,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bgcj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october #bi1  
#bjai ,mr4 ,peters introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,a ,,bill  ,to establish and ensure an
 inclusive and transparent ,drone       
,advisory ,committee4  #a4 ,short title 
,this ,act may be cited as the ,drone   
,advisory ,committee for the #bast      
,century ,act4  #b4 ,findings ,congress 
finds the following3 7#a7 ,in #bjaf1 a  
,drone ,advisory ,committee 7in this    
section referred to as the ,,dac7 was   
established at the ,federal ,aviation   
,administration 7in this ,act referred  
to as the ,,faa7 as a broad-based1      
long-term ,federal advisory committee to
 provide the ,,faa with advice on key   
unmanned aircraft systems 7in this ,act 
referred to as ,,uas7 integration issues
 by helping to identify challenges and  
prioritize improvements4  7#b7 ,pursuant

 to ,,faa ,order #aaaj4aeg1 dated ,june 
#ae1 #bjah1 the ,,dac is charged with   
helping create broad support for an     
overall ,,uas integration strategy and  
vision4  7#c7 ,as of the date of        
introduction of this legislation1 no    
direct representatives from rural       
,america or the agriculture1 forestry1  
or rangeland sectors were members of the
 ,,dac4  7#d7 ,according to the ,,faa's 
#bjai market forecast1 the market for   
,,uas is growing faster than            
anticipated4  7#e7 ,the agricultural    
drone market has an estimated value in  
the realm of #bej1jjj1jjj and is        
predicted to grow substantially4  7#f7  
,recent studies have suggested as many  
as three out of every four farmers in   
the ,united ,states are currently using 
or considering adopting ,,uas technology
 to assess1 monitor and manage their    
farm4  7#g7 ,rural counties are the     
majority of counties in the ,united     
,states4  7#h7 ,pursuant to the ,federal
 ,advisory ,committee ,act1 ,congress is

 to determine whether or not the        
,federal advisory committees are fairly 
balanced in terms of the points of view 
represented4  #c4 ,drone ,advisory      
,committee  7a7 ,establishment ,the     
,,faa shall maintain a ,drone ,advisory 
,committee 7in this section referred to 
as the ,committee74  7b7 ,duties ,the   
,committee shall provide independent    
advice and recommendations to1 and      
respond to specific other tasks         
requested by1 the ,,faa regarding issues
 involving the efficiency and safety of 
integrating unmanned aircraft systems   
into the ,national ,airspace ,system4   
7c7 ,charter  7#a7 ,in general ,there   
shall be a charter to govern the        
structure and mission of the ,committee4
  7#b7 ,updates ,the ,administrator of  
the ,,faa 7in this section referred to  
as the ,administrator7 shall--  7,a7    
review the charter under paragraph 7#a7 
not less frequently than once every two 
years2 and  7,b7 update such charter as 
appropriate4  7d7 ,membership  7#a7 ,in 

general ,the ,committee shall consist of
 individuals with a balance of          
backgrounds1 experiences1 and           
viewpoints1 and shall include           
individuals that directly represent--   
7,a7 airports and airport communities2  
7,b7 labor 7such as controllers and     
pilots72  7,c7 ,state1 county1 city1 and
 ,tribal governments2  7,d7 navigation1 
communication1 surveillance1 and air    
traffic management capability providers2
  7,e7 research1 development1 and       
academia2  7,f7 traditional manned      
aviation operators2  7,g7 ,,uas hardware
 component manufacturers2  7,h7 ,,uas   
manufacturers2  7,i7 ,,uas operators1   
including agriculture1 forestry1 and    
rangeland sectors2  7,j7 ,,uas software 
application manufacturers2 and  7,k7    
other sectors determined appropriate by 
the ,administrator4  7#b7 ,public       
participation ,to the maximum extent    
practicable1 the ,administrator shall   
include public participation in the     
process of nominating individuals for   

membership on the ,committee4  7e7      
,transparency ,the ,administrator shall 
ensure that the ,committee complies with
 the requirements under-- 7#a7 the      
,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act 7#e  
,u4,s4,c4 ,app472 and  7#b7 section     
#eeb;b of title #e1 ,united ,states     
,code 7commonly known as the ,government
 in the ,sunshine ,act74  7f7 ,funding  
,there are authorized to be appropriated
 such sums as may be necessary to carry 
out this section4