[Federal Register Volume 90, Number 111 (Wednesday, June 11, 2025)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 24727-24731]
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[FR Doc No: 2025-10814]
Presidential Documents
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Executive Order 14307 of June 6, 2025
Unleashing American Drone Dominance
By the authority vested in me as President by the
Constitution and the laws of the United States of
America, it is hereby ordered:
Section 1. Purpose. Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS),
otherwise known as drones, enhance United States
productivity, create high-skilled jobs, and are
reshaping the future of aviation. Drones are already
transforming industries from logistics and
infrastructure inspection to precision agriculture,
emergency response, and public safety. Emerging
technologies such as electric Vertical Takeoff and
Landing (eVTOL) aircraft promise to modernize methods
for cargo delivery, passenger transport, and other
advanced air mobility capabilities.
The United States must accelerate the safe
commercialization of drone technologies and fully
integrate UAS into the National Airspace System. The
time has come to accelerate testing and to enable
routine drone operations, scale up domestic production,
and expand the export of trusted, American-manufactured
drone technologies to global markets. Building a strong
and secure domestic drone sector is vital to reducing
reliance on foreign sources, strengthening critical
supply chains, and ensuring that the benefits of this
technology are delivered to the American people.
Sec. 2. Definitions. For the purposes of this order:
(a) The term ``agency'' has the meaning given to
the term in 44 U.S.C. 3502(1).
(b) The terms ``unmanned aircraft system'' and
``drone'' have the meaning given to the term ``unmanned
aircraft system'' in 49 U.S.C. 44801(12).
Sec. 3. Policy. It is the policy of the United States
to ensure continued American leadership in the
development, commercialization, and export of UAS by:
(a) accelerating the safe integration of UAS into
the National Airspace System through timely, risk-based
rulemaking that enables routine advanced operations;
(b) advancing the domestic commercialization of UAS
technologies at scale, including their safe and secure
manufacturing, production, and integration, by
supporting industry-led innovation, reducing regulatory
uncertainty, and streamlining approvals and
certification processes, including for consumer goods
delivery and environmental reviews; and
(c) strengthening the domestic drone industrial
base and promoting the export of trusted, American-
manufactured UAS through updated economic policies and
regulation, coordinated trade, financing, and foreign
engagement tools.
Sec. 4. Expanding Commercial Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Operations. (a) Within 30 days of the date of this
order, the Secretary of Transportation, acting through
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration (FAA), shall issue a proposed rule
enabling routine Beyond Visual Line of Sight (BVLOS)
operations for UAS for commercial and public safety
purposes. A final rule shall be published within 240
days of the date of this order, as appropriate.
(b) Within 30 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the
Administrator of the FAA, shall establish clear metrics
for assessing the performance and safety of BVLOS
operations, and within
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180 days of the date of this order, shall identify and
describe additional regulatory barriers and challenges
to BVLOS implementation, with recommendations to the
President through the Director of the Office of Science
and Technology Policy (OSTP) for addressing such issues
expeditiously and informing future rulemaking or
legislative actions.
(c) Within 120 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the
Administrator of the FAA, shall initiate the deployment
of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist in and
expedite the review of UAS waiver applications under 14
CFR part 107. These AI tools shall:
(i) support performance- and risk-based evaluation of proposed operations;
(ii) identify materially similar precedents and recommend consistent
mitigation measures;
(iii) assist the FAA in identifying categories of operations with
sufficient safety data or recurring approval patterns that may warrant
further rulemaking to eliminate the need for individualized waivers; and
(iv) be used in accordance with guidance on Federal use of AI as detailed
in Office of Management and Budget Memorandum M-25-21.
(d) The Secretary of Transportation, acting through
the Administrator of the FAA, shall immediately explore
options to ensure that UAS flights beginning and ending
in United States airspace, or United States-owned
facilities in the high seas, can operate without being
subject to the onerous requirements applicable to
manned aircraft engaging in international navigation as
referenced in the Convention on International Civil
Aviation.
