On the recordJuly 11, 2016
I thank the gentleman from Pennsylvania (Mr. Shuster), the chairman of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for yielding me time. As Congress continues working toward a multiyear authorization for the Federal Aviation Administration, the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 will ensure that safety and security research and development activities are authorized. Pursuant to rule X, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology has legislative jurisdiction over ``civil aviation research and development,'' regardless of the funding account from which the research and development is appropriated. Earlier this year, the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology marked up and passed out of committee a 3-year civil aviation research and development authorization for the FAA, the Flight R&D Act. This important legislation was introduced by Representative Stephen Knight. Many provisions from the Flight R&D Act are now in the 2016 FAA extension we are considering tonight, and I very much appreciate Chairman Shuster's including them. These provisions include the development of a cybersecurity research and development plan, a study on metrics to streamline the integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace, a research plan for unmanned aircraft systems traffic management, and the establishment of an unmanned and manned aircraft collision research program.…
