,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,june #bj1 #bjbc,ms4  
,%]rill 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,gim5ez1 & ,ms4 
,g>cia ( ,texas7 introduc$ ! foll[+     
bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on   
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committee on ,arm$       
,s]vices1 = a p]iod to be subsequ5tly   
det]m9$ by ! ,speak]1 9 ea* case =      
consid]ation ( su* provisions z fall )9 
! jurisdiction ( ! committee conc]n$  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to direct ! ,secret>y (       
,def5se & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al     
,aviation ,adm9i/ration to conduct a    
/udy & submit a report on ! effects (   
unmann$ free balloons on aviation       
safety4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may  
be cit$ z ! ,balloon ,location &        
,id5tification ,pron\ncem5t ,/udy ,act  
or ! ,,blips ,act4  #b4 ,/udy & report  
on effects ( unmann$ free balloons on   
aviation safety  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! (ficials conc]n$ %all conduct a
 /udy on ! effects on aviation safety ( 

dome/ically laun*$ unmann$ free balloons
 t d n emit an electronic or radio      
signal t is able to be locat$ or track$ 
by ! own] ( ! balloon or by civil or    
milit>y airspace au?orities4  7#b7      
,elem5ts ,! /udy describ$ 9 p>agraph    
7#a7 %all include an analysis (-- 7,a7  
h[ flights ( ! balloons describ$ 9      
p>agraph 7#a7 h or c\ld affect aviation 
safety2  7,b7 h[ su* balloon flights h  
contribut$ or c\ld contribute to        
misid5tifi$ ?reats to civil or milit>y  
air vehicles or infra/ructure2 &  7,c7  
h[ su* balloon flights h impact$ or c\ld
 impact def5se read9ess & air traffic   
control op]ations4  7b7 ,report  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,n lat] ?an #ab mon?s aft] ! date
 ( enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! (ficials   
conc]n$ %all submit to ! appropriate    
congressional committees a report       
detail+ ! results ( ! /udy describ$ 9   
subsection 7a77#a74  7#b7 ,discussion & 
recomm5dations ,! report describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#a7 %all include discussion & 
recomm5dations p]ta9+ to--  7,a7 !      

efficacy1 feasibility1 te*nical         
specifications1 & pot5tial civil &      
milit>y impacts ( m&at+ t ea*           
dome/ically laun*$ unmann$ free balloon 
be equipp$ ) an electronic or radio     
emitt] t c be track$ ) ne> real-"t1     
geolocational1 & altitud9al precision1 &
 :i* c transmit id5tify+ in=mation ( !  
balloon or its own]2 &  7,b7 h[ !       
(ficials conc]n$ c collect & use ! data 
( su* emitt]s = airspace deconfliction &
 ma9ta9+ a safe airspace picture by     
integrat+ ! data into a real-"t or ne>  
real-"t digital sy/em t supports !      
op]ations ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation          
,adm9i/ration & ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  
7c7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,appropriate congressional committees ,!
 t]m appropriate congressional          
committees means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (             
,repres5tatives2  7,b7 ! ,committee on  
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2  7,c7 !        
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate2

 &  7,d7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1      
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate4  
7#b7 ,(ficials conc]n$ ,! t]m (ficials  
conc]n$ means ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se & ! 
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration4