In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

June 14, 2022. 

Resolved, That the bill from the Senate (S. 516) entitled 

‘‘An Act to plan for and coordinate efforts to integrate advanced air mobility aircraft into the national airspace system, 

and for other purposes.’’, do pass with the following 

AMENDMENT: 

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert: 

1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advanced Air Mobility 

3 Coordination and Leadership Act’’ 

4 SEC. 2. ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY WORKING GROUP. 

5 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

6 date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor7 tation shall establish an advanced air mobility interagency 

8 working group (in this section referred to as the ‘‘working 

9 group’’). 

10 (b) PURPOSE.—Advanced Air Mobility represents a 

11 key area of sustainable transportation and economic growth 

12 for the United States and it is imperative that the Federal 

13 Government foster leadership and interagency collaboration 

14 in the adoption and deployment of this technology. The pur15 pose of the working group established under this section 
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1 shall be to plan for and coordinate efforts related to safety, 

2 operations, infrastructure, physical security and cybersecu3 rity, and Federal investment necessary for maturation of 

4 the AAM ecosystem in the United States, particularly pas5 senger-carrying aircraft, in order to— 

6 (1) grow new transportation options; 

7 (2) amplify economic activity and jobs; 

8 (3) advance environmental sustainability and 

9 new technologies; and 

10 (4) support emergency preparedness and com11 petitiveness. 

12 (c) MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 60 days after the 

13 establishment of the working group under subsection (a), 

14 the Secretary of Transportation shall— 

15 (1) appoint the Under Secretary of Transpor16 tation for Policy to chair the working group; 

17 (2) designate not less than 1 additional rep18 resentative to participate on the working group from 

19 each of— 

20 (A) the Department of Transportation; and 

21 (B) the Federal Aviation Administration; 

22 and 

23 (3) invite the heads of each of the following de24 partments or agencies to designate not less than 1 
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1 representative to participate on the working group, 

2 including— 

3 (A) the National Aeronautics and Space 

4 Administration; 

5 (B) the Department of Commerce; 

6 (C) the Department of Defense; 

7 (D) the Department of Energy; 

8 (E) the Department of Homeland Security; 

9 (F) the Department of Agriculture; 

10 (G) the Department of Labor; 

11 (H) the Federal Communications Commis12 sion; and 

13 (I) such other departments or agencies as 

14 the Secretary of Transportation determines ap15 propriate. 

16 (d) COORDINATION.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—The working group shall en18 gage with State, local, and Tribal governments, avia19 tion industry and labor stakeholders, stakeholder asso20 ciations, and others determined appropriate by the 

21 Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator of 

22 the Federal Aviation Administration, including— 

23 (A) manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, 

24 propulsion systems, structures, and air traffic 

25 management systems; 
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1 (B) commercial air carriers, commercial op2 erators, unmanned aircraft system operators, 

3 and general aviation operators, including heli4 copter operators; 

5 (C) intended operators of AAM aircraft; 

6 (D) airports, heliports, fixed-base operators; 

7 (E) certified labor representatives for pilots 

8 associations, air traffic control specialists em9 ployed by the Federal Aviation Administration, 

10 aircraft mechanics, and aviation safety inspec11 tors; 

12 (F) State, local, and Tribal officials or pub13 lic agencies, with representation from both urban 

14 and rural areas; 

15 (G) first responders; 

16 (H) groups representing environmental in17 terests; 

18 (I) electric utilities, energy providers and 

19 energy market operators; 

20 (J) academia with experience working with 

21 industry on new technology and commercializa22 tion; 

23 (K) groups representing the telecommuni24 cations industry; and 
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1 (L) aviation training and maintenance 

2 providers. 

3 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of 

4 Transportation and Administrator of the Federal 

5 Aviation Administration may use such Federal advi6 sory committees as may be appropriate to coordinate 

7 with the entities listed in paragraph (1). 

