Commercial UAS Modernization Act

Commercial UAS Modernization Act
Long title	A bill to establish an interim rule for the operation of small unmanned aircraft for commercial purposes and their safe integration into the national airspace system.
Announced in	the 114th United States Congress
Sponsored by	Senator Cory Booker
Number of co-sponsors	5
Codification
Acts affected	FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012
Titles affected	U.S.C. Title 49 - TRANSPORTATION
Agencies affected	Federal Aviation Administration
Legislative history
	Introduced in the Senate as S. 1314 by Cory Booker (D–NJ) on May 13, 2015; Committee consideration by United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation;

The Commercial UAS Modernization Act (S. 1314) is a bill introduced in the 114th Congress by U.S. Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) that would create temporary guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or UAVs) and regulations for the commercial drone industry. Most commercial use of drones in the U.S. is currently banned by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

As of December 15, 2015, the bill is co-sponsored by Senators Heidi Heitkamp (D-ND), Mark Warner (D-VA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), and Jeff Merkley (D-OR).

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