II 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3513 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 26, 2018 Ms. Cortez Masto (for herself and Mrs. Fischer ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To establish adeadline for the establishment of a process to allow applicants to petition the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to prohibit or restrict the operation of an unmanned aircraft in close proximity to a fixed site facility.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the UAS Critical Infrastructure Protection Act . 2. Applications for designation Section 2209 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 note) is amended— (1) in subsection (b)(1)(C)(i), by striking and distribution facilities and equipment and inserting distribution facilities and equipment, and railroad facilities ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (e) Deadlines (1) Not later than March 31, 2019, the Administrator shall publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to carry out the requirements of this section. (2) Not later than 12 months after publishing the notice of proposed rulemaking under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall issue a final rule. .