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Union Calendar No. 274 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6270 
[Report No. 117–362] 
To direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish a pilot program to 
provide grants related to advanced air mobility infrastructure, and for 
other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 14, 2021 
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself, Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana, and Ms. 
TITUS) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure 
JUNE 13, 2022 
Additional sponsors: Mr. STANTON, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. LYNCH, Mr. 
FITZPATRICK, Mr. BALDERSON, Mr. CARSON, Mr. AUCHINCLOSS, Mr. 
KAHELE, Mr. PAPPAS, Mr. BACON, Ms. DAVIDS
of Kansas, Mr. 
GIMENEZ, Mr. OBERNOLTE, Mr. KATKO, Mr. PAYNE, Mr. LOWENTHAL, 
Ms. DELBENE, Ms. PORTER, Ms. STRICKLAND, Ms. MACE, Mrs. NAPOLI-
TANO, Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York, Mr. HUFFMAN, Mr. 
LAMALFA, and Mr. COHEN 
JUNE 13, 2022 
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 December 14, 2021] 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advanced Aviation In-
frastructure Modernization Act’’ or the ‘‘AAIM Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY INFRASTRUCTURE PILOT 
PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall estab-
lish a pilot program to provide grants that— 
(1) assist an eligible entity to plan for the devel-
opment and deployment of infrastructure necessary to 
facilitate AAM operations in the United States; and 
(2) make funding available for costs directly re-
lated to construction of public-use vertiports or associ-
ated infrastructure. 
(b) PLANNING GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall provide 
grants to eligible entities to develop comprehensive 
plans under paragraph (2) related to AAM infra-
structure. 
(2) COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year 
after receiving a grant under this subsection, an 
eligible entity shall submit to the Secretary a 
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comprehensive plan in a format that may be 
published on the website of the Department of 
Transportation. 
(B) PLAN CONTENTS.—The Secretary shall 
establish content requirements for comprehensive 
plans submitted under this subsection, which 
may include the following: 
(i) The identification of planned or po-
tential public-use or private-use vertiport 
locations. 
(ii) A description of infrastructure nec-
essary to support AAM operations. 
(iii) A description of types of planned 
or potential AAM operations. 
(iv) The identification of physical and 
digital infrastructure required to meet the 
standards for vertiport design and perform-
ance characteristics established by the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration (as in effect 
on the date on which the Secretary issues a 
grant to an eligible entity), including modi-
fications to existing infrastructure and 
ground sensors, electric charging and other 
fueling requirements, electric utility re-
quirements, wireless and cybersecurity re-
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quirements, and other necessary hardware 
or software. 
(v) A description of potential environ-
mental effects of planned construction or 
siting of public-use vertiports, including ef-
forts to reduce the adverse effects of poten-
tial aviation noise. 
(vi) A description of how planned pub-
lic-use or private-use vertiport locations, in-
cluding new or repurposed infrastructure, 
fit into existing State and local transpor-
tation systems and networks, including— 
(I) connectivity to existing public 
transportation hubs and intermodal 
and multimodal facilities; 
(II) opportunities to create new 
service to areas underserved by air 
transportation, without compromising 
safety and efficiency of other facilities 
and airspace users; and 
(III) any potential conflicts to ex-
isting aviation infrastructure that may 
arise from the proposed location of the 
vertiport. 
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(vii) A description of how public-use 
vertiport planning will be incorporated in 
State or metropolitan planning documents. 
(viii) The identification of the process 
an eligible entity will undertake to ensure 
an adequate level of community engagement 
for planned public-use vertiport locations 
and planned or anticipated AAM oper-
ations, including engagement with under-
served communities, individuals with dis-
abilities, and racial and ethnic minorities, 
to address equity of access and other prior-
ities. 
(ix) The identification of the actions 
necessary for an eligible entity to undertake 
the construction of public-use vertiports, 
such as planning studies to assess existing 
infrastructure, environmental studies, stud-
ies of projected economic benefit to the com-
munity, lease or acquisition of an easement 
or land for new infrastructure, and activi-
ties related to other capital costs. 
