[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6943 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6943

  To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on unmanned 
               delivery service, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2020

  Mr. Latta introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
 Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
  Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
  Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
           within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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                                 A BILL


 
  To require the Secretary of Commerce to conduct a study on unmanned 
               delivery service, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Advancing Unmanned Delivery Services 
Act''.

SEC. 2. ADVANCING UNMANNED DELIVERY SERVICES STUDY.

    (a) In General.--
            (1) Study required.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
        of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
        coordination with the head of any other appropriate Federal 
        agency, shall conduct a study on the impact of unmanned 
        delivery services on United States businesses conducting 
        interstate commerce.
            (2) Requirements for study.--In conducting the study, the 
        Secretary shall do the following:
                    (A) Conduct a survey through outreach to 
                participating entities to--
                            (i) establish a list of the industry 
                        sectors that develop and use unmanned delivery 
                        services, including the use of autonomous 
                        vehicles, drones, and robots;
                            (ii) review how unmanned delivery services 
                        are currently being used and any potential 
                        future applications of such services;
                            (iii) identify any challenges to the 
                        development and adoption of unmanned delivery 
                        services; and
                            (iv) review how such services may be used 
                        to--
                                    (I) deliver groceries, meals, 
                                medications, and other necessities to 
                                senior citizens, people with 
                                disabilities, and people without access 
                                to traditional public transportation;
                                    (II) address challenges public 
                                health emergencies present, including 
                                delivering groceries, meals, 
                                medications, medical supplies, and 
                                other necessities during such 
                                emergencies; and
                                    (III) any other potential use of 
                                such services.
                    (B) Develop and conduct a survey of Federal 
                activity related to unmanned delivery services to--
                            (i) establish a list of Federal agencies 
                        asserting jurisdiction over industry sectors 
                        identified under subparagraph (A)(i);
                            (ii) develop a brief description of the 
                        jurisdiction and expertise of the Federal 
                        agencies regarding unmanned delivery services; 
                        and
                            (iii) identify all interagency activities 
                        regarding unmanned delivery services.
                    (C) Conduct an international survey of other 
                countries to establish a compendium at least 10 and not 
                more than 15 countries consisting of each country's 
                national strategy on unmanned delivery services to 
                determine where the United States ranks with respect to 
                the development and adoption of such services.
                    (D) Conduct a survey of the marketplace and supply 
                chain of unmanned delivery services to--
                            (i) assess the severity of risks posed to 
                        such marketplace and supply chain;
                            (ii) review the ability of foreign 
                        governments or third parties to exploit such 
                        supply chain in a manner that raises risks to 
                        the economic and national security of the 
                        United States; and
                            (iii) identify emerging risks and long-term 
                        trends in such marketplace and supply chain.
    (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after the 
completion of the study required pursuant to subsection (a), the 
Secretary, in coordination with the head of any other appropriate 
Federal agency, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate a report that contains--
            (1) the results of the study conducted under subsection 
        (a); and
            (2) recommendations to--
                    (A) develop and implement a comprehensive plan to 
                promote the development and adoption of unmanned 
                delivery services in the United States;
                    (B) develop policies that States can adopt to 
                encourage the development and adoption of unmanned 
                delivery services;
                    (C) develop a national strategy to advance the 
                United States position in the world on the development 
                and adoption of unmanned delivery services;
                    (D) develop strategies to mitigate current and 
                emerging risks to the marketplace and supply chain of 
                unmanned delivery services; and
                    (E) develop legislation to accomplish such 
                recommendations.
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