II 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 5315 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 14, 2022 
Received 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish in 
the Department of Transportation a drone infrastructure 
inspection grant program and a drone education and 
training grant program, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drone Infrastructure 
Inspection Grant Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DRONE INFRASTRUCTURE INSPECTION GRANT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Transportation 
shall establish a drone infrastructure inspection grant pro-
gram to make grants to governmental entities to facilitate 
the use of eligible small unmanned aircraft systems to in-
crease efficiency, reduce costs, improve worker and com-
munity safety, reduce carbon emissions, or meet other pri-
orities (as determined by the Secretary) related to critical 
infrastructure projects. 
(b) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A governmental enti-
ty may use a grant provided under this section to— 
(1) purchase or lease eligible small unmanned 
aircraft systems; 
(2) support operational capabilities of eligible 
small unmanned aircraft systems by the govern-
mental entity; 
(3) contract for services performed with an eli-
gible small unmanned aircraft system in cir-
cumstances in which the governmental entity does 
not have the resources or expertise to safely carry 
out or assist in carrying out the activities described 
under subsection (a); and 
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(4) support the program management capability 
of the governmental entity to use an eligible small 
unmanned aircraft system. 
(c) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive a grant 
under this section, a governmental entity shall submit an 
application to the Secretary at such time, in such form, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may re-
quire, including an assurance that the governmental entity 
or its contractor will comply with relevant federal regula-
tions. 
(d) SELECTION OF APPLICANTS.—In selecting an ap-
plicant for a grant under this section, the Secretary shall 
prioritize projects that propose to— 
(1) carry out a critical infrastructure project in 
a historically disadvantaged community; or 
(2) address a safety risk in the inspection, oper-
ation, maintenance, repair, modernization, or con-
struction of an element of critical infrastructure. 
(e) LIMITATION.—Nothing in this section shall be 
construed as to interfere with an agreement between a 
governmental entity and a labor union. 
(f) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the first grant is provided under this section, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
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