S.Amdt. 1547
What it does: Adds SEC. 933. PLAN ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT at the end of subtitle D of title IX
Sen. Byron L. Dorgan (D-ND)What it changes
1 change to S. 1390 · shown in the bill's text
Adds SEC. 933. PLAN ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT at the end of subtitle D of title IX
Adds a sectionIn S. 1390 · Placed on Calendar Senate
(f) Use of Funds.--Notwithstanding section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, or any other provision of law, amounts received by the Defense Cyber Investigations Training Academy for the instruction of private sector employees enrolled under this section shall be retained by the Academy to defray the costs of such instruction. The source and disposition of funds so retained and utilized shall be specifically identified in records of the Academy.
Inserted: SEC. 933. PLAN ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
Inserted: (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly develop a plan for providing access to the national airspace for unmanned aircraft of the Department of Defense. The plan shall include--
Inserted: (1) milestones for providing access to the national airspace for unmanned aircraft before the transition of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, into a main operating base for unmanned aircraft in fiscal year 2010; and
Inserted: (2) a description of the policies with respect to use of the national airspace, flight standards, and operating procedures that will be implemented by the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration to accommodate the operational needs of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft and training requirements with respect to the Predator-class unmanned aircraft assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base.
Inserted: (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the plan required by subsection (a).
Original wording
At the end of subtitle D of title IX, add the following:
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As printed
SA 1547. Mr. DORGAN (for himself and Mr. Conrad) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1390, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2010 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle D of title IX, add the following:
SEC. 933. PLAN ON ACCESS TO NATIONAL AIRSPACE FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.
(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall jointly develop a plan for providing access to the national airspace for unmanned aircraft of the Department of Defense. The plan shall include--
(1) milestones for providing access to the national airspace for unmanned aircraft before the transition of Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota, into a main operating base for unmanned aircraft in fiscal year 2010; and
(2) a description of the policies with respect to use of the national airspace, flight standards, and operating procedures that will be implemented by the Department of Defense and the Federal Aviation Administration to accommodate the operational needs of the Global Hawk unmanned aircraft and training requirements with respect to the Predator-class unmanned aircraft assigned to Grand Forks Air Force Base.
(b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the congressional defense committees, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives a report containing the plan required by subsection (a).
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Senate amendment submitted
July 15, 2009