,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #haf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc ,mr4   
,kelly 7= himself & ,mr4 ,budd7         
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to require ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! 
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration to       
e/abli% an ,aviation ,rulemak+          
,committee to make recomm5dations reg>d+
 cont9u\s aircraft track+ & transmission
 ( id5tity1 altitude1 & location data = 
high altitude balloons1 & = o!r         
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,see+ ,objects at ,altitude
 ,regul>ly ,act or ! ,,so> ,act4  #b4   
,cont9u\s aircraft track+ & transmission
 = high altitude balloons  7a7 ,aviation
 ,rulemak+ ,committee  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n 
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator  
%all e/abli% an ,aviation ,rulemak+     
,committee 79 ?is section ref]r$ to z ! 
,committee7 to review & develop f9d+s & 

recomm5dations reg>d+ a /&>d t any high 
altitude balloon be equipp$ ) a sy/em = 
cont9u\s aircraft track+ t %all         
transmit1 at a m9imum1 ! altitude1      
location1 & id5tity ( ! high altitude   
balloon 9 a mann] :i* is accessible to  
air traffic controll]s1 aircraft1 & o!r 
us]s ( ! ,national ,airspace ,sy/em4    
7#b7 ,composition ,! ,committee %all    
consi/ ( memb]s appo9t$ by !            
,adm9i/rator1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,a7    
,repres5tatives ( indu/ry4  7,b7        
,aviation safety exp]ts ) specific k (  
high altitude balloon op]ations4  7,c7  
,repres5tatives ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4
  7,d7 ,repres5tatives ( ,f$]al ag5cies 
t conduct high altitude balloon         
op]ations4  7#c7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #ah
 mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,committee %all submit to !  
,adm9i/rator a report detail+ ! f9d+s & 
recomm5dations ( ! ,committee describ$ 9
 p>agraph 7#a74 ,su* report %all include
 recomm5dations reg>d+ ! foll[+3  7,a7  
,h[ to update sections #ia4bae1 #ia4bbe1

 & #ii4ac ( title #ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al   
,regulations1 to require any high       
altitude balloons to h a cont9u\s       
aircraft track+ & transmission sy/em4   
7,b7 ,any necess>y updates to !         
requirem5ts = unmann$ free balloons "u  
subp>t ,d ( "p #aja ( title #ad1 ,code (
 ,f$]al ,regulations4  7,c7 ,any        
necess>y updates to o!r ,f$]al ,aviation
 ,adm9i/ration regulations or           
requirem5ts deem$ appropriate & necess>y
 by ! ,adm9i/rator to-- 7i7 ensure any  
high altitude balloon has a cont9u\s    
aircraft track+ & transmission sy/em2   
7ii7 ensure all data relat+ to !        
altitude1 location1 & id5tity ( any high
 altitude balloon is made available to  
air traffic controll]s1 aircraft1 & o!r 
us]s ( ! ,national ,airspace ,sy/em2 &  
7iii7 ma9ta9 airspace safety4  7b7      
,rulemak+ & o!r requirem5ts ,n lat] ?an 
#ahj days aft] ! date on :i* !          
,committee submits ! report "u          
subsection 7a77#c71 ! ,adm9i/rator      
%all-- 7#a7 issue a notice ( propos$    

rulemak+ to require a cont9u\s aircraft 
track+ & transmission sy/em = any high  
altitude balloon1 9 accordance ) !      
recomm5dations ( ! ,committee2 &  7#b7  
coord9ate ) =eign au?orities 7includ+   
bilat]al p>tn]s & ! ,int]national ,civil
 ,aviation ,organization 7,,icao77 to   
develop cont9u\s aircraft track+ &      
transmission sy/em /&>ds = any high     
altitude balloon op]at+ outside ( !     
,national ,airspace ,sy/em4  7c7 ,int]im
 /&>d ,dur+ ! p]iod beg9n+ on ! date t  
is #b ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is 
section & end+ on ! date on :i* !       
,adm9i/rator issues a notice ( propos$  
rulemak+ "u subsection 7b77#a71 a p]son 
may only op]ate a high altitude balloon 
if su* balloon meets ! requirem5ts      
describ$ 9 section #ia4bae7;b7 ( title  
#ad1 ,code ( ,f$]al ,regulations1       
not)/&+ ! exemption provid$ 9 subsection
 7e77#a7 ( su* section #ia4bae4  7d7    
,reports to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #f    
mon?s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is      
section1 & e #f mon?s !reaft] until !   

,adm9i/rator promulgates a f9al rule "u 
subsection 7b71 ! ,adm9i/rator %all     
submit to ! appropriate committees (    
,congress a report on ! /atus ( !       
rulemak+ & o!r requirem5ts be+ develop$ 
"u su* subsection4  7e7 ,def9itions ,9  
?is section3  7#a7 ,adm9i/rator ,! t]m  
,adm9i/rator means ! ,adm9i/rator ( !   
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration4  7#b7   
,appropriate committees ( ,congress ,!  
t]m appropriate committees ( ,congress  
means--  7,a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1 
,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2  
7,b7 ! ,committee on ,appropriations ( !
 ,s5ate2  7,c7 ! ,committee on          
,transportation & ,infra/ructure ( !    
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives2 &  7,d7 !      
,committee on ,appropriations ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#c7 ,high altitude 
balloon ,! t]m high altitude balloon    
means a mann$ or unmann$ free balloon   
op]at+ n less ?an #aj1jjj feet above sea
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