1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Development, Research, and Opportunities Needed for Entrepreneurship Act of 2017 or the Safe DRONE Act of 2017 . 2. Definitions Except as otherwise specifically provided, in this Act, the terms unmanned aircraft , unmanned aircraft system , and small unmanned aircraft have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( Public Law 112–95 ; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note). 3. Sense of Congress on emergency exemption process It is the sense of Congress that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration should comply as soon as possible, and not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, with the requirement under section 2207 of the FAA Extension, Safety, and Security Act of 2016 ( Public Law 114–190