,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,r4 #ejdj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of 
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,december #aa1 
#bjbj,received  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct  
the ,director of the ,bureau of ,land   
,management to study the effects of     
drone incursions on wildfire            
suppression1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,aerial ,incursion ,repercussion
 ,safety ,act of #bjbj or the ,,air     
,safety ,act of #bjbj4  #b4 ,study on   
effects of drone incursions on wildfire 
suppression  7a7 ,study required ,the   
,director of the ,bureau of ,land       
,management1 in consultation with the   
,chief of the ,forest ,service1 the     
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration1 and the ,national     
,association of ,state ,foresters1 shall
 conduct a study on the effects of drone
 incursions on the suppression of       
wildfires with respect to lands managed 
by the ,department of the ,interior or  
the ,department of ,agriculture4  7b7   

,study contents ,in conducting the study
 required under subsection 7a71 the     
,director shall-- 7#a7 determine1 for   
each of the five most recently completed
 calendar years1 the number of          
occurrences in which a drone incursion  
interfered with wildfire suppression and
 the effect of each such occurrence on--
 7,a7 the length of time required to    
achieve complete suppression2  7,b7 the 
effectiveness of aerial firefighting    
responses2 and  7,c7 the amounts        
expended by the ,federal ,government2   
and  7#b7 evaluate the feasibility and  
effectiveness of various actions to     
prevent drone incursions1 including--   
7,a7 temporary flight restrictions of   
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration2 
and  7,b7 the dissemination of education
 materials relating to the effects of   
drone incursions on wildfire            
suppression4  7c7 ,report ,not later    
than #ah months after the date of the   
enactment of this ,act1 the ,director   
shall submit to the ,committee on       

,natural ,resources and the ,committee  
on ,transportation and ,infrastructure  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources and the ,committee on        
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report on the findings
 of the study required under subsection 
7a7 and any recommendations of the      
,director relating to such findings4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 
,drone ,the term drone means an unmanned
 aircraft system1 as defined in section 
#ddhja of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code1 owned by a private individual or 
entity4  7#b7 ,drone incursion ,the term
 drone incursion means the operation of 
a drone within any airspace for which   
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration has issued a  
temporary flight restriction because of 
a wildfire4  7#c7 ,wildfire suppression 
,the term wildfire suppression has the  
meaning given such term in section      
#dfcbj7;d7 of title #di1 ,united ,states

 ,code4  ,passed the ,house of          
,representatives ,december #aj1         
#bjbj4;,cheryl ,l4 ,johnson1,clerk