SEC. 2. INTERIM RULE FOR THE OPERATION OF SMALL UN-
MANNED AIRCRAFT FOR COMMERCIAL PUR-
POSES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle B of title III of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 112– 
95) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 337. OPERATION OF SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
FOR COMMERCIAL PURPOSES. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—An individual may operate a 
small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes without 
an airworthiness certificate within the United States, sub-
ject to the requirements under subsection (b) and the op-
erating restrictions under subsection (c) during the period 
beginning on the date of the enactment of the Commercial 
UAS Modernization Act and ending on the effective date 
of a final rule based on the notice of proposed rulemaking 
issued on February 23, 2015, entitled ‘Operation and Cer-
tification of Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems’ (80 Fed. 
Reg. 9544). 
‘‘(b) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) LIABILITY
INSURANCE.—A small un-
manned aircraft may not be operated for commercial 
purposes during the period set forth in subsection 
(a) unless the Administrator receives an attestation 
that the owner of such aircraft has a liability insur-
ance policy covering the operation of such aircraft. 
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‘‘(2) REGISTRATION.—A small unmanned air-
craft may not be operated for commercial purposes 
unless the owner has registered the aircraft as re-
quired by the Federal Aviation Administration. 
‘‘(3) TESTING REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(A) EXAM
DEVELOPMENT.—Not later 
than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
the Commercial UAS Modernization Act, the 
Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration shall develop an initial aeronautical 
knowledge test that meets the requirements set 
forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking re-
ferred to in subsection (a). 
‘‘(B) REQUIREMENTS.—An individual may 
not operate a small unmanned aircraft for com-
mercial purposes unless such individual has— 
‘‘(i) received a passing grade on the 
test developed under subparagraph (A); 
‘‘(ii) passed a proficiency test admin-
istered by a test site selected pursuant to 
section 332(c); and 
‘‘(iii) demonstrated the ability to fly 
the aircraft in accordance with the oper-
ating restrictions set forth in subsection 
(c). 
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‘‘(4) CERTIFICATION.—A small unmanned air-
craft may not be operated for commercial purposes 
until the operator of a test site selected pursuant to 
section 332(c), in collaboration with a designated 
airworthiness representative, certifies that the small 
unmanned aircraft— 
‘‘(A) meets the requirements for small un-
manned aircraft set forth in the notice of pro-
posed rulemaking referred to in subsection (a); 
and 
‘‘(B) is capable of operating within the 
limits described in subsection (c). 
‘‘(c) OPERATING RESTRICTIONS.—During the period 
set forth in subsection (a), small unmanned aircraft oper-
ated for commercial purposes— 
‘‘(1) may only be operated under visual line of 
sight rules; 
‘‘(2) may not be operated higher than 500 feet 
above ground level; 
‘‘(3) may not be operated unless the operator 
has prior authorization from the air traffic control 
facility having jurisdiction over that airspace— 
‘‘(A) in Class B, Class C, or Class D air-
space; or 
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‘‘(B) within the lateral boundaries of the 
surface area of Class E airspace designated for 
an airport; 
‘‘(4) may only be operated in daylight condi-
tions; 
‘‘(5) shall yield right of way to all other users 
of the National Airspace System; 
‘‘(6) may not be operated by any individual 
with any physical or mental condition that the indi-
vidual knows, or has reason to know, would interfere 
with the safe operation of the aircraft; and 
‘‘(7) may only be operated after a preflight in-
spection (as described in the notice of proposed rule-
making referred to in subsection (a)). 
‘‘(d) ACCIDENT REPORTING.—The operator of a 
small unmanned aircraft that is involved in any accident 
causing personal injury or property damage, other than 
to the small unmanned aircraft, shall report such accident 
to the Federal Aviation Administration not later than 2 
days after such accident. 
‘‘SEC. 338. MICRO UAS OPERATIONS. 
‘‘(a) MICRO UAS CLASSIFICATION.—The Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall provide 
for a micro UAS classification of unmanned aircraft sys-
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tems, the aircraft component of which may not weigh more 
than 4.4 pounds, including payload. 
‘‘(b) MICRO UAS OPERATIONAL LIMITATIONS.—The 
operation of a micro UAS shall be subject to the exemp-
tions under subsection (c) only if the micro UAS is oper-
ated— 
‘‘(1) less than 400 feet above ground level; 
‘‘(2) at an airspeed of not greater than 40 
knots; 
‘‘(3) within the visual line of sight of the oper-
ator; 
‘‘(4) during daylight; and 
‘‘(5) at least 5 statute miles from the geo-
graphic center of an airport as denoted on a current 
aeronautical chart published by the Federal Aviation 
Administration, except that upon notice to the air-
port operator and air traffic control tower, such air-
port operator may allow an individual to operate a 
micro UAS within 5 statute miles of a tower-con-
trolled airport. 
‘‘(c) MICRO UAS EXEMPTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) An operator of a micro UAS that complies 
with the limitations of operation under subsection 
(b) shall not be required to pass any aeronautical 
knowledge test or meet any age or experience re-
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