are conducted.
SEC. 3. DRONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (1) In general.—The Federal Aviation Administration shall take appropriate steps to encourage direct representation of county and tribal governments as well as agriculture, forestry, rangeland sectors, and other rural interests on the Drone Advisory Committee. (2) Public participation.—To the maximum extent practicable, the Administrator shall include public participation in the process of nominating individuals for membership on the Committee.