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On the recordFebruary 3, 2011
I ask unanimous consent that the reading of the amendment be dispensed with. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To improve provisions relating to certification and flight standards for military remotely piloted aerial systems in the National Airspace System) Beginning on page 96, strike line 9 and all that follows through page 97, line 8, and insert the following: (3) establishes a process to develop-- (A) air traffic requirements for all unmanned aerial systems at the test sites; and (B) certification and flight standards for nonmilitary unmanned aerial systems at the test sites; (4) dedicates funding for unmanned aerial systems research and development relating to-- (A) air traffic requirements; and (B) certification and flight standards for nonmilitary unmanned aerial systems in the National Airspace System; (5) encourages leveraging and coordination of such research and development activities with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the Department of Defense; (6) uniquely addresses the requirements of military and nonmilitary unmanned aerial system operations; (7) ensures the unmanned aircraft systems integration plan is incorporated in the Administration's NextGen Air Transportation System implementation plan; and (8) provides for integration into the National Airspace System of safety standards and navigation procedures validated-- (A) under the pilot project created pursuant to…
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Jay Rockefeller
Democratic · West Virginia

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