,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #bfgj  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #aj1 #bjaf ,mr4   
,vitt] introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide = ! op]ation (     
micro unmann$ aircraft sy/ems4  #a4     
,%ort title  ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !  
,micro ,drone ,safety & ,innovation ,act
 ( #bjaf4  #b4 ,op]ation ( micro unmann$
 aircraft sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,subtitle
 ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,,faa             
,mod]nization & ,re=m ,act ( #bjab      
7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4    
#djaja note7 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !
 foll[+3  #ccg4 ,special rule = micro   
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems  7a7            
,requirem5ts = op]ation ( micro unmann$ 
aircraft sy/ems  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,a micro 
unmann$ aircraft sy/em & ! op]ator ( t  
sy/em %all qualify = ! exemptions       
describ$ "u subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 
if ! sy/em is op]at$--  7,a7 at an      
altitude ( less ?an #djj feet above     

gr\nd level2  7,b7 at an airspe$ n      
great] ?an #dj knots2  7,c7 )9 ! visual 
l9e ( sight ( ! op]ator2  7,d7 dur+ !   
h\rs betwe5 sunrise & sunset2 &  7,e7   
except z provid$ 9 p>agraph 7#b71 n less
 ?an #e /atute miles f ! geographic c5t]
 ( an airport ) an op]ational air       
traffic control t[] or an airport d5ot$ 
on a curr5t a]onautical *>t publi%$ by !
 ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7  
,op]ation )9 #e /atute miles ( an       
airport ,a micro unmann$ aircraft sy/em 
may be op]at$ )9 #e /atute miles ( an   
airport describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#a77;,e7   
if1 be=e ! micro unmann$ aircraft sy/em 
is op]at$ )9 #e /atute miles ( !        
airport1 ! op]ator ( ! micro unmann$    
aircraft sy/em--  7,a7 provides notice  
to ! airport op]ator2 &  7,b7 9 ! case (
 an airport ) an op]ational air traffic 
control t[]1 receives approval f ! air  
traffic control t[]4  7b7 ,exemptions = 
op]ators ( micro unmann$ aircraft sy/ems
 ,not)/&+ sections #ddgjc & #ddgaa (    
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 "p #fa (

 title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1
 or any o!r provision ( a /atute1 rule1 
or regulation relat+ to airman          
c]tification1 any p]son may op]ate a    
micro unmann$ aircraft sy/em 9          
accordance ) subsection 7a7 )\t be+     
requir$--  7#a7 to pass any a]onautical 
k te/2  7#b7 to meet any age or exp]i5ce
 requirem5t2 or  7#c7 to obta9 an airman
 c]tificate or m$ical c]tificate4  7c7  
,exemption f airwor?9ess /&>ds ,not)/&+ 
any provision ( *apt] #ddg ( title #di1 
,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or any o!r         
provision ( a /atute1 rule1 or          
regulation relat+ to c]tification (     
aircraft or aircraft p>ts or equipm5t1 a
 micro unmann$ aircraft sy/em op]at$ 9  
accordance ) subsection 7a7 & compon5t  
p>ts & equipm5t = t sy/em %all n be     
requir$ to meet airwor?9ess c]tification
 /&>ds or to obta9 an airwor?9ess       
c]tificate4  7d7 ,exemptions f          
op]ational regulations  7#a7 ,"p #ia    
regulations ,sections #ia4g7;a71        
#ia4aai7;c71 #ia4aba1 #ia4aea7;a77#a71  

#ia4dje7;a71 & #ia4djg7;a77#a71         
p>agraphs 7#a7 & 7#b7 ( section         
#ia4dji7;a71 & subsections 7a7 & 7b7 (  
section #ia4dag ( title #ad1 ,code (    
,f$]al ,regulations1 %all n apply )     
respect to ! op]ation ( a micro unmann$ 
aircraft sy/em 9 accordance ) subsection
 7a74  7#b7 ,c]tificate ( waiv] or      
au?orization ,a micro unmann$ aircraft  
sy/em op]at$ 9 accordance ) subsection  
7a7 may be op]at$ by any p]son )\t a    
c]tificate ( au?orization or waiv] f !  
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration4  7#c7   
,future regulations ,a micro unmann$    
aircraft sy/em op]at$ 9 accordance )    
subsection 7a71 & ! op]ator ( su* a     
sy/em1 %all be exempt f any additional  
requirem5ts t may be prescrib$ pursuant 
to ?is subtitle aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ! ,micro ,drone ,safety & ,innovation
 ,act ( #bjaf4  7e7 ,alt]native         
regulations ,in/ead ( be+ op]at$ 9      
accordance ) subsection 7a71 a micro    
unmann$ aircraft may be op]at$ pursuant 
to any =m ( au?orization1 op]ational    

rules1 or exemptions p]ta9+ to unmann$  
aircraft sy/ems prescrib$ by !          
,adm9i/rator1 except t a micro unmann$  
aircraft & its op]ator %all be exempt f 
any requirem5t = an airman c]tificate or
 m$ical c]tificate4  7f7 ,micro unmann$ 
aircraft sy/em def9$ ,9 ?is section1 !  
t]m micro unmann$ aircraft sy/em means  
an unmann$ aircraft sy/em ! aircraft    
compon5t ( :i* weighs n m ?an #d4d      
p\nds1 includ+ payload4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical
 am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts = ! ,,faa   
,mod]nization & ,re=m ,act ( #bjab is   
am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item relat+ to   
section #ccf ! foll[+3  ,sec4 #ccg4     
,op]ation ( micro unmann$ aircraft      
sy/ems4  4