To require annual reports on the expanded use of unmanned aerial vehicles in the national airspace system.

1. Adds SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS ON EXPANDED USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM at the end of subtitle G of title X

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   In S. 2766 · Placed on Calendar Senate

   (f) Report on Imposition of Additional Charges or Fees for Attendance at Certain Academies.--Section 553(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2772; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note) is amended by striking the second sentence.

   Inserted: SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS ON EXPANDED USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN THE NATIONAL AIRSPACE SYSTEM.

   Inserted: (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following findings:

   Inserted: (1) Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) serve Department of Defense intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, and combat missions.

   Inserted: (2) Operational reliability of unmanned systems continues to improve and sense-and-avoid technology development and fielding must continue in an effort to provide unmanned aerial systems with an equivalent level of safety to manned aircraft..

   Inserted: (3) Unmanned aerial vehicles have the potential to support the Nation's homeland defense mission, border security mission, and natural disaster recovery efforts.

   Inserted: (4) Accelerated development and testing of standards for the integration of unmanned aerial vehicles in the National Airspace System would further the increased safe use of such vehicles for border security, homeland defense, and natural disaster recovery efforts.

   Inserted: (b) Annual Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and annually thereafter until the Federal Aviation Administration promulgates such policy, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services, Commerce, Science and Transportation, and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committees on Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and Government Reform of the House of Representatives a report on the actions of the Department of Defense to support the development by the Federal Aviation Administration of a policy on the testing and operation of unmanned aerial vehicles in the National Airspace System.

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   At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

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