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Union Calendar No. 115 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1339 

[Report No. 117–158] 

To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish an advanced air 

mobility interagency working group, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 25, 2021 

Ms. DAVIDS of Kansas (for herself and Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana) introduced 

the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation 

and Infrastructure 

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 

Additional sponsors: Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. CARBAJAL, Mr. 

KAHELE, Mr. MANN, Mr. CARSON, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. STANTON, Ms. 

VAN DUYNE, and Mr. LATURNER

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on February 25, 2021] 


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A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Transportation to establish an 

advanced air mobility interagency working group, and 

for other purposes. 


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

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

5 Coordination and Leadership Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY WORKING GROUP. 

7 (a) WORKING GROUP.—Not later than 120 days after 

8 the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor9 tation shall establish an advanced air mobility interagency 

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

11 group’’). 

12 (b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the working group es13 tablished under subsection (a) shall be to plan and coordi14 nate efforts related to the safety, operations, infrastructure, 

15 physical security, cybersecurity, and Federal investment 

16 necessary for maturation of the AAM ecosystem in the 

17 United States. It is critical that Government agencies col18 laborate in order to enhance United States leadership, de19 velop new transportation options, amplify economic activ20 ity and jobs, advance environmental sustainability and new 

21 technologies, and support emergency preparedness and com22 petitiveness. 

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

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

25 the Secretary of Transportation shall— 


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1 (1) appoint the Under Secretary of Transpor2 tation for Policy to chair the working group; 

3 (2) designate not less than one additional rep4 resentative to participate on the working group from 

5 each of— 

6 (A) the Department of Transportation; and 

7 (B) the Federal Aviation Administration; 

8 and 

9 (3) invite the heads of each of the following de10 partments or agencies to designate not less than 1 

11 representative to participate on the working group, 

12 including— 

13 (A) the National Aeronautics and Space 

14 Administration; 

15 (B) the Department of Defense; 

16 (C) the Department of Energy; 

17 (D) the Department of Homeland Security; 

18 (E) the Department of Commerce; 

19 (F) the Federal Communications Commis20 sion; and 

21 (G) such other departments or agencies as 

22 the Secretary of Transportation determines ap23 propriate. 

24 (d) COORDINATION.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor2 tation and Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad3 ministration shall coordinate with aviation industry 

4 and labor stakeholders, stakeholder associations, and 

5 others determined appropriate by the Secretary of 

6 Transportation and the Administrator of the Federal 

7 Aviation Administration, including the following: 

8 (A) Manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, 

9 propulsion systems, and air traffic management 

10 systems. 

11 (B) Intended operators of AAM aircraft. 

12 (C) Commercial air carriers, commercial 

13 operators, and general aviation operators, in14 cluding helicopter operators. 

15 (D) Airports, heliports, and fixed-base oper16 ators. 

17 (E) Aviation training and maintenance 

18 providers. 

19 (F) Certified labor representatives of pilots, 

20 air traffic control specialists employed by the 

21 Federal Aviation Administration, aircraft me22 chanics, and aviation safety inspectors. 

23 (G) State, local, and Tribal officials or pub24 lic agencies. 

25 (H) First responders. 


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1 (I) Groups representing environmental in2 terests. 

3 (J) Electric utilities, energy providers, en4 ergy market operators, and wireless providers. 

5 (K) Unmanned aircraft system operators 

6 and service suppliers. 

7 (L) Groups representing consumer interests. 

8 (M) Groups representing the interests of 

9 taxpayers. 

10 (2) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of 

11 Transportation and Administrator of the Federal 

12 Aviation Administration may use such Federal advi13 sory committees as may be appropriate to coordinate 

14 with the entities listed in paragraph (1). 

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

16 after the establishment of the working group under sub17 section (a), the working group shall complete a review and 

18 examination of, at a minimum— 

19 (1) steps that will mature AAM aircraft oper20 ations, concepts, and regulatory frameworks beyond 

21 initial operations; 

22 (2) safety requirements and physical and cyber23 security involved with future air traffic management 

24 concepts which may be considered as part of the evo25 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, and 

11 transportation benefits; and 

12 (6) other factors that may limit the full potential 

13 of the AAM industry, including community accept14 ance of AAM operations. 

15 (f) PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the re16 view and examination performed under subsection (e), the 

17 working group shall develop— 

18 (1) recommendations regarding the safety, oper19 ations, security, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and 

20 other Federal investment or actions necessary to sup21 port the evolution of early AAM to higher levels of ac22 tivity and societal benefit; and 

23 (2) a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and 

24 responsibilities of each Federal department or agency 


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1 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 sub5 section (e), the working group shall submit to the Committee 

6 on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Rep7 resentatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

8 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 by 

3 an airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to operate on 

4 an airport or heliport and provide aeronautical serv5 ices, 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 meaning 

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

10 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 units 

15 used to provide lift during vertical take-off or land16 ing. 


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Union Calendar No. 115 

117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1339 

[Report No. 117–158] 

A BILL 

To require the Secretary of Transportation to esworking group, and for other purposes. tablish an advanced air mobility interagency 

NOVEMBER 1, 2021 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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