UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.
(a) RESEARCH INITIATIVE.—Section 44504(b) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (6) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (7) by striking the period at the end and
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(8) in conjunction with other Federal agencies, as appropriate,
to develop technologies and methods to assess the risk of
and prevent defects, failures, and malfunctions of products,
parts, and processes for use in all classes of unmanned aircraft
systems that could result in a catastrophic failure of the unmanned
aircraft that would endanger other aircraft in the national
airspace system.’’.
(b) SYSTEMS, PROCEDURES, FACILITIES, AND DEVICES.—Section
44505(b) is amended—
(1) in paragraph (4) by striking ‘‘and’’ after the semicolon;
(2) in paragraph (5)(C) by striking the period at the end
and inserting a semicolon; and
(3) by adding at the end the following:
‘‘(6) to develop a better understanding of the relationship
between human factors and unmanned aircraft system safety;
and
‘‘(7) to develop dynamic simulation models for integrating
all classes of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace
system without any degradation of existing levels of safety
for all national airspace system users.’’