To direct the Secretary of Transportation to expand Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to expand Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Transportation, Technology.
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 H77D46B62BBB549679E2C5681B746B8BE: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Local Innovation for Flight Technologies Act of 2025 or the LIFT Act of 2025.
- Section HC08488046FDD4AD081619A6CF0A48405: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term appropriate committees of Congress has the meaning given the term in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code. The...
- Section H17E18DA83B3A4DF99FD29EBB58E68002: 3. Expanding unmanned aircraft systems operations The Secretary of Transportation shall— not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, issue...
- Section H342E714B98984D17B0CA835FB4A793FF: 4. Examination of applicable international requirements The Secretary of Transportation shall— explore options to ensure that unmanned aircraft systems...
- Section H7C057AA03AC84F41B3C2BD6228E4AB2C: 5. Use of artificial intelligence in waiver determinations Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to expand Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Key Policy Areas
Government Operations, Transportation, Technology
Primary Purpose
This bill, To direct the Secretary of Transportation to expand Beyond Visual Line of Sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- federal agencies and legislative administrators
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMrs. Kiggans of Virginia (for herself, Mr. Finstad, Mr. Wittman, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_administrator"
- → The Administrator identified in the operative section
- "secretary_of_defense"
- → Secretary of Defense
- "secretary_of_transportation"
- → Secretary of Transportation
- "secretary_of_homeland_security"
- → Secretary of Homeland Security
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