115 S1927 IS: UAS National Airspace Integration Act U.S. Senate 2023-06-12 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.

II118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 1927IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJune 12, 2023Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Wicker) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and TransportationA BILLTo require the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to develop a comprehensive unmanned aircraft system integration strategy, and for other purposes.

1.

Short title

This Act may be cited as the UAS National Airspace Integration Act.

2.

Sense of Congress

It is the sense of Congress that it is important that the United States maintain global leadership in advanced aviation to maintain and improve national security, safety, sustainability, and economic strength domestically and globally.

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Comprehensive unmanned aircraft system integration strategy

(a)

In general

Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a comprehensive integration strategy for unmanned aircraft systems, including civil unmanned aircraft systems operating in controlled airspace, that includes the following: (1)A comprehensive mission statement that summarizes the main purpose of the strategy.(2)A description of the objectives to be achieved by the strategy, which shall include the following:(A)Timely implementation of statutory provisions related to drone integration in subtitle B of title III of division B of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254).(B)Actions taken by the FAA to implement recommendations related to unmanned aircraft systems, including civil unmanned aircraft systems operating in controlled airspace, included in aviation rulemaking committee reports published since the enactment of the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (Public Law 115–254).(C)Any other objectives determined appropriate by the Administrator. (3)A description of steps to achieve strategy objectives, including milestones and performance metrics to gauge results.(4)A description of the process by which the scope and objectives of the strategy were developed.(5)The costs of executing the strategy, including the sources of such costs, and the types of resources and investments, skills and technology, and human, capital, information, and other resources required to meet the objectives of the strategy.(6)A description of the roles and responsibilities of each FAA office tasked with executing the objectives of the strategy. (7)A plan to establish mechanisms to allow various FAA offices or other necessary interagency stakeholders involved in implementing the strategy to coordinate in meeting strategy objectives.(8)Processes for ensuring transparency and receiving input from applicants and relevant stakeholders in the course of executing the objectives of the strategy. (9)A list of key factors external to the FAA that are beyond the control of the FAA which could significantly affect the achievement of the strategy objectives.(b)

Congressional briefings

Beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, and every 6 months thereafter, the Administrator shall provide a briefing for the appropriate Committees of Congress on—(1)the status of implementation of each element of the strategy developed under subsection (a);(2)any revisions made to the strategy since the last briefing; and(3)any additional actions taken by the Administrator to integrate unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace System. (c)

Definitions

In this section:(1)

Administrator

The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.(2)

Appropriate committees of congress

The term appropriate committees of Congress has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.(3)

FAA

The term FAA means the Federal Aviation Administration. (4)

Unmanned aircraft system

The term unmanned aircraft system has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.