,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #bega  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #bd1 
#bjaf ,mr4 ,peters 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,cotton1 and ,mrs4 ,ernst7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to provide for the        
eligibility for airport development     
grants of airports that enter into      
certain leases with components of the   
,armed ,forces4  #a4 ,short title  ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,remotely     
,piloted ,aircraft ,mission ,protection 
,act of #bjaf4  #b4 ,eligibility for    
airport development grants of airports  
that enter into certain leases with     
components of the ,armed ,forces        
,section #dgajg of title #di1 ,united   
,states ,code1 is amended by adding at  
the end the following3  7t7 ,eligibility
 for airport development grants of      
airports that enter into certain leases 
with components of the ,armed ,forces   

,the ,secretary of ,transportation may  
not disapprove a project grant          
application under this subchapter for an
 airport development project at an      
airport solely because the airport      
enters into or renews a lease for the   
use1 at a nominal rate1 of airport      
property by a regular or reserve        
component of the ,armed ,forces1        
including the ,national ,guard1 without 
regard to whether that component        
operates aircraft at the airport4  4