Sec. 5. Furthering Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Integration into the National Airspace System. (a)
Within 240 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the
Administrator of the FAA, shall publish an updated
roadmap for the integration of civil UAS into the
National Airspace System.
(b) The Secretary of Transportation, acting through
the Administrator of the FAA, shall ensure all FAA UAS
Test Ranges are fully utilized to support the
development, testing, and scaling of American drone
technologies, with a focus on BVLOS operations,
increasingly autonomous operations, advanced air
mobility, and other advanced operations. The Secretary
shall prioritize the generation of safety and
performance data at UAS Test Ranges to inform FAA
rulemaking, identify regulatory gaps and operational
challenges, and support the integration of emerging UAS
capabilities into the National Airspace System.
Sec. 6. Establishment of an Electric Vertical Takeoff
and Landing Pilot Program. (a) The Secretary of
Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the
FAA, and in coordination with the Director of OSTP,
shall establish the eVTOL Integration Pilot Program
(eIPP) as an extension of the BEYOND program to
accelerate the deployment of safe and lawful eVTOL
operations in the United States.
(i) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of
Transportation, acting through the Administrator of the FAA, shall issue a
public request for proposals to State, local, tribal, and territorial
governments. Proposals must be submitted within 90 days of the request and
include a private sector partner with demonstrated experience in eVTOL
aircraft development, manufacturing, and operations.
(ii) Within 180 days of the request, the Secretary of Transportation,
acting through the Administrator of the FAA, shall select at least five
pilot projects that plan to begin eVTOL operations within 90 days after the
date on which any agreement for a pilot project is established. Selection
criteria shall include, at a minimum, the use of eVTOL aircraft and
technologies developed or offered by a United States-based entity; overall
representation of economic and geographic operations and proposed models of
public-private partnership; and overall representation of the operations to
be conducted, including advanced air mobility, medical response, cargo
transport, and rural access.
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(iii) The Secretary of Transportation, acting through the Administrator of
the FAA, shall execute agreements with selected applicants, outlining
project goals, regulatory needs, timelines, information sharing and data
exchange mechanisms, and responsibilities. The Secretary of Transportation
shall use all available authorities to the fullest extent to support safe
and timely operations under the eIPP.
(iv) Within 180 days after the selection of pilot program participants, the
Secretary of Transportation shall submit an initial implementation report
to the President through the Director of OSTP, summarizing early-stage
planning, interagency coordination, and any immediate regulatory or
legislative challenges identified. The Secretary of Transportation shall
submit an annual report thereafter and, upon program completion, shall
submit a final report to the President, through the Director of OSTP, that
includes, at a minimum, an evaluation of program goals and outcomes;
recommendations for the permanent integration of eVTOL operations into the
national airspace; and any proposed future initiatives to maintain United
States leadership in eVTOL flight.
(v) The eIPP shall conclude 3 years after the date the first pilot project
becomes operational, unless the Secretary of Transportation determines that
an extension is warranted in the national interest.
(vi) Before and after the conclusion of the eIPP, the Secretary of
Transportation shall use the information and experience yielded by the eIPP
to inform the development of regulations, initiatives, and plans to enable
safe eVTOL operations, and shall, as appropriate, share information with
the Secretary of Defense, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland
Security, and the heads of other relevant agencies.
(vii) The Secretary of Transportation, in consultation with the Director of
OSTP, may expand this pilot program to other advanced aviation aircraft as
warranted.
Sec. 7. Strengthening the American Drone Industrial
Base. (a) All agencies shall prioritize the integration
of UAS manufactured in the United States over those
made abroad to the maximum extent permitted by law.
(b) In order to protect the integrity of America's
drone supply chain and ensure our technology remains
secure from undue foreign influence and exploitation,
within 30 days of the date of this order, the Federal
Acquisition Security Council shall publish a Covered
Foreign Entity List, as defined in section 1822(1) of
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2024 (Public Law 118-31), identifying companies that
pose supply chain risks.
(c) To ensure that vital components remain under
American control and free from national security risks,
within 90 days of the date of this order, the Secretary
of Commerce shall take actions, including proposing
rulemaking and conducting investigations, to secure the
United States drone supply chain against foreign
control or exploitation.
