,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ahfi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bb1 #bjbe ,mr4   
,cruz introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0    
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !
 ,secret>y ( ,def5se to c>ry out an     
op]ational exp]im5tation program to     
evaluate ! milit>y utility ( optionally 
pilot$ vehicle rot>y-w+ aircraft1 & =   
o!r purposes4  #a4  ,%ort title  ,?is   
,act may be cit$ z ! ,helicopt]         
,op]ational ,v]satility & ,enhanc$      
,read9ess ,act ( #bjbe or ! ,,hov] ,act 
( #bjbe4  #b4  ,op]ational exp]im5tation
 program = optionally pilot$ vehicle    
7,,opv7 rot>y-w+ aircraft  7a7          
,op]ational exp]im5tation program  ,n   
lat] ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( !      
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,secret>y ( !    
,army %all e/abli% an op]ational        
exp]im5tation program us+ optionally    
pilot$ vehicle 7,,opv7 te*nology1       
includ+ su* rot>y-w+ plat=ms z !        
,secret>y det]m9es suitable--  7#a7 to  

evaluate ! milit>y utility ( optionally 
pilot$ vehicle aircraft 9 conte/$       
environm5ts2  7#b7 to assess integration
 ( su* aircraft ) crew$ aircraft 9      
multi-doma9 op]ations2  7#c7 to analyze 
co/ & ma9t5ance b5efits ( autonom\s     
flight2  7#d7 to develop future tactics1
 te*niques1 & proc$ures 7,t,t,ps7 =     
,army aviation2 &  7#e7 to complem5t &  
in=m ongo+ ,army sci5ce & te*nology     
ef=ts relat+ to autonomy1 su* z !       
,autonomy = ,combat ,environm5t         
,su/a9m5t 7,,aces71 ,mission ,adaptive  
,autonomy 7,,maa71 & ! ,,alias          
transition agreem5t ) ! ,def5se ,advance
 ,rese>* ,projects ,ag5cy 7,,d>pa74  7b7
  ,duration  ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out 
! program requir$ by subsection 7a7 dur+
 ! two-ye> p]iod beg9n+ on ! date ( !   
comm5cem5t ( ! program4  7c7  ,conv]sion
  ,"u ! program requir$ by subsection   
7a71 ! ,secret>y %all conv]t at lea/    
?ree exi/+ rot>y-w+ aircraft ( ! ,army  
into optionally pilot$ vehicles4  7d7   
,special use airspace  ,! ,secret>y %all

 ensure t all te/+ & evaluation "u !    
program requir$ by subsection 7a7 is    
conduct$ 9 special use airspace ( !     
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se4  7e7  ,program     
managem5t  ,! ,secret>y %all c>ry out ! 
program requir$ by subsection 7a7 by    
act+ ?r\gh ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y ( !    
,army = ,acquisition1 ,logi/ics1 &      
,te*nology 9 coord9ation ) ! head ( !   
,program ,executive ,(fice = ,aviation4 
7f7  ,p>tn]%ips  ,9 c>ry+ out ! program 
requir$ by subsection 7a71 ! ,secret>y  
may collaborate ) /akehold]s 9 ! ,unit$ 
,/ates def5se indu/ry1 univ]sities1 &   
rese>* in/itutions to advance optionally
 pilot$ vehicle te*nologies & integrate 
be/ practices to support rapid prototyp+
 & ensure int]op]ability ) broad] ,jo9t 
,all-,doma9 ,op]ations initiatives4  7g7
  ,report  ,n lat] ?an "o ye> aft] !    
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,secret>y %all submit to ! ,committee on
 ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,s5ate & !          
,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices ( ! ,h\se (
 ,repres5tatives a report detail+--     

7#a7 progress on ! conv]sion requir$ by 
subsection 7c7 & exp]im5tation ef=ts "u 
! program requir$ by subsection 7a72    
7#b7 initial f9d+s ( ! ,secret>y )      
respect to ! program on op]ational      
effici5cy1 co/ sav+s1 & effectiv5ess2 & 
7#c7 recomm5dations = pot5tial future   
procurem5t ( optionally pilot$ vehicle  
plat=ms4  7h7  ,implem5tation           
flexibility  ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all be
 con/ru$ to limit ! ability ( !         
,secret>y to adju/ ! scope1 plat=m      
selection1 or me?odology ( exp]im5tation
 to ensure alignm5t ) exi/+ s]vice      
priorities & long-t]m mod]nization      
objectives4