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§44814 ASSUREd Safe credentialing authority

Title 49 › Subtitle SUBTITLE VII— - AVIATION PROGRAMS › Part PART A— - AIR COMMERCE AND SAFETY › Subpart subpart iii— - safety › Chapter CHAPTER 448— - UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS › § 44814

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

The FAA Administrator must set up a credentialing authority for the ASSUREd Safe program under the Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems within 6 months after enactment. ASSUREd Safe must provide services across the United States and to U.S. allies and partners, such as online and in-person training and testing for first responders, common communications, operational, and reporting rules for civilian, military, and international users, and other related standards the Administrator finds appropriate. The Administrator must make sure the Center coordinates with NIST and FEMA when creating ASSUREd Safe and in delivering its services.

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Title 49, §44814

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(a)Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall establish a credentialing authority for the program of record of the Federal Aviation Administration (referred to in this section as “ASSUREd Safe”) under the Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems.
(b)ASSUREd Safe shall offer services throughout the United States, and to allies and partners of the United States, including—
(1)online and in-person standards, education, and testing for the use of unmanned aircraft systems by first responders for emergency and disaster management operations;
(2)uniform communications standards, operational standards, and reporting standards for civilian, military, and international allies and partners; and
(3)any other relevant standards development related to operation of unmanned aircraft systems, as determined appropriate by the Administrator.
(c)The Administrator shall ensure that the Center of Excellence for Unmanned Aircraft Systems coordinates with the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Federal Emergency Management Agency on establishment of ASSUREd Safe, and on any services offered by ASSUREd Safe.

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The date of enactment of this section, referred to in subsec. (a), is the date of enactment of Pub. L. 118–63, which was approved May 16, 2024.

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49 U.S.C. § 44814

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Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73