HR3459-118

Introduced

To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations, and for other purposes.

118th Congress Introduced May 18, 2023

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Energy.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section HE82B0018DA02439EAB717C1C9C1AEE74: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023.
  • Section HD93ED86FAAA3495DB4094D979B366A57: 2. Beyond visual line of sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems Chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the...
  • Section HCDE7185A8C6C4EBFA0DC1ADE9CC4B393: 44811. Beyond visual line of sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the...
  • Section H2159DF78863247B19799FB0DB6A2E266: 3. Establishment of Associate Administrator of UAS Integration Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new...
  • Section HEA994EDE16F4489FBB2EE217720B5DA0: 4. Establishment of UAS Certification Unit Section 106 of title 49, United States Code, as amended by section 3, is amended by adding at the end the following...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Transportation, Energy

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend title 49, United States Code, to establish certain rules relating to unmanned aircraft systems and operations, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Transportation Energy

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
May 18, 2023

Mr. Yakym (for himself and Mr. Menendez) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Transportation Energy
Actor Mappings
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

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