S.Amdt. 2842

SA 2842. Mr. WARNER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 2812 proposed by Ms. Collins (for herself and Mr. Reed) to
the bill H.R. 2577, making appropriations for the Departments of
Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and related agencies
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2016, and for other purposes;
which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of title IV, add the following:
Sec. 416. (a) Of the amounts appropriated under this Act
for the Federal Aviation Administration, $2,000,000 shall be
available to the Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration to develop a comprehensive strategy for the
integration of unmanned aircraft systems (as defined in
section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
(Public Law 112-95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note)) into the national
airspace system.
(b) In developing the strategy required by subsection (a),
the Administrator shall--
(1) effectively leverage the capabilities of the test
ranges for unmanned aircraft systems designated by the
Federal Aviation Administration under section 332(c) of the
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112-95;
49 U.S.C. 40101 note) in integrating unmanned aircraft
systems into the national airspace system; and
(2) consult with interested industry groups, the
Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the
Secretary of Defense, the heads of other appropriate Federal
agencies, and the operators of the test ranges described in
paragraph (1).
(c) The strategy required by subsection (a) shall be
submitted to Congress not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act.
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