SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Advanced Air Mobility 
Coordination and Leadership Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY WORKING GROUP. 
(a) WORKING GROUP.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall establish an advanced air mobility inter-
agency working group (in this section referred to as the 
‘‘working group’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the working group es-
tablished under subsection (a) shall be to plan and coordi-
nate efforts related to the safety, operations, infrastruc-
ture, physical security, cybersecurity, and Federal invest-
ment necessary for maturation of the AAM ecosystem in 
the United States. It is critical that Government agencies 
collaborate in order to enhance United States leadership, 
develop new transportation options, amplify economic ac-
tivity and jobs, advance environmental sustainability and 
new technologies, and support emergency preparedness 
and competitiveness. 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.—Not later than 60 days after the 
establishment of the working group under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Transportation shall— 
(1) appoint the Under Secretary of Transpor-
tation for Policy to chair the working group;
(2) designate not less than one additional rep-
resentative to participate on the working group from 
each of— 
(A) the Department of Transportation; 
and 
(B) the Federal Aviation Administration; 
and 
(3) invite the heads of each of the following de-
partments or agencies to designate not less than 1 
representative to participate on the working group, 
including— 
(A) the National Aeronautics and Space 
Administration; 
(B) the Department of Defense; 
(C) the Department of Energy; 
(D) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(E) the Department of Commerce; 
(F) the Federal Communications Commis-
sion; and 
(G) such other departments or agencies as 
the Secretary of Transportation determines ap-
propriate. 
(d) COORDINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor-
tation and Administrator of the Federal Aviation
Administration shall coordinate with aviation indus-
try and labor stakeholders, stakeholder associations, 
and others determined appropriate by the Secretary 
of Transportation and the Administrator of the Fed-
eral Aviation Administration, including the following: 
(A) Manufacturers of aircraft, avionics, 
propulsion systems, and air traffic management 
systems. 
(B) Intended operators of AAM aircraft. 
(C) Commercial air carriers, commercial 
operators, and general aviation operators, in-
cluding helicopter operators. 
(D) Airports, heliports, and fixed-base op-
erators. 
(E) Aviation training and maintenance 
providers. 
(F) Certified labor representatives of pi-
lots, air traffic control specialists employed by 
the Federal Aviation Administration, aircraft 
mechanics, and aviation safety inspectors. 
(G) State, local, and Tribal officials or 
public agencies. 
(H) First responders. 
(I) Groups representing environmental in-
terests.
(J) Electric utilities, energy providers, en-
ergy market operators, and wireless providers. 
(K) Unmanned aircraft system operators 
and service suppliers. 
(L) Groups representing consumer inter-
ests. 
(M) Groups representing the interests of 
taxpayers. 
(2) ADVISORY COMMITTEES.—The Secretary of 
Transportation and Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration may use such Federal advi-
sory committees as may be appropriate to coordinate 
with the entities listed in paragraph (1). 
(e) REVIEW AND EXAMINATION.—Not later than 1 
year after the establishment of the working group under 
subsection (a), the working group shall complete a review 
and examination of, at a minimum— 
(1) steps that will mature AAM aircraft oper-
ations, concepts, and regulatory frameworks beyond 
initial operations; 
(2) safety requirements and physical and cyber-
security involved with future air traffic management 
concepts which may be considered as part of the evo-
lution of AAM to higher levels of traffic density;
(3) current Federal programs and policies that 
may be leveraged to advance the maturation of the 
AAM industry; 
(4) 
infrastructure, 
including 
aviation, 
multimodal, cybersecurity, and utility infrastructure, 
necessary to accommodate and support expanded op-
erations of AAM after initial implementation; 
(5) anticipated benefits associated with AAM 
aircraft operations, including economic, environ-
mental, emergency and natural disaster response, 
and transportation benefits; and 
(6) other factors that may limit the full poten-
tial of the AAM industry, including community ac-
ceptance of AAM operations. 
(f) PLAN AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—Based on the 
review and examination performed under subsection (e), 
the working group shall develop— 
(1) recommendations regarding the safety, op-
erations, security, cybersecurity, infrastructure, and 
other Federal investment or actions necessary to 
support the evolution of early AAM to higher levels 
of activity and societal benefit; and 
(2) a comprehensive plan detailing the roles and 
responsibilities of each Federal department or agen-
cy to facilitate or implement the recommendations in 
paragraph (1). 
(g) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the com-
pletion of the review and examination completed under 
subsection (e), the working group shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that— 
(1) details the review and examination per-
formed under subsection (e); and 
(2) provides the plan and recommendations de-
veloped under subsection (f). 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) ADVANCED AIR MOBILITY; AAM.—The terms 
‘‘advanced air mobility’’ and ‘‘AAM’’ mean a trans-
portation system that transports people and property 
by air between two points in the United States using 
aircraft, including electric aircraft or electric vertical 
take-off and landing aircraft, in both controlled and 
uncontrolled airspace. 
(2) ELECTRIC AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘‘electric 
aircraft’’ means an aircraft with a fully electric or 
hybrid (fuel and electric) driven propulsion system 
used for flight.
(3) FIXED-BASE OPERATOR.—The term ‘‘fixed- 
base operator’’ means a business granted the right 
by an airport sponsor or heliport sponsor to operate 
on an airport or heliport and provide aeronautical 
services, including fueling and charging, aircraft 
hangaring, tiedown and parking, aircraft rental, air-
craft maintenance, and flight instruction. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 47102 of title 49, 
United States Code. 
(5) VERTICAL TAKE-OFF AND LANDING.—The 
term ‘‘vertical take-off and landing’’ means an air-
craft with lift/thrust units used to generate powered 
lift and control and with two or more lift/thrust 
units used to provide lift during vertical take-off or 
landing. 
Passed the House of Representatives November 4, 
2021. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1339 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Transportation to es-
tablish an advanced air mobility interagency 
working group, and for other purposes.