To require the Federal Aviation Administration to coordinate with the Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems with respect to research relating to unmanned aircraft systems.

SA 3567. Mr. COCHRAN (for himself, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Wicker)
submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3464
submitted by Mr. Thune (for himself and Mr. Nelson) to the bill H.R.
636, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend
increased expensing limitations, and for other purposes; as follows:

On page 74, strike line 19 and insert the following: under
section 44802(a) of that title, and in coordination with the
Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
(c) Use of Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft
Systems.--The Administrator, in carrying out research
necessary to establish the consensus safety standards and
certification requirements in section 44803 of title 49,
United States Code, as added by section 2124, shall, to the
maximum extent practicable, leverage the research and testing
capacity and capabilities of the Center of Excellence for
Unmanned Aircraft Systems and the test sites (as defined in
44801 of such title, as added by section 2121).
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