design, bidding, and environmental study activities, 
and other capital costs, as the Secretary determines 
appropriate, directly related to the construction of a 
public-use vertiport or associated infrastructure pur-
suant to the comprehensive plan submitted by such 
covered recipient. 
(3) REQUIREMENTS.—The requirements of sub-
sections (b) and (c) of section 47112 of title 49, 
United States Code, and section 50101 of such title, 
shall apply to a grant awarded under this sub-
section. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not 
award a grant under this subsection— 
(A) for the acquisition, conversion, or ret-
rofitting of AAM aircraft; or 
(B) for the construction of private-use 
vertiports or associated infrastructure. 
(5) GRANT
TIMING.—The Secretary may not 
issue a grant under this subsection until— 
(A) the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration has— 
(i) issued type certificates for 2 or 
more models of aircraft designed to provide 
AAM transportation; and
(ii) published an advisory circular con-
taining appropriate standards for vertiport 
design and performance characteristics and 
vertiport siting; and 
(B) the Secretary has— 
(i) determined that 2 or more AAM 
operators hold certificates under part 119 
of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, 
for such operators to perform air carrier 
operations covered under part 135 of such 
title; and 
(ii) issued, to 2 or more air carriers 
formed to provide AAM transportation, 
certificates under chapter 411 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORIZATION.—There are authorized to 
be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this 
section $12,500,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 
and 2023, to remain available until expended. 
(2) 
ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.—Of 
the 
amounts made available under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary may retain up to 1 percent for personnel, 
contracting, and other costs to establish and admin-
ister the pilot program under this section.
(e) TERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No grant may be awarded 
under this section after September 30, 2023. 
(2) CONTINUED FUNDING.—Funds authorized 
to be appropriated pursuant to subsection (d) may 
be expended after September 30, 2023— 
(A) for grants awarded prior to September 
30, 2023; and 
(B) for administrative expenses. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY; AAM.—The terms 
‘‘advanced air mobility’’ and ‘‘AAM’’ mean an air 
transportation system that transports individuals 
and property between points in the United States 
using aircraft, such as remotely piloted, autonomous, 
or vertical take-off and landing aircraft, including 
those powered by electric or hybrid driven propul-
sion, in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace. 
(2) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate.
(3) COMMERCIAL
AAM
ENTITIES.—The term 
‘‘commercial AAM entities’’ means— 
(A) manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, 
propulsion systems, and air traffic management 
systems related to AAM; and 
(B) intended commercial operators of AAM 
aircraft and systems. 
(4) COVERED RECIPIENT.—The term ‘‘covered 
recipient’’ means the recipient of a grant under sub-
section (b) who has submitted a comprehensive 
plan— 
(A) that has been reviewed by the Sec-
retary pursuant to subsection (b); and 
(B) that the Secretary has determined con-
tains proposed projects that comply with the 
standards for vertiport design, performance, 
and siting characteristics described in a pub-
lished advisory circular. 
(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, local, or Tribal government, 
including a political subdivision thereof; 
(B) an airport sponsor; 
(C) a transit agency; 
(D) a port authority;
(E) a metropolitan planning organization; 
or 
(F) any combination or consortium of the 
entities described in subparagraphs (A) through 
(E). 
(6) 
METROPOLITAN
PLANNING
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The term ‘‘metropolitan planning organiza-
tion’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
5303(b) of title 49, United States Code. 
(7) PUBLIC-USE VERTIPORT.—The term ‘‘pub-
lic-use vertiport’’ means a designated location used 
or intended to be used for public purposes and to 
support AAM operations, including the landing, 
takeoff, loading, taxiing, parking, and storage of 
vertical take-off and landing aircraft. 
(8) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means a State 
of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puer-
to Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the 
Northern Mariana Islands, and Guam. 
(9) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(10) VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING AIR-
CRAFT.—The term ‘‘vertical take-off and landing 
aircraft’’ means an aircraft with lift/thrust units 
used to generate powered lift and control and with
2 or more lift/thrust units used to provide lift during 
vertical take-off or landing. 
SEC. 3. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed as conferring 
upon any person, State, local, or Tribal government the 
authority to determine the safety of any AAM operation 
or the feasibility of simultaneous operations by AAM and 
conventional aircraft within any given area of the National 
Airspace System. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 13, 2022. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6270 
AN ACT 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to estab-
lish a pilot program to provide grants related to 
advanced air mobility infrastructure, and for 
other purposes.