8 (e) REVIEW AND EXAMINATION.—Not later than 1 year 

9 after the working group is established under subsection (a), 

10 the working group shall complete a review and examination 

11 of, at a minimum— 

12 (1) the steps that will mature AAM aircraft op13 erations, concepts, and regulatory frameworks beyond 

14 initial operations; 

15 (2) the air traffic management and safety con16 cepts that might be considered as part of evolving 

17 AAM to higher levels of traffic density; 

18 (3) current Federal programs and policies that 

19 could be leveraged to advance the maturation of the 

20 AAM industry; 

21 (4) infrastructure, including aviation, cybersecu22 rity, telecommunication, multimodal, and utility in23 frastructure, necessary to accommodate and support 

24 expanded operations of AAM after initial implemen25 tation; 
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1 (5) steps needed to ensure a robust and secure 

2 domestic supply chain; 

3 (6) anticipated benefits associated with AAM 

4 aircraft operations, including economic, environ5 mental, emergency and natural disaster response, and 

6 transportation benefits; 

7 (7) the interests, roles, and responsibilities of 

8 Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments affected 

9 by AAM aircraft operations; and 

10 (8) other factors that may limit the full potential 

11 of the AAM industry, including community accept12 ance or restrictions of such operations. 

13 (f) AAM NATIONAL STRATEGY.—Based on the review 

14 and examination performed under subsection (e), the work15 ing group shall develop an AAM National Strategy that in16 cludes— 

17 (1) recommendations regarding the safety, oper18 ations, security, infrastructure, air traffic concepts, 

19 and other Federal investment or actions necessary to 

20 support the evolution of early AAM to higher levels of 

21 activity and societal benefit; and 

22 (2) a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and 

23 responsibilities of each Federal department and agen24 cy, and of State, local, and Tribal governments, nec-
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1 essary to facilitate or implement the recommendations 

2 developed under paragraph (1). 

3 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the com4 pletion of the review and examination performed under sub5 section (e), the working group shall submit to the appro6 priate committees of Congress a report— 

7 (1) detailing findings from the review and exam8 ination performed under subsection (e); and 

9 (2) providing the AAM National Strategy, in10 cluding the plan and associated recommendations de11 veloped under subsection (f). 

12 (h) EVALUATION OF TERMINATION OF WORKING

13 GROUP.—Not later than 30 days after the date on which 

14 the working group submits the report required under sub15 section (g), the Secretary of Transportation shall evaluate 

16 and decide whether to terminate the working group and 

17 shall notify the appropriate committees of Congress of such 

18 decision. 

19 (i) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section and 

20 section 3: 

21 (1) ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY; AAM.—The terms 

22 ‘‘advanced air mobility’’ and ‘‘AAM’’ mean a trans23 portation system that transports people and property 

24 by air between two points in the United States using 

25 aircraft with advanced technologies, including electric 
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1 aircraft or electric vertical take-off and landing air2 craft, in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace. 

3 (2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 

4 The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 

5 means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

7 and Transportation of the Senate; and 

8 (B) the Committee on Transportation and 

9 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

10 (3) ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘electric 

11 aircraft’’ means an aircraft with a fully electric or 

12 hybrid (fuel and electric) driven propulsion system 

13 used for flight. 

14 (4) FIXED-BASE OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘fixed15 base operator’’ means a business granted the right by 

16 an airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to operate on 

17 an airport or heliport and provide aeronautical serv18 ices, including fueling and charging, aircraft 

19 hangaring, tiedown and parking, aircraft rental, air20 craft maintenance, and flight instruction. 

21 (5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 

22 given such term in section 47102 of title 49, United 

23 States Code. 

24 (6) VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING.—The 

25 term ‘‘vertical take-off and landing’’ means an air-
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1 craft with lift/thrust units used to generate powered 

2 lift and control and with two or more lift/thrust units 

3 used to provide lift during vertical take-off or land4 ing. 

5 SEC. 3. GAO STUDY AND REPORT. 

6 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of 

8 the United States shall— 

9 (1) conduct a study on the interests, roles, and 

10 responsibilities of Federal, State, local, and Tribal 

11 governments affected by AAM aircraft and operations; 

12 and 

13 (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Con14 gress a report on the study, including the Comptroller 

15 General’s findings and conclusions. 

16 (b) REQUIREMENTS.—In conducting the study re17 quired under subsection (a), the Comptroller General shall 

18 review the following: 

19 (1) The state of the law as of the enactment of 

20 this Act with respect to Federal authority over oper21 ations of AAM aircraft systems in the national air22 space system. 

23 (2) The state of the law as of the enactment of 

24 this Act with respect to State, local, and Tribal au-
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1 thority over operations of AAM aircraft in the na2 tional airspace system. 

3 (3) Potential gaps between authorities under 

4 paragraphs (1) and (2). 

5 (4) Proposals to facilitate the safe and finan6 cially viable growth and development of the AAM in7 dustry and integration of AAM aircraft into the na8 tional airspace system. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 516 

AMENDMENT