(c) PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS.—As part of 
the activities under subsection (a), the Director shall sup-
port public-private partnerships to support domestic devel-
opment of unmanned aircraft systems in the United States 
and address pre-competitive industry challenges. 
(d) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the program under this section, the Director shall coordi-
nate with the heads of other Federal departments and 
agencies to avoid duplication of research and other activi-
ties to ensure that the activities carried out under this 
section are complementary to those being undertaken by 
other agencies. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the National Science 
Foundation to carry out this section— 
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $52,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $55,125,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(4) $57,881,775 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(5) $60,775,863 for fiscal year 2027. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this title, the term ‘‘Director’’ 
means the Director of the National Science Foundation. 
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TITLE 
V—NATIONAL 
AERO-
NAUTICS AND SPACE ADMIN-
ISTRATION ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 501. NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINIS-
TRATION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator, in consulta-
tion with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration and other Federal agencies, shall direct re-
search and technological development to facilitate the safe 
integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the Na-
tional Airspace System, including— 
(1) positioning and navigation systems; 
(2) sense and avoid capabilities; 
(3) secure data and communication links; 
(4) flight recovery systems; and 
(5) human systems integration. 
(b) COOPERATIVE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 
ACTIVITIES.—Section 31504 of title 51, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following: 
‘‘Operational flight data derived from these cooperative 
agreements shall be made available, in appropriate and us-
able formats, to the Administration and the Federal Avia-
tion Administration for the development of regulatory 
standards.’’. 
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(c) POLICY.—It is the policy of the United States 
Government that the Administration shall work with in-
dustry, the Federal Aviation Administration, the Depart-
ment of Defense, the Department of Homeland Security, 
and academia to mature and help operationalize un-
manned aircraft system traffic management related con-
cepts, architecture, services, and strategic as well as tac-
tical deconfliction to ensure safe integration of unmanned 
aircraft systems in airspace in presence of other aircraft. 
As part of those activities, the Administration shall con-
sider commercial and public good use cases, such as wild-
fire and disaster monitoring and mitigation, with a pri-
mary focus on enabling many simultaneous drone oper-
ations beyond visual line of sight. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Administrator shall coordi-
nate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration, the Director of the National Institutes of 
Standards and Technology, State, local and Tribal govern-
ment, and industry on the development of voluntary con-
sensus-based standards to facilitate the incorporation of 
unmanned aircraft systems into the National Airspace 
System and decrease the need for regulations. 
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SEC. 502. NATIONAL STUDENT UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS-
TEMS COMPETITION PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall establish 
a national program to carry out unmanned aircraft and 
advanced air mobility systems technology competitions for 
students at the high school and undergraduate level (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘competitions’’) in which stu-
dents shall compete to design, create, and demonstrate an 
unmanned aircraft system. 
(b) COMPETITION ADMINISTRATION.—The Adminis-
trator shall select, on a merit-reviewed, competitive basis, 
an institution of higher education to administer the com-
petitions (in this section referred to as the ‘‘competition 
administrator’’). 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS FOR SELECTING COMPETITION 
ADMINISTRATOR.—In selecting an institution of higher 
education to administer the competition, the Adminis-
trator shall consider— 
(1) the institution of higher education’s prior 
experience in administering such competitions; 
(2) the institution of higher education’s prior 
experience in administering national STEM engage-
ment programs; 
(3) the institution of higher education’s prior 
experience in engaging eligible institutions from di-
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verse geographic areas, including poor, rural, and 
Tribal communities; and 
(4) the institution of higher education’s prior 
experience in connecting STEM activities to Admin-
istration missions and centers. 
