FAA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON UAS AUTOMATION.

SEC. 924. FAA COMPREHENSIVE PLAN ON UAS AUTOMATION. (a) Comprehensive Plan.—The Administrator shall establish a comprehensive plan for the integration of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system. (b) Comprehensive Plan Contents.—In establishing the comprehensive plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— (1) identify FAA processes and regulations that need to change to accommodate the increasingly automated role of a remote operator of an unmanned aircraft system; and (2) identify how the Administrator intends to authorize operations ranging from low risk automated operations to increasingly complex automated operations of such systems. (c) Coordination.—In establishing the comprehensive plan under subsection (a), the Administrator shall consult with— (1) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; (2) the Department of Defense; (3) manufacturers of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems; (4) operators of autonomous unmanned aircraft systems; and (5) other stakeholders with knowledge of automation in aviation, the human-computer interface, and aviation safety, as determined appropriate by the Administrator. (d) Submission.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives the plan established under subsection (a).