National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act
Latest action · Aug 13, 2024 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 22, 2023
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act
This bill establishes programs and requirements to support domestic research and development of unmanned aircraft systems (e.g., drones) and advanced air mobility (e.g., new aircraft models that transport passengers, goods, and services more efficiently or to areas that are difficult to reach).
For example, the bill establishes an interagency working group to coordinate federal efforts and develop a strategic plan to support this technology. It also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the procurement and use of foreign-made technology by the federal government.
In addition, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) must establish a program to create institutes that support interdisciplinary research into this technology through public-private partnerships. The National Institute of Standards and Technology must also support these institutes and develop technical standards for this technology, such as security standards.
The National Science Foundation must support Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) education and training about this technology, such as though grants to educational institutions and nonprofits.
The bill also directs several agencies to research the potential of this technology and how it can be integrated into their programs and activities, including NASA, the Department of Energy, the Department of Homeland Security, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and the Federal Aviation Administration.
The bill specifically prohibits using any funds that are authorized under this bill to purchase, acquire, or operate technology from North Korea, China, Russia, Iran, or any other foreign country of concern, other than to further research and development of U.S. technology.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2024Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
- Aug 13, 2024Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.
- Aug 13, 2024Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Aug 13, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
- Aug 13, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-630, Part I.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Advanced technology and technological innovations
- Advisory bodies
- Asia
- Aviation and airports
- China
- Computers and information technology
- Congressional oversight
- Department of Transportation
- Europe
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Higher education
- Iran
- Manufacturing
- Middle East
- North Korea
- Public-private cooperation
- Research and development
- Russia
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State and local government operations
- Technology transfer and commercialization
- Transportation safety and security
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2024Reported in House
- May 22, 2023Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov.