[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 91 (Tuesday, May 25, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3459]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2030. Mr. SULLIVAN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to 
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the 
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub 
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security, 
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to 
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

        At the appropriate place in title IV of division D, insert 
     the following:

     SEC. ____. ENCOURAGING DOMESTIC UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 
                   INDUSTRY TO PARTNER AND COLLABORATE WITH UNITED 
                   STATES MANUFACTURERS OF CERTAIN SAFETY 
                   ACCESSORIES.

       (a) Covered Safety Accessories.--For purposes of this 
     section, a covered safety accessory is a parachute recovery 
     system that--
       (1) is designed and manufactured in the United States; and
       (2) the technology of which has been determined to be 
     compliant with ASTM F3322-18.
       (b) Encouragement.--Congress encourages the domestic 
     unmanned aircraft system industry to partner and collaborate 
     with United States persons who design and manufacture covered 
     safety accessories to ensure interoperability between 
     domestic products through investment in research and 
     development.
       On page 1217, between lines 4 and 5, insert the following:
       (4) the ability of the unmanned aircraft system domestic 
     market to partner and collaborate with United States persons 
     who design and manufacture in the United States parachute 
     recovery systems that use technology that has been determined 
     as being compliant with ASTM F3322-18;
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