1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Increasing Competitiveness for American Drones Act of 2023 . 2. Beyond visual line of sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems Chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 44811. Beyond visual line of sight operations for unmanned aircraft systems (a) In general Not later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration (in this section referred to as the Administrator ) shall issue a notice of proposed rulemaking establishing a regulatory pathway for certification or approval of unmanned aircraft systems to enable commercial beyond visual line of sight (in this section referred to as BVLOS ) operations. (b) Consultation (1) In general Subject to paragraph (2), in promulgating the rule under subsection (a), the Administrator shall implement the final report and recommendations of the Beyond Visual Line of Sight Aviation Rulemaking Committee which were submitted to the Administrator on March 10, 2022. (2) Exception If the Administrator determines not to implement 1 or more of the recommendations described in paragraph (1), the Administrator shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a statement of explanation for such determination. (c) Final rule (1) In general Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall issue a final rule establishing a regulatory pathway for certification or approval of unmanned aircraft systems to enable commercial BVLOS operations. (2) Requirements The final rule described in paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, do the following: (A) Establish an applicable risk assessment methodology for the authorization of BVLOS unmanned aircraft system operations that includes quantified measures of acceptability which sufficiently account for the total air and ground risks associated with such operations and the means for mitigating such risks, taking into account an aircraft's size,