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S 3511 115th Congress Senate Transportation and Public Works

Drone Safety Enhancement Act

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Cortez Masto, Catherine Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 26, 2018
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Drone Safety Enhancement Act

This bill authorizes funding for FY2019-FY2024 to the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for the Know Before You Fly educational campaign or similar public informational efforts to broaden unmanned aircraft systems (drone) safety awareness.

The FAA shall initiate a review of the process for interagency coordination of C-UAS activity and the standards for operation of a C-UAS system. A "C-UAS system" is the counter-unmanned aircraft system for detecting, tracking, and defending against drones.

The bill amends the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 to include railroad facilities as fixed site facilities for purposes of prohibiting or restricting the operation of a drone near such facilities.

What's happening now September 26, 2018

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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