(d) COMPETITION ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBIL-
ITIES.—The competition administrator shall be respon-
sible for— 
(1) awarding grants to institutions of higher 
education or nonprofit organizations (or a consor-
tium of such institutions or organization) on a 
merit-reviewed, competitive basis to host individual 
competitions; 
(2) developing STEM curriculum to be utilized 
by the competition awardees to help students make 
the connection to the design, construction, and dem-
onstration of the unmanned aircraft or advanced air 
mobility systems; 
(3) developing curriculum to assist students in 
making real-world connections to STEM content and 
educate students on the relevance and significance of 
STEM careers; 
(4) ensuring awardees are supporting the activi-
ties laid out in subsection (f); 
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(5) conducting performance evaluations of com-
petitions, including data collection on— 
(A) the number of students engaged; and 
(B) geographic and institutional diversity 
of participating schools and institutions of high-
er education; and 
(6) any other activities the Administrator finds 
necessary to ensure the competitions are successful. 
(e) ADDITIONAL
CONSIDERATIONS.—In awarding 
grants authorized in subsection (d), the competition ad-
ministrator shall give priority to applications that include 
a partnership with that State’s space grant program under 
chapter 403 of title 51, United States Code. 
(f) PERMITTED ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out the 
competitions authorized in subsection (a), the competition 
administrator shall ensure competitions occurring at both 
the high school and undergraduate levels— 
(1) allow students to design, construct, and 
demonstrate an unmanned aircraft or advanced air 
mobility system; 
(2) allow students to compete with other teams 
in the performance of the constructed unmanned air-
craft or advanced air mobility system; 
(3) connect to relevant missions and Center ac-
tivities of the Administration; 
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(4) connect relevant STEM curriculum to the 
design, construction, and demonstration of un-
manned aircraft and/or advanced air mobility sys-
tems; 
(5) support activities designed to help students 
make real-world connections to STEM content and 
educate students on the relevance and significance of 
STEM careers; and 
(6) are geographically dispersed in order to 
serve a broad student population, including those in 
rural and underserved communities. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to the Administrator 
$6,000,000 in each of fiscal years 2023 through 2027 to 
carry out the activities authorized in this section. Of the 
funds authorized— 
(1) $1,000,000 per year shall be for the com-
petition administrator as authorized in subsection 
(b); and 
(2) $5,000,000 per year shall be awarded for 
grants to carry out competitions as authorized by 
subsection (d). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
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(1) ADMINISTRATION.—The term ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ means the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration. 
(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘‘Adminis-
trator’’ means the Administrator of the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration. 
TITLE VI—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 601. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY RESEARCH PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Initiative, the Sec-
retary shall carry out a cross-cutting research, develop-
ment, and demonstration program to advance unmanned 
and counter-UAS system technologies, capabilities, and 
workforce needs and to improve the reliability of un-
manned and counter-UAS systems implementation meth-
ods relevant to the mission of the Department. In carrying 
out this program, the Secretary shall coordinate across all 
relevant offices and activities at the Department, including 
the Office of Science, the Office of Energy Efficiency and 
Renewable Energy, the Office of Nuclear Energy, the Of-
fice of Fossil Energy, the Office of Electricity, the Office 
of Cybersecurity, Energy Security, and Emergency Re-
sponse, the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy, 
the Office of Environmental Management, the Office of 
Environment, Health, Safety and Security, the National 
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Nuclear Security Administration, the Artificial Intel-
ligence Technology Office, the UAS Research and Engi-
neering Center, and any other relevant office or activity 
as determined by the Secretary. 
(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the 
program under subsection (a), the Secretary shall— 
(1) formulate goals for unmanned and counter- 
UAS systems research activities to be supported by 
the Department, including in the research areas 
under section (c); 
(2) leverage the collective body of knowledge 
from existing unmanned and counter-UAS systems 
research and development activities, including the 
work underway by the Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Research and Engineering Center; 
(3) provide research experiences and training 
for undergraduate and graduate students in un-
manned and counter-UAS systems research and de-
velopment, including in the fields of— 
(A) artificial intelligence and machine 
learning; 
(B) applied mathematics and algorithm de-
velopment; 
(C) advanced imaging, sensing, and detec-
tion technologies; 
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(D) materials science and engineering; and 
(E) advanced energy technologies and pro-
pulsion approaches; 
(4) establish a robust data management strat-
egy that ensures digital access and machine-read-
ability; that promotes findability, interoperability, 
analysis- and decision-readiness and reusability; and 
ensures applicable scientific data are managed for 
wide use by Federal, State, Tribal, and local govern-
ments, academia and the public; and 
(5) support one or more Institutes as described 
in section 201(a) of this Act for the purpose of ad-
vancing the fields of unmanned aircraft systems and 
the mission of the Department. 
