,i  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #hai  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #i1 #bjae    
,mr4 ,"y ( ,alaska introduc$ ! foll[+   
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration to use ! 
def9itions 9 section #djabe ( title #di1
 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 9 det]m9+ :e!r an 
unmann$ aircraft conduct+ a]onautical   
rese>* flights qualifies = public       
aircraft /atus "u t section1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,public aircraft op]at+  
/atus ( unmann$ aircraft us$ 9          
a]onautical rese>* flights2 safety      
proc$ures = su* flights  7a7 ,public    
aircraft op]at+ /atus ,9 det]m9+ :e!r an
 unmann$ aircraft us$ 9 ! conduct (     
a]onautical rese>* qualifies z a public 
aircraft "u section #djabe ( title #di1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration %all--   
7#a7 = purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r !        
aircraft is us$ = a comm]cial purpose1  

use only ! def9ition giv5 t t]m 9       
subsection 7a7 ( su* section2 &  7#b7 = 
purposes ( det]m9+ :e!r ! aircraft1     
includ+ airborne plat=ms & sy/ems1 is   
us$ = a]onautical rese>* & plat=m-bas$  
rese>*1 include atmosph]ic & natural    
res\rces rese>*1 meteorological         
obs]vation1 & airborne a/ronomy z       
a]onautical rese>*4  7b7 ,proc$ures =   
beyond-,l9e-(-,sight op]ations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! date (
 ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all develop & implem5t proc$ures =     
safe1 beyond-l9e-(-sight op]ations 9 !  
national airspace sy/em by unmann$      
aircraft conduct+ a]onautical rese>*4   
7#b7 ,consid]ations = approval ,9       
develop+ ! proc$ures requir$ by p>agraph
 7#a7 relat+ to beyond-l9e-(-sight      
op]ations by unmann$ aircraft describ$ 9
 t p>agraph1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all ensure 
t a decision to approve su* an op]ation 
takes into consid]ation ! safety ( !    
entire op]ation1 includ+ :e!r any       
provisions requir$ to be includ$ 9 !    

c]tificate ( au?orization = ! op]ation  
result 9 additional safety risk to any  
individual associat$ ) ! op]ation4  7c7 
,unmann$ aircraft def9$ ,9 ?is section1 
! t]m unmann$ aircraft has ! mean+ giv5 
t t]m 9 section #cca ( ! ,,faa          
,mod]nization & ,re=m ,act ( #bjab      
7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4    
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