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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1339 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 15, 2021 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

and Transportation 

AN ACT 

To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish an 

advanced air mobility interagency working group, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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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) WORKING GROUP.—Not later than 120 days after 

6 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans7 portation shall establish an advanced air mobility inter8 agency working group (in this section referred to as the 

9 ‘‘working group’’). 

10 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the working group es11 tablished under subsection (a) shall be to plan and coordi12 nate efforts related to the safety, operations, infrastruc13 ture, physical security, cybersecurity, and Federal invest14 ment necessary for maturation of the AAM ecosystem in 

15 the United States. It is critical that Government agencies 

16 collaborate in order to enhance United States leadership, 

17 develop new transportation options, amplify economic ac18 tivity and jobs, advance environmental sustainability and 

19 new technologies, and support emergency preparedness 

20 and competitiveness. 

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

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

23 the Secretary of Transportation shall— 

24 (1) appoint the Under Secretary of Transpor25 tation for Policy to chair the working group; 


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1 (2) designate not less than one additional rep2 resentative to participate on the working group from 

3 each of— 

4 (A) the Department of Transportation; 

5 and 

6 (B) the Federal Aviation Administration; 

7 and 

8 (3) invite the heads of each of the following de9 partments or agencies to designate not less than 1 

10 representative to participate on the working group, 

11 including— 

12 (A) the National Aeronautics and Space 

13 Administration; 

14 (B) the Department of Defense; 

15 (C) the Department of Energy; 

16 (D) the Department of Homeland Security; 

17 (E) the Department of Commerce; 

18 (F) the Federal Communications Commis19 sion; and 

20 (G) such other departments or agencies as 

21 the Secretary of Transportation determines ap22 propriate. 

23 (d) COORDINATION.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor25 tation and Administrator of the Federal Aviation 


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1 Administration shall coordinate with aviation indus2 try and labor stakeholders, stakeholder associations, 

3 and others determined appropriate by the Secretary 

4 of Transportation and the Administrator of the Fed5 eral Aviation Administration, including the following: 

6 (A) Manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, 

7 propulsion systems, and air traffic management 

8 systems. 

9 (B) Intended operators of AAM aircraft. 

10 (C) Commercial air carriers, commercial 

11 operators, and general aviation operators, in12 cluding helicopter operators. 

13 (D) Airports, heliports, and fixed-base op14 erators. 

15 (E) Aviation training and maintenance 

16 providers. 

17 (F) Certified labor representatives of pi18 lots, air traffic control specialists employed by 

19 the Federal Aviation Administration, aircraft 

20 mechanics, and aviation safety inspectors. 

21 (G) State, local, and Tribal officials or 

22 public agencies. 

23 (H) First responders. 

24 (I) Groups representing environmental in25 terests. 


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1 (J) Electric utilities, energy providers, en2 ergy market operators, and wireless providers. 

3 (K) Unmanned aircraft system operators 

4 and service suppliers. 

5 (L) Groups representing consumer inter6 ests. 

7 (M) Groups representing the interests of 

8 taxpayers. 

9 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of 

10 Transportation and Administrator of the Federal 

11 Aviation Administration may use such Federal advi12 sory committees as may be appropriate to coordinate 

13 with the entities listed in paragraph (1). 

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

15 year after the establishment of the working group under 

16 subsection (a), the working group shall complete a review 

17 and examination of, at a minimum— 

18 (1) steps that will mature AAM aircraft oper19 ations, concepts, and regulatory frameworks beyond 

20 initial operations; 

21 (2) safety requirements and physical and cyber22 security involved with future air traffic management 

23 concepts which may be considered as part of the evo24 lution of AAM to higher levels of traffic density; 


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1 (3) current Federal programs and policies that 

2 may be leveraged to advance the maturation of the 

3 AAM industry; 

4 (4) infrastructure, including aviation, 

5 multimodal, cybersecurity, and utility infrastructure, 

6 necessary to accommodate and support expanded op7 erations of AAM after initial implementation; 

8 (5) anticipated benefits associated with AAM 

9 aircraft operations, including economic, environ10 mental, emergency and natural disaster response, 

11 and transportation benefits; and 

12 (6) other factors that may limit the full poten13 tial of the AAM industry, including community ac14 ceptance of AAM operations. 

15 (f) PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the 

16 review and examination performed under subsection (e), 

17 the working group shall develop— 

18 (1) recommendations regarding the safety, op19 erations, security, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and 

20 other Federal investment or actions necessary to 

21 support the evolution of early AAM to higher levels 

22 of activity and societal benefit; and 

23 (2) a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and 

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1 cy to facilitate or implement the recommendations in 

2 paragraph (1). 

3 (g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the com4 pletion of the review and examination completed under 

5 subsection (e), the working group shall submit to the Com6 mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 

7 of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 

8 Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that— 

9 (1) details the review and examination per10 formed under subsection (e); and 

11 (2) provides the plan and recommendations de12 veloped under subsection (f). 

13 (h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 

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

15 ‘‘advanced air mobility’’ and ‘‘AAM’’ mean a trans16 portation system that transports people and property 

17 by air between two points in the United States using 

18 aircraft, including electric aircraft or electric vertical 

19 take-off and landing aircraft, in both controlled and 

20 uncontrolled airspace. 

21 (2) ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘electric 

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

23 hybrid (fuel and electric) driven propulsion system 

24 used for flight. 


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1 (3) FIXED-BASE OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘fixed2 base operator’’ means a business granted the right 

3 by an airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to operate 

4 on an airport or heliport and provide aeronautical 

5 services, including fueling and charging, aircraft 

6 hangaring, tiedown and parking, aircraft rental, air7 craft maintenance, and flight instruction. 

8 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean9 ing given such term in section 47102 of title 49, 

10 United States Code. 

11 (5) VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING.—The 

12 term ‘‘vertical take-off and landing’’ means an air13 craft with lift/thrust units used to generate powered 

14 lift and control and with two or more lift/thrust 

15 units used to provide lift during vertical take-off or 

16 landing. 

Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 

2021. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 


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