Drone Safety and Efficiency Act
The Drone Safety and Efficiency Act (HR 3983) streamlines the Federal Aviation Administration's process for approving drone operation waivers under current rules. It requires the FAA to use risk-based reviews, standardize applications to avoid vague questions, and leverage past waiver data with analytics - while considering whether operators control property access for safety. The bill mandates public posting of waiver terms (with privacy safeguards) and allows faster approvals for similar past waivers, plus expedited modifications for existing waivers. This directly affects drone operators (like delivery services or survey companies) by reducing application complexity and improving regulatory predictability.
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2023
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Introduced Jun 9, 2023
Last action Jun 12, 2023
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Jun 12, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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Jun 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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Jun 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 7 co-sponsors
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