1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Drone Innovation Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions In this Act the following definitions apply: (1) Civil aircraft The term civil aircraft , with respect to an unmanned aircraft system, means that the unmanned aircraft is not a public aircraft as defined in section 40102 of title 49, United States Code. (2) Local government The term local government means a unit of government that is a subdivision of a State, such as city, county, or parish. (3) Local operation The terms local operation and local in nature refer to flights or portions of civil unmanned aircraft that occur in airspace— (A) up to 200 feet above ground level; and (B) the lateral boundaries of a State, local, or Tribal government’s jurisdiction. (4) Small unmanned aircraft The term small unmanned aircraft has the same meaning as such term is defined in section 331(6) of the FAA Reform and Modernization Act of 2012. (5) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories and possessions of the United States. (6) Tribal Government The term Tribal Government means the governing body of an Indian Tribe (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act ( 25 U.S.C. 5304 )). 3. Civil unmanned aircraft policy framework (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall, after consultation with State, local, and Tribal officials, and other appropriate stakeholders, publish a civil unmanned aircraft local operation policy framework in the Federal Register. (b) Contents The policy framework required pursuant to subsection (a) shall— (1) provide guidelines to aid States, local, and Tribal governments in harmonizing and, to the degree possible, standardizing reasonable time, manner, and place limitations and other restrictions on operations of civil and small unmanned aircraft that are local in nature