(c) RESEARCH AREAS.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall award financial 
assistance to eligible entities to carry out research, devel-
opment, and demonstration projects over a range of sub-
ject areas including— 
(1) fundamental science and technology areas, 
which may include— 
(A) advanced sensor technologies and proc-
esses, including— 
(i) optical capabilities, including Light 
Detection and Ranging, hyperspectral, 
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thermographic, and visible imaging capa-
bilities; 
(ii) nonoptical electromagnetic capa-
bilities, including radar and radiofrequency 
capabilities; 
(iii) acoustic capabilities, including ul-
trasonic capabilities; and 
(iv) radiation detection, gravimetric, 
hyperspectral or other measurement mo-
dalities; 
(B) advanced technologies and methods for 
remote handling, precision positioning, and 
navigation control; 
(C) advanced technologies for secure au-
tonomous operation, including edge computing 
and artificial intelligence; 
(D) power electronics and wireless charg-
ing systems; 
(E) novel materials, including lightweight 
and radiation-resistant materials; 
(F) scalability of unmanned aircraft sys-
tems for increased payload capacity; 
(G) technologies and processes to improve 
secure interoperability practices, including with 
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existing satellites, constellation networks, and 
surface-based facilities; 
(H) strategies and technologies for inte-
grated cybersecurity considerations; 
(I) strategies and technologies for im-
proved endurance, including lightweight long 
duration fuels, batteries, and fuel cells; 
(J) open architectures and advanced algo-
rithms to enable multi-sensor fusion and track-
ing of unmanned aircraft systems; and 
(K) swarm and cooperative drone data col-
lection and operation, and integration of drone 
control systems with dynamic sampling and 
real-time digital twin simulations; and 
(2) approaches for leveraging unmanned air-
craft systems for diverse applications, which may in-
clude— 
(A) advanced assessment, characterization, 
mapping, and recovery of energy resources, 
such as geothermal energy, biofuels, and critical 
minerals resources; 
(B) field testing and monitoring of energy 
systems, such as onshore and offshore wind en-
ergy, fossil energy, solar energy, marine energy, 
nuclear energy, and hydropower systems; 
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(C) damage assessment of the electric grid 
and energy infrastructure following physical 
events such as wildland fires, including pre-
scribed burns containment and emissions meas-
urements, potential health and safety effects 
from contaminant releases and dispersals, and 
real-time analysis of impacted assets; 
(D) leak detection of greenhouse gases re-
lated to energy production, including methane 
leak detection; 
(E) agriculture and aquaculture applica-
tions; 
(F) integrated data collection to inform 
and enhance Department modeling capabilities, 
including the development of climate and earth 
systems models; 
(G) assistance in environmental manage-
ment and cleanup activities; 
(H) assistance in Department infrastruc-
ture management at National Laboratories and 
other relevant Department sites; 
(I) intrusion detection and facility moni-
toring for physical security applications; and 
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(J) asset extraction of building envelope 
features and characteristics for rapid energy 
modeling purposes. 
(d) TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.—In carrying out the 
program under subsection (a), and in coordination with 
the Office of Technology Transitions, the Secretary shall 
support technology transfer of unmanned vehicle systems 
research by partnering with industry. 
(e) FACILITY USE.—In carrying out the program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make available 
high-performance computing infrastructure and other rel-
evant research facilities and test beds at the National Lab-
oratories. 
