,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #fidc  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #ai1 #bjbj,mr4  
,latta introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition  
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 
for a period to be subsequently         
determined by the ,speaker1 in each case
 for consideration of such provisions as
 fall within the jurisdiction of the    
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
require the ,secretary of ,commerce to  
conduct a study on unmanned delivery    
service1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,advancing ,unmanned ,delivery      
,services ,act4  #b4 ,advancing unmanned
 delivery services study  7a7 ,in       
general  7#a7 ,study required ,not later
 than #b years after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary  
of ,commerce1 in coordination with the  
head of any other appropriate ,federal  
agency1 shall conduct a study on the    

impact of unmanned delivery services on 
,united ,states businesses conducting   
interstate commerce4  7#b7 ,requirements
 for study ,in conducting the study1 the
 ,secretary shall do the following3 7,a7
 ,conduct a survey through outreach to  
participating entities to-- 7i7         
establish a list of the industry sectors
 that develop and use unmanned delivery 
services1 including the use of          
autonomous vehicles1 drones1 and robots2
  7ii7 review how unmanned delivery     
services are currently being used and   
any potential future applications of    
such services2  7iii7 identify any      
challenges to the development and       
adoption of unmanned delivery services2 
and  7iv7 review how such services may  
be used to-- 7,i7 deliver groceries1    
meals1 medications1 and other           
necessities to senior citizens1 people  
with disabilities1 and people without   
access to traditional public            
transportation2  7,,ii7 address         
challenges public health emergencies    

present1 including delivering groceries1
 meals1 medications1 medical supplies1  
and other necessities during such       
emergencies2 and  7,,iii7 any other     
potential use of such services4  7,b7   
,develop and conduct a survey of        
,federal activity related to unmanned   
delivery services to-- 7i7 establish a  
list of ,federal agencies asserting     
jurisdiction over industry sectors      
identified under subparagraph 7,a77i72  
7ii7 develop a brief description of the 
jurisdiction and expertise of the       
,federal agencies regarding unmanned    
delivery services2 and  7iii7 identify  
all interagency activities regarding    
unmanned delivery services4  7,c7       
,conduct an international survey of     
other countries to establish a          
compendium at least #aj and not more    
than #ae countries consisting of each   
country's national strategy on unmanned 
delivery services to determine where the
 ,united ,states ranks with respect to  
the development and adoption of such    

services4  7,d7 ,conduct a survey of the
 marketplace and supply chain of        
unmanned delivery services to-- 7i7     
assess the severity of risks posed to   
such marketplace and supply chain2  7ii7
 review the ability of foreign          
governments or third parties to exploit 
such supply chain in a manner that      
raises risks to the economic and        
national security of the ,united        
,states2 and  7iii7 identify emerging   
risks and long-term trends in such      
marketplace and supply chain4  7b7      
,report to ,congress ,not later than #f 
months after the completion of the study
 required pursuant to subsection 7a71   
the ,secretary1 in coordination with the
 head of any other appropriate ,federal 
agency1 shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives and the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
that contains-- 7#a7 the results of the 
study conducted under subsection 7a72   

and  7#b7 recommendations to-- 7,a7     
develop and implement a comprehensive   
plan to promote the development and     
adoption of unmanned delivery services  
in the ,united ,states2  7,b7 develop   
policies that ,states can adopt to      
encourage the development and adoption  
of unmanned delivery services2  7,c7    
develop a national strategy to advance  
the ,united ,states position in the     
world on the development and adoption of
 unmanned delivery services2  7,d7      
develop strategies to mitigate current  
and emerging risks to the marketplace   
and supply chain of unmanned delivery   
services2 and  7,e7 develop legislation 
to accomplish such recommendations4