; and (2) the sustained, efficient growth of the United States transportation system will require harnessing the safety and efficiency benefits of automated systems to relieve pressure on infrastructure and traffic management. (b) Policy It is the policy of the United States Government to be an active partner with the private sector in the development of technologies, capabilities, and operating procedures for the safe, efficient integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace, while ensuring current and future air traffic management systems are able to manage unmanned aircraft systems. (c) Unmanned aircraft systems operation program To advance the national policy described in subsection (b), the Administrator shall— (1) research, develop, and test capabilities and concepts, including unmanned aircraft systems communications and spectrum-related resources, for integrating unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system; (2) leverage NASA’s partnership with industry focused on the advancement of technologies for future air traffic management systems for unmanned aircraft for low- and high-altitude operations; (3) leverage industry’s advancement of technologies for unmanned aircraft to inform regulatory and standards requirements for various sizes of civil unmanned aircraft systems; (4) consider the needs of United States industry, especially as operations transition to more automated systems