,i  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #aaib  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,february #bd1 #bjbc 
,mr4 ,nehls 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,stanton1
 and ,mr4 ,williams of ,new ,york7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on          
,transportation and ,infrastructure  ,a 
,,bill  ,to amend title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code1 to permit the operation  
of actively tethered unmanned aircraft  
systems by all first responders1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,first        
,responders ,aerial ,act of #bjbc4  #b4 
,definition of actively tethered        
unmanned aircraft systems ,section      
#ddhja7a7 of title #di1 ,united ,states 
,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in            
subparagraph 7,b7 by striking and at the
 end2  7#b7 in subparagraph 7,c7 by     
striking the period at the end and      
inserting a semicolon2 and  7#c7 by     
adding at the end the following3  7,d7  
has redundant flight functionality which

 permits the unmanned aircraft component
 to maintain normal flight control in   
the event that a rotor or flight        
mechanism fails during flight2 and  7,e7
 is programed to initiate a controlled  
landing in the event of a tether        
separation4  4  #c4 ,operation of public
 actively tethered unmanned aircraft    
systems  7a7 ,in general ,section       
#ddhjf7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code1 is amended--  7#a7 in paragraph 
7#a77;,b7-- 7,a7 in clause 7i7 by       
striking or at the end2  7,b7 in clause 
7ii7 by inserting or at the end2 and    
7,c7 by adding at the end the following3
  7iii7 in an emergency response        
situation-- 7,i7 at least a #j4be mile  
radius away from an airport1 if such    
systems are not operating in the        
approach or departure flight path for a 
runway at such airport2  7,,ii7 at least
 a #j4e mile radius away from an        
airport1 if such systems are operating  
in the approach or departure flight path
 for a runway at an airport2 or  7,,iii7

 with approval of air traffic control   
personnel for an airport if such systems
 are operating closer to an airport than
 permitted under subclauses 7,i7 and    
7,,ii72  2 and  7#b7 by adding at the   
end the following3  7#e7 ,definitions   
,in this subsection3  7,a7 ,emergency   
response situation ,the term emergency  
response situation means any situation  
that requires a response by an emergency
 service organization4  7,b7 ,emergency 
service organization ,the term emergency
 service organization means any entity1 
including an entity contracting with a  
,state or local government1 that        
provides emergency services or training 
for emergency service providers1        
including--  7i7 a fire department2     
7ii7 a police department2  7iii7 a      
search and rescue organization2 and     
7iv7 a public safety organization4  7,c7
 ,public actively tethered unmanned     
aircraft system ,the term public        
actively tethered unmanned aircraft     
system means an actively tethered       

unmanned aircraft system that is-- 7i7 a
 public unmanned aircraft system2 and   
7ii7 operated by an emergency service   
organization4  4  7b7 ,agency guidance  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of enactment of this ,act1 the          
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration shall issue guidance on
 the implementation of the amendments   
made by this section4