(f) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION AND NONDUPLICA-
TION.—In carrying out the program under subsection (a), 
the Secretary shall coordinate with the heads of other Fed-
eral departments and agencies to avoid duplication of re-
search and other activities and to ensure that the activities 
carried out under this program are complementary to 
those currently being undertaken by other agencies. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Department to 
carry out this section— 
(1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $52,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
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(3) $55,125,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(4) $57,881,775 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(5) $60,775,863 for fiscal year 2027. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Energy. 
(2) ELIGIBLE
ENTITIES.—The term ‘‘eligible 
entity’’ means— 
(A) an institution of higher education; 
(B) a National Laboratory; 
(C) a State, local, territorial, or Tribal 
government research agency; 
(D) a nonprofit research organization; 
(E) a private sector entity; or 
(F) a consortium of 2 or more entities de-
scribed in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(E). 
(3) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Energy. 
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TITLE 
VII—DEPARTMENT 
OF 
HOMELAND 
SECURITY 
AC-
TIVITIES 
SEC. 701. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY ACTIVI-
TIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As part of the Initiative, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, shall— 
(1) support research, development, and testing 
for unmanned aircraft systems and counter-UAS 
systems capabilities, including for— 
(A) air domain awareness and unmanned 
aircraft systems traffic monitoring; 
(B) privacy, security, and cybersecurity of 
unmanned aircraft systems and counter-UAS 
systems capabilities; 
(C) safety of unmanned aircraft systems; 
and 
(D) testing and evaluation of unmanned 
aircraft systems and counter-UAS systems ca-
pabilities, performance systems engineering, 
and operational analysis; 
(2) coordinate with all relevant offices and pro-
grams at the Department, including the Cybersecu-
rity and Infrastructure Security Agency, U.S. Cus-
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toms and Border Protection, the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the Federal Protective Service, 
the Transportation Security Administration, the 
United States Coast Guard, and the United States 
Secret Service; 
(3) produce curated, standardized, representa-
tive, secure, and privacy protected data sets for un-
manned aircraft systems and counter-UAS systems 
research, 
development, 
archiving, 
and 
use, 
prioritizing data for high-value, high-risk research; 
(4) support one or more institutes as described 
in section 201(a) for the purpose of advancing the 
field of unmanned aircraft systems and counter-UAS 
systems capabilities; and 
(5) enter into and perform such contracts, in-
cluding cooperative research and development ar-
rangements and grants and cooperative agreements 
or other transactions, as may be necessary in the 
conduct of the work of the Department and on such 
terms as the Secretary considers appropriate, in fur-
therance of the purposes of this Act. 
(b) COUNTER-UAS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—The 
Secretary shall establish a center of excellence to carry out 
research and development that advances counter-UAS sys-
tems capabilities. 
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(1) SELECTION OF HOST INSTITUTION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall se-
lect an institution of higher education, or a con-
sortium of institutions of higher education, to 
host and maintain the center of excellence es-
tablished under this subsection. 
(B) SELECTION CRITERIA.—In selecting a 
such an institution or consortium, the Secretary 
shall— 
(i) give preference to applicants with 
strong 
past 
performance 
related 
to 
counter-UAS systems research, education, 
and workforce development activities; 
(ii) give preference to applicants geo-
graphically collocated within 100 miles of 
Federal departments or agencies that cur-
rently possess or operate extant counter- 
UAS system facilities; 
(iii) give preference to applicants hav-
ing proven abilities and strong research en-
terprises in systems engineering, radio fre-
quency (RF) directed energy, radar and 
antenna research and development, atmos-
pheric monitoring that can support of 
chemical, biological, radiological and nu-
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clear detection to include trace gases and 
particular matter (PM), target tracking, 
remote sensing and the ability to leverage 
artificial intelligence and machine learning 
to support the required data analytics; 
(iv) consider the extent to which the 
applicant would involve the public and pri-
vate sectors; and 
(v) consider the regional and national 
impacts of the applicant’s proposed re-
search and development activities. 
