,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #chg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjae,ms4 
,murk[ski 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,wyd51 & ,ms4 
,heitkamp7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on
 ,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation   
,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 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,safe ,skies = ,unmann$
 ,aircraft ,act ( #bjae4  #b4 ,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    
#djaja note74