Sec. 8. Promoting the Export of American-Made Civil
Unmanned Aircraft Systems. (a) The Secretary of
Commerce, in coordination with the Secretary of State,
the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of Energy,
shall review and, as appropriate and consistent with
applicable law, amend export control regulations within
90 days of the date of this order to enable the
expedited export of United States-manufactured civil
UAS to foreign partners, provided such end-users and
recipient countries are not identified as foreign
adversaries and the export does not pose a risk of
diversion to programs of concern, or are otherwise
restricted under applicable statutes or regulations.
(b) The Secretary of Commerce shall designate the
export of United States-manufactured civil UAS as a
priority area within the Department of Commerce's
export promotion efforts and shall coordinate
interagency initiatives to expand market access, reduce
foreign trade barriers, and promote international
interoperability.
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(c) The Secretary of Defense, the President of the
Export-Import Bank of the United States, the Chief
Executive Officer of the United States International
Development Finance Corporation, and the Director of
the Trade and Development Agency shall, to the maximum
extent permitted by law, prioritize and support the
export of United States-manufactured civil UAS and
related systems through the use of, as appropriate:
(i) direct loans and loan guarantees;
(ii) equity investments and co-financing;
(iii) political risk insurance and credit guarantees;
(iv) technical assistance, feasibility studies, and grant mechanisms;
(v) market access facilitation; and
(vi) any other incentive mechanisms authorized by law.
Sec. 9. Delivering Drones to Our Warfighters. (a) The
Department of Defense must be able to procure,
integrate, and train using low-cost, high-performing
drones manufactured in the United States. The Secretary
of Defense shall:
(i) ensure all platforms on the Defense Innovation Unit's (DIU) Blue UAS
List can, as soon as possible and to the fullest extent practicable,
operate on all military installations or ranges without requiring an
exception to policy;
(ii) within 90 days of the date of this order, expand DIU's Blue UAS List
to include all drones and critical drone components compliant with section
848 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (``FY
2020 NDAA'') (Public Law 116-92) to the fullest extent practicable;
(iii) update the Blue UAS List on a monthly basis;
(iv) ensure the procurement of drones compliant with section 848 of the FY
2020 NDAA and made by United States companies is prioritized over the
procurement of drones made by all other companies to the maximum extent
practicable and that exemptions and waivers to section 848 of the FY 2020
NDAA are used only when absolutely necessary to accomplish the mission; and
(v) ensure that compliance with section 848 of the FY 2020 NDAA does not
inhibit the rapid adoption of drone technology required to exceed the
capabilities of our foreign adversaries.
(b) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Defense shall coordinate with the
Secretary of Transportation, acting through the
Administrator of the FAA to streamline the approval
processes to expand access to airspace for conducting
UAS training. Within 90 days of the date of this order,
the Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information, and the Federal Communications Commission,
submit a report to the President through the Assistant
to the President for National Security Affairs (APNSA)
describing any unnecessary barriers to accessing
electromagnetic spectrum for conducting UAS training.
(c) Within 90 days of the date of this order, the
Secretary of Defense shall task the Secretary of each
military department to identify programs that would be
more cost efficient or lethal if replaced by UAS and
shall submit a report to the President through the
APNSA.
Sec. 10. General Provisions. (a) Nothing in this order
shall be construed to impair or otherwise affect:
(i) the authority granted by law to an executive department or agency, or
the head thereof; or
(ii) the functions of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget
relating to budgetary, administrative, or legislative proposals.
(b) This order shall be implemented consistent with
applicable law and subject to the availability of
appropriations.
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(c) This order is not intended to, and does not,
create any right or benefit, substantive or procedural,
enforceable at law or in equity by any party against
the United States, its departments, agencies, or
entities, its officers, employees, or agents, or any
other person.
(d) The costs for publication of this order shall
be borne by the Department of Transportation.
(Presidential Sig.)
THE WHITE HOUSE,
June 6, 2025.
[FR Doc. 2025-10814
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