# 114-hr-4489: FLIGHT R&D Act

114-hr-4489, FLIGHT R&D Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4489
- Congress: 114
- Title: FLIGHT R&D Act
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2016-02-08
- Sponsor: Rep. Knight, Stephen [R-CA-25] (R-CA)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Transportation and Public Works
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

FAA Leadership in Groundbreaking High-Tech Research and Development Act or the FLIGHT R&D Act This bill reauthorizes Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) research and development (R&D) programs for FY2016-FY2019. The FAA shall appoint an Associate Administrator for Research and Development. The FAA shall develop a plan in the event of the transition of FAA R&D activities to a non-federal entity. The FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 is amended to revise requirements with respect to the FAA's five-year roadmap for the introduction of civil unmanned aircraft systems (drones) into the national airspace system. The roadmap shall include, at a minimum, a description of how the FAA plans to use R&D to integrate drones into the system. The FAA shall coordinate with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to research the collision of drones with manned aircraft. The FAA shall establish R&D programs: to improve the cybersecurity of civil aircraft and the system, on civilian air traffic surveillance over oceans and other remote locations, and in support of single-piloted cargo aircraft with remote piloting and computer piloting. The FAA shall submit to Congress a research plan for certification and implementation of new technologies (including Next Generation) into the system.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Babin, Brian [R-TX-36] (R-TX), 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z
- LAMAR SMITH (R-TX), 2016-02-08T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [114-hr-4489 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4489)

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- [114-hr-5640: Electricity Storage Innovation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5640)
- [114-hr-5638: Solar Fuels Innovation Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5638)
- [114-hr-5621: To posthumously award a Congressional Gold Medal to Lawrence Eugene "Larry" Dob…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5621)
- [114-hr-5166: WINGMAN Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5166)
- [114-hr-4828: Conscience Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4828)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-4489 (as of 2025-11-18).