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.
Committees 4
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Science, Space, and Technology Committee | Referred May 22, 2023Markup May 24, 2023Reported Aug 13, 2024 |
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred May 22, 2023Discharged Aug 13, 2024 |
| House | Homeland Security Committee | Referred May 22, 2023Discharged Aug 13, 2024 |
| Emergency Management and Technology Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2023 | |
| Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability Subcommittee | Referred May 22, 2023 | |
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred May 22, 2023Discharged Aug 13, 2024 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred May 23, 2023 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 13, 2024Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. H. Rept. 118-630, Part I.
- Aug 13, 2024Committee on Oversight and Accountability discharged.
- Aug 13, 2024Committee on Homeland Security discharged.
- Aug 13, 2024Committee on Transportation discharged.
- Aug 13, 2024Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 527.
- May 24, 2023Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 24, 2023Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 36 - 0.
- May 23, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- May 22, 2023Introduced in House
- May 22, 2023Referred to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Accountability, Homeland Security, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- May 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Emergency Management and Technology.
- May 22, 2023Referred to the Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Nov 30, 2023H.R. 3560, National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 24, 2023
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 86, May 22, 2023, page H2501.
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| IF12884 | Fire Weather: Background and NOAA’s Role | Resource | Jan 5, 2026 |
| R48212 | Hurricane Rapid Intensification: In Brief | Report | Oct 4, 2024 |
| IF12671 | NOAA’s Commercial Data Program: Background and Considerations for Congress | Resource | May 30, 2024 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for coordinated Federal efforts to accelerate civilian unmanned aircraft systems and advanced air mobility research and development for economic and national security, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- National Drone and Advanced Air Mobility Research and Development Act
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; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
