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Yes: 380 • No: 30
117-s-516117th Congress
Advanced Air Mobility Coordination and Leadership Act
Sponsored By: Senator Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
Became Law
Summary
A national plan and interagency coordination for Advanced Air Mobility (AAM). This law creates a Department of Transportation working group to plan safety, operations, infrastructure, security, and Federal investments to mature passenger-carrying AAM and unlock economic, environmental, and emergency-response benefits.
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- Sets up an AAM interagency working group at DOT and names the Under Secretary of Transportation for Policy as chair. The group must be established within 120 days and include agency representatives invited within 60 days, including NASA, the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, the Federal Communications Commission, and others.
- Directs a one-year review of operations, air traffic management, safety, cybersecurity, telecommunications, multimodal and utility infrastructure, and domestic supply chain resilience. Based on that review the group must produce an AAM National Strategy and submit its findings to appropriate congressional committees within 180 days.
- Requires coordination with industry, airports, manufacturers, operators, labor, State, local, and Tribal officials, first responders, utilities, and environmental groups to assess economic and environmental benefits, emergency response uses, and community acceptance.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Federal team to plan advanced air travel
The law creates an interagency working group at the Department of Transportation within 120 days of enactment. Within 60 days after it starts, the Under Secretary for Policy chairs it and adds DOT and FAA members. The Secretary invites other agencies, including NASA, Commerce, Defense, Energy, Homeland Security, Agriculture, Labor, and the FCC. The group works with State, local, and Tribal officials and industry and labor groups. It plans safety, operations, infrastructure, and cyber and physical security for advanced, passenger‑carrying aircraft. The law also defines key terms like advanced air mobility, electric aircraft, fixed‑base operator, and vertical takeoff and landing to guide this work.
GAO study on air mobility rules
Within 180 days after enactment, the Government Accountability Office studies Federal, State, local, and Tribal roles for advanced air mobility. The report reviews current law, gaps between authorities, and proposals to support safe and financially viable growth. GAO submits the report to the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee.
National plan to expand advanced air travel
The working group must finish a full review within 1 year after it is set up. The review covers steps beyond initial operations, air traffic and safety for higher activity, programs to leverage, infrastructure and utility needs, supply chains, benefits, and community issues. Using the review, the group must write a National Strategy and an implementation plan that assigns roles to Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments. The group must submit the review and strategy to the Senate Commerce Committee and the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee within 180 days after the review ends. Within 30 days after that report, the Secretary decides whether to end the group and notifies Congress.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Moran, Jerry [R-KS]
KS • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9]
AZ • D
Sponsored 3/1/2021
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 6/14/2022
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
Yes: 380 • No: 30