,,ii  #aadth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #chg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #e1       
#bjae,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself1 ,mr4 
,wyden1 and ,ms4 ,heitkamp7 introduced  
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the            
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration to use the definitions 
in section #djabe of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code1 in determining whether an
 unmanned aircraft conducting           
aeronautical research flights qualifies 
for public aircraft status under that   
section1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,safe ,skies for ,unmanned ,aircraft
 ,act of #bjae4  #b4 ,public aircraft   
operating status of unmanned aircraft   
used in aeronautical research flights2  
safety procedures for such flights  7a7 
,public aircraft operating status ,in   
determining whether an unmanned aircraft

 used in the conduct of aeronautical    
research qualifies as a public aircraft 
under section #djabe of title #di1      
,united ,states ,code1 the              
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall--  7#a7 for      
purposes of determining whether the     
aircraft is used for a commercial       
purpose1 use only the definition given  
that term in subsection 7a7 of such     
section2 and  7#b7 for purposes of      
determining whether the aircraft1       
including airborne platforms and        
systems1 is used for aeronautical       
research and platform-based research1   
include atmospheric and natural         
resources research1 meteorological      
observation1 and airborne astronomy as  
aeronautical research4  7b7 ,procedures 
for beyond-,line-of-,sight operations   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ij    
days after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,administrator shall     
develop and implement procedures for    
safe1 beyond-line-of-sight operations in

 the national airspace system by        
unmanned aircraft conducting            
aeronautical research4  7#b7            
,considerations for approval ,in        
developing the procedures required by   
paragraph 7#a7 relating to              
beyond-line-of-sight operations by      
unmanned aircraft described in that     
paragraph1 the ,administrator shall     
ensure that a decision to approve such  
an operation takes into consideration   
the safety of the entire operation1     
including whether any provisions        
required to be included in the          
certificate of authorization for the    
operation result in additional safety   
risk to any individual associated with  
the operation4  7c7 ,unmanned aircraft  
defined ,in this section1 the term      
unmanned aircraft has the meaning given 
that term in section #cca of the ,,faa  
,modernization and ,reform ,act of #bjab
 7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4   
#djaja note74