S.Amdt. 1787

SA 1787. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Flake) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

On page 24, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:

Sec. 119F. (a) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall--

(1) expand the program established pursuant to section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1608; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) to include 2 additional test ranges; and

(2) not later than one year after the date on which the Administrator determines the locations of the 6 test ranges required by that section, the Administrator shall determine the location of the 2 additional test ranges.

(b) Of the 8 test ranges required under the program established pursuant to section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as expanded pursuant to subsection (a), at least 2 test ranges shall--

(1) be located in States in which large wildfires that destroy significant amounts of property regularly occur; and

(2) prioritize the monitoring, mitigation, and suppression of wildfires, and other activities associated with preventing and containing wildfires, using unmanned aerial systems.

(c) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the Administrator determines the locations of the 2 additional test ranges required by subsection (a), the Administrator shall submit a report on privacy safeguards relating to the selection and operation of all 8 test ranges to--

(1) the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in section 1097(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012); and

(2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.