(2) USE OF FUNDS.—The institution of higher 
education or consortium may use funds provided 
under this subsection to carry out fundamental re-
search, evaluation, education, workforce develop-
ment, and training efforts related to counter-UAS 
systems subject areas, including safety, privacy, se-
curity, cybersecurity, detecting, identifying, moni-
toring, tracking, disrupting and seizing control, con-
fiscating, disabling, damaging, destruction, remote 
sensing, forensics, testing and evaluation of systems 
capabilities, performance, systems engineering, oper-
ational analysis, and advanced technologies. 
(3) FEDERAL SHARE.—The Department share 
of a grant under this subsection shall not exceed 75 
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percent of the costs of establishing and operating 
the center of excellence and related research activi-
ties carried out by the grant recipient. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) FISCAL YEAR 2023.—There is author-
ized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
$10,000,000 for fiscal year 2023 for making 
awards under this subsection. 
(B) FISCAL YEARS 2024 THROUGH 2027.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
Secretary $5,000,000 in each of fiscal years 
2024 through 2027 for making awards under 
this subsection. 
(5) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given the term in section 
101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
U.S.C. 1001). 
(c) INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.—In carrying out 
the activities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall co-
ordinate with the heads of other Federal departments and 
agencies to avoid duplication of research and other activi-
ties and to ensure that the activities carried out under this 
program are complimentary to those currently being un-
dertaken by other agencies. 
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(d) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry 
out this section— 
(1) $30,000,000 for fiscal year 2023; 
(2) $31,500,000 for fiscal year 2024; 
(3) $33,075,000 for fiscal year 2025; 
(4) $34,728,750 for fiscal year 2026; and 
(5) $36,465,187 for fiscal year 2027. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this title: 
(1) DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘Department’’ 
means the Department of Homeland Security. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Homeland Security. 
TITLE VIII—NATIONAL OCEANIC 
AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINIS-
TRATION ACTIVITIES 
SEC. 801. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN-
ISTRATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator shall carry out 
and support research, development, and demonstration ac-
tivities to advance unmanned aircraft systems and un-
manned maritime systems, technologies, and capabilities, 
and to enhance the deployment of, and data collected by, 
unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned maritime sys-
tems relevant to the mission of the Administration, incor-
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porate such data into operations, and ensure data are 
managed, stewarded and archived appropriately. In car-
rying out this program, the Administrator shall coordinate 
across all relevant offices and programs at the Administra-
tion, including the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Re-
search, National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Infor-
mation Service, National Marine Fisheries Service, Na-
tional Ocean Service, National Weather Service, and the 
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations. 
(b) PROGRAM COMPONENTS.—In carrying out the 
program under subsection (a), the Administrator shall— 
(1) test, evaluate, and demonstrate the utility 
of unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned mari-
time systems technologies for the Administration; 
(2) support Administration activities and Coop-
erative Institute projects, and support and encour-
age Federal and State agencies, academic institu-
tions, nongovernmental organizations, industry rep-
resentatives, and others to— 
(A) accelerate the transition of unmanned 
systems capabilities from research to operations 
and other uses and facilitate new unmanned 
aircraft systems and unmanned maritime sys-
tems applications within the Administration; 
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(B) evaluate current observation strategies 
and identify critical data gaps best suited for 
advanced unmanned aircraft systems and un-
manned maritime systems; 
(C) prioritize activities that collect or ac-
quire routine observations which feed forecasts 
and models; 
(D) test, develop, and evaluate safe sys-
tems capable of safely operating beyond visual 
line of sight; 
(E) collect or acquire measurements of at-
mospheric and oceanic parameters; and 
(F) ensure the archiving, stewardship, util-
ity, and preservation of and public accessibility 
to the observations collected are shared with the 
Administration; 
(3) provide and support research experiences 
and training for undergraduate and graduate stu-
dents in unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned 
maritime systems research, development, and oper-
ations relevant to the mission of the Administration, 
and other education and training opportunities con-
sistent with the purpose of this Act; 
(4) contribute to and supplement field cam-
paigns at the Department of Energy’s Atmospheric 
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