,i  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ebjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #aj1      
#bjba,mr4 ,bacon introduced the         
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services  ,a  
,,bill  ,to require the ,department of  
,defense to revise the system used for  
categorizing unmanned aircraft systems1 
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,required  
revision of ,department of ,defense     
unmanned aircraft systems categorization
  7a7 ,in general ,the ,under ,secretary
 of ,defense for ,acquisition and       
,sustainment shall initiate a process to
 review and revise the system used by   
the ,department of ,defense for         
categorizing unmanned aircraft systems1 
as described in ,joint ,publication     
#c-cj titled ,joint ,air ,operations4   
7b7 ,required elements for revision ,in 
revising the characteristics associated 
with any of the five categories of      
unmanned aircraft systems in effect as  
of the date of the enactment of this    

,act1 the ,under ,secretary of ,defense 
for ,acquisition and ,sustainment shall 
consider the effect a revision would    
have on-- 7#a7 the future capability and
 employment needs to support current and
 emerging warfighting concepts2  7#b7   
advanced systems and technologies       
available in the current commercial     
marketplace2  7#c7 the rapid fielding of
 unmanned aircraft systems technology2  
and  7#d7 the integration of unmanned   
aircraft systems into the ,national     
,airspace ,system4  7c7 ,consultation   
requirements ,in carrying out the review
 required under subsection 7a71 the     
,under ,secretary of ,defense for       
,acquisition and ,sustainment shall     
consult with-- 7#a7 the ,secretaries of 
the ,military ,departments2  7#b7 the   
,chairman of the ,joint ,chiefs of      
,staff2 and  7#c7 the ,administrator of 
the ,federal ,aviation ,administration4 
7d7 ,report required ,not later than    
,march #a1 #bjbb1 the ,under ,secretary 
of ,defense for ,acquisition and        

,sustainment shall submit to the        
congressional defense committees1 the   
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives1 and the ,committee on 
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate a report describing the 
results of the review initiated under   
subsection 7a71 any revisions planned to
 the system used by the ,department of  
,defense for categorizing unmanned      
aircraft systems as a result of such    
review1 and a proposed implementation   
plan and timelines for such revisions4