,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bhcj  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ag1 #bjai,mr4  
,meadows 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,cuellar1   
and ,mr4 ,rouzer7 introduced the        
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to create a   
task force to process applications      
submitted for determinations1           
assessments1 and waivers for unmanned   
aircraft systems4  #a4 ,short title     
,this ,act may be cited as the ,drone   
,backlog ,reduction ,act4  #b4 ,unmanned
 ,aircraft ,system ,waiver ,task ,force 
7a7 ,establishment ,not later than #cj  
days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act1 the ,administrator of the        
,federal ,aviation ,administration shall
 establish an ,unmanned ,aircraft       
,system ,waiver ,task ,force            
7hereinafter referred to as the ,task   
,force7 to carry out the duties         

described in subsection 7b74  7b7       
,duties ,the ,task ,force shall process 
applications submitted for              
determinations and assessments under    
section #ddhjg of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 and waivers for small    
unmanned aircraft systems under subpart 
,d of part #ajg of title #ad1 ,code of  
,federal ,regulations1 to reduce the    
backlog and processing time of          
outstanding waiver or exemption         
applications4  7c7 ,membership ,the     
,task ,force shall be composed of such  
employees of the ,federal ,aviation     
,administration as the ,administrator   
considers appropriate4  7d7 ,termination
 ,the ,task ,force shall terminate on   
the date that is #c years after the     
establishment of the ,task ,force4  7e7 
,report to ,congress ,not later than #cj
 days after the date of termination of  
the ,task ,force1 the ,administrator    
shall submit to the ,committee on       
,transportation and ,infrastructure of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  

,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
containing a description of the         
activities carried out by the ,task     
,force1 including the number of waivers 
processed by the ,task ,force4