,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dcgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjbb,mr4 ,thune 7for himself and ,ms4  
,sinema7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to require 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration to carry out a
 pilot program on developing and testing
 dynamic management of special activity 
airspace1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,dynamic ,airspace ,pilot ,program  
,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,development and    
testing of dynamic scheduling and       
management of special activity airspace 
7a7 ,sense of ,congress on special      
activity airspace scheduling and        
management ,it is the sense of ,congress
 that-- 7#a7 where it does not conflict 
with safety1 dynamic scheduling and     
management of special activity airspace 
7also referred to as dynamic airspace7  

is expected to optimize the use of the  
national airspace system for all        
stakeholders2 and  7#b7 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration and the ,secretary of  
,defense should take such actions as may
 be necessary to support ongoing efforts
 to develop dynamic scheduling and      
management of special activity airspace1
 including-- 7,a7 the continuation of   
formal partnerships between the ,federal
 ,aviation ,administration and the      
,department of ,defense that focus on   
special activity airspace1 future       
airspace needs1 and joint solutions2 and
  7,b7 maturing research within their   
federally funded research and           
development centers1 ,federal partner   
agencies1 and the aviation community4   
7b7 ,pilot program  7#a7 ,pilot program 
required ,not later than #ij days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,administrator of the ,federal      
,aviation ,administration1 in           
coordination with the ,secretary of     

,defense1 shall establish a pilot       
program on developing and testing       
dynamic management of special activity  
airspace in order to accommodate        
emerging military training requirements 
through flexible scheduling1 along with 
increasing access to special activity   
airspace used by the ,department of     
,defense for test and training4  7#b7   
,testing of special activity airspace   
scheduling and management ,under the    
pilot program established under         
paragraph 7#a71 the ,administrator and  
the ,secretary shall jointly test not   
fewer than three areas of episodic or   
permanent special activity airspace     
designated by the ,federal ,aviation    
,administration for use by the          
,department of ,defense1 of which-- 7,a7
 at least one shall be over coastal     
waters of the ,united ,states2  7,b7 at 
least two shall be over land of the     
,united ,states2  7,c7 access to        
airspace available for test and training
 is increased to accommodate dynamic    

scheduling of airspace to more          
efficiently and realistically provide   
test and training capabilities to       
,department of ,defense aircrews2 and   
7,d7 any increase in access to airspace 
made available for test and training    
shall not conflict with the safe        
management of the national airspace     
system or the safety of all stakeholders
 of the national airspace system4  7c7  
,report by the ,administrator  7#a7 ,in 
general ,not less than two years after  
the date of the establishment of the    
pilot program under subsection 7b77#a71 
the ,administrator shall submit to the  
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
report on the interim findings of the   
,administrator with respect to the pilot
 program4  7#b7 ,elements ,the report   
submitted under paragraph 7#a7 shall    
include the following3 7,a7 ,an analysis
 of how the pilot program established   
under subsection 7b77#a7 affected access
 to special activity airspace by        
nonmilitary users of the national       

airspace system4  7,b7 ,an analysis of  
whether the dynamic management of       
special activity airspace conducted for 
the pilot program established under     
subsection 7b77#a7 contributed to more  
efficient use of the national airspace  
system by all stakeholders4  7d7 ,report
 by the secretary ,not less than two    
years after the date of the             
establishment of the pilot program under
 subsection 7b77#a71 the ,secretary     
shall submit to the appropriate         
committees of ,congress a report on the 
interim findings of the ,secretary with 
respect to the pilot program4 ,such     
report shall include an analysis of how 
the pilot program affected military test
 and training4  7e7 ,definitions ,in    
this section3 7#a7 ,the term appropriate
 committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation1 the ,committee on  
,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on 
,appropriations of the ,senate2 and     
7,b7 the ,committee on ,transportation  

and ,infrastructure1 the ,committee on  
,science1 ,space1 and ,technology1 the  
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and the 
,committee on ,appropriations of the    
,house of ,representatives4  7#b7 ,the  
term special activity airspace means the
 following airspace with defined        
dimensions within the ,national         
,airspace ,system wherein limitations   
may be imposed upon aircraft operations3
 7,a7 ,restricted areas4  7,b7 ,military
 operations areas4  7,c7 ,air ,traffic  
,control assigned airspace4  7,d7       
,warning areas4