S.Amdt. 4224

SA 4224. Mr. BROWN (for himself and Mr. Portman) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 2943, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2017 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 I of title XII, add the following:

SEC. 1097. COLLABORATION BETWEEN FEDERAL AVIATION
ADMINISTRATION AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ON
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

(a) Collaboration Between Federal Aviation Administration
in Department of Defense Required.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Secretary of Defense shall collaborate
on developing ground-based sense and avoid (GBSAA) and
airborne sense and avoid (ABSAA) capabilities for unmanned
aircraft systems (UAS).
(2) Elements.--The collaboration required by paragraph (1)
shall include the following:
(A) Sharing information and technology on safely
integrating unmanned aircraft systems and manned aircraft in
the national airspace system.
(B) Building upon Air Force and Department of Defense
experience to inform the Federal Aviation Administration's
development of civil standards, policies, and procedures for
integrating unmanned aircraft systems in the national
airspace system.
(C) Assisting in the development of best practices for
unmanned aircraft airworthiness certification, development of
airborne and ground-based sense and avoid capabilities for
unmanned aircraft systems, and research and development on
unmanned aircraft systems, especially with respect to matters
involving human factors, information assurance, and security.
(b) Participation by Federal Aviation Administration in
Department of Defense Activities.--
(1) In general.--The Administrator may participate and
provide assistance for participation in test and evaluation
efforts of the Department of Defense, including the Air
Force, relating to ground-based sense and avoid and airborne
sense and avoid capabilities for unmanned aircraft systems.
(2) Participation through centers of excellence and test
sites.--Participation under paragraph (1) may include
provision of assistance through the Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Center of Excellence and Unmanned Aircraft Systems Test
Sites.
(c) Unmanned Aircraft System Defined.--In this section, the
term ``unmanned aircraft system'' has the meaning given that
term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act
of 2012 (Public Law 112-95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
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