(x) The identification of State, local, or 
private sources of funding an eligible entity 
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may use to assist with the construction or 
operation of a public-use vertiport. 
(3) APPLICATION.—To apply for a grant under 
this subsection, an eligible entity shall provide to the 
Secretary an application in such form, at such time, 
and containing such information as the Secretary 
may require. 
(4) SELECTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In awarding grants 
under this subsection, the Secretary shall con-
sider the following: 
(i) Geographic diversity. 
(ii) The need for comprehensive plans 
that— 
(I) ensure the safe integration of 
AAM operations into the National Air-
space System; 
(II) improve transportation safe-
ty, connectivity, access, and equity in 
both rural and urban regions in the 
United States; 
(III) 
leverage 
existing 
public 
transportation systems and intermodal 
and multimodal facilities; 
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(IV) reduce surface congestion and 
the environmental impacts of transpor-
tation; 
(V) grow the economy and create 
jobs in the United States; and 
(VI) encourage community en-
gagement when planning for AAM re-
lated infrastructure. 
(B) 
PRIORITY.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
prioritize awarding grants under this subsection 
to eligible entities that partner with commercial 
AAM entities, institutions of higher education, 
research institutions, or other relevant stake-
holders to develop and prepare a comprehensive 
plan. 
(5) GRANT AMOUNT.—Each grant made under 
this subsection shall be made in an amount that is 
not more than $1,000,000. 
(6) BRIEFING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the first comprehensive plan is submitted 
under paragraph (2), and every 180 days there-
after, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to 
the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
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comprehensive plans submitted to the Secretary 
under such paragraph. 
(B) 
CONTENTS.—The 
briefing 
required 
under subparagraph (A) shall include— 
(i) an evaluation of all planned or pro-
posed public-use vertiport locations included 
in the comprehensive plans submitted under 
paragraph (2) and how such planned or 
proposed public-use vertiport locations may 
fit into the overall United States transpor-
tation system and network; and 
(ii) a description of lessons or best 
practices learned through the review of com-
prehensive plans and how the Secretary will 
incorporate any such lessons or best prac-
tices into Federal standards or guidance for 
the design and operation of AAM infra-
structure and facilities. 
(c) CONSTRUCTION GRANTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may award 
grants to covered recipients to carry out construction 
activities described under paragraph (2). 
(2) ELIGIBLE USES.—A covered recipient may 
use grant funds awarded under this subsection for de-
sign, bidding, and environmental study activities, 
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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 subsection. 
(4) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not award 
a grant under this subsection— 
(A) for the acquisition, conversion, or retro-
fitting 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) certified 2 or more models of air-
craft designed to provide AAM transpor-
tation under part 23, 25, 27, or 29 of title 
14, Code of Federal Regulations; and 
(ii) published an advisory circular 
containing 
appropriate 
standards 
for 
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vertiport design and performance character-
istics and vertiport siting. 
(B) the Secretary has— 
(i) determined that 2 or more AAM op-
erators hold certificates under part 119 of 
title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, for 
such operators to perform air carrier oper-
ations covered under part 135 of such title; 
and 
(ii) issued, to 2 or more air carriers 
formed to provide AAM transportation, cer-
tificates 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 sec-
tion $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.— 
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(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 propulsion, 
in both controlled and uncontrolled airspace. 
(2) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate. 
(3) COMMERCIAL
AAM
ENTITIES.—The term 
‘‘commercial AAM entities’’ means— 
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(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 re-
cipient’’ means the recipient of a grant under sub-
section (b) who has submitted a comprehensive 
plan— 
(A) that has been reviewed by the Secretary 
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 published 
advisory circular. 
(5) ELIGIBLE ENTITY.—The term ‘‘eligible enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) a State, local, or Tribal government, in-
cluding a political subdivision thereof; 
(B) an airport sponsor; 
(C) a transit agency; 
(D) a port authority; 
(E) a metropolitan planning organization; 
or 
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