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S. 3513 115th Congress Senate

UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

Official title: A bill to establish a deadline for the establishment of a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to p… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to establish a deadline for the establishment of a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility.

Introduced: September 26, 2018 Introduced by: Catherine Cortez Masto Democratic · Nevada See on congress.gov
Transportation and Public Works
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sep 26, 2018
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act

This bill amends the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 to include railroad facilities among the critical infrastructure to be considered fixed site facilities for purposes of prohibiting or restricting the operation of an unmanned aircraft (i.e., a drone) in close proximity to such facilities. Other fixed site facilities may include military installations, oil refineries and chemical facilities, or amusement parks.

The Federal Aviation Administration must publish a notice of proposed rulemaking by March 31, 2019, for carrying out the the process for prohibiting or restricting the operation of drones near fixed site facilities, and then issue a final rule within 12 months after publishing the notice of proposed rulemaking.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3511 Drone Safety Enhancement Act
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Sep 26, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3513: UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3513/
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"S. 3513: UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3513/.
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S. 3513, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-3513/.
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