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  SA 1787. Mr. BENNET (for himself and Mr. Flake) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 1243, making 
appropriations for the Departments of Transportation, and Housing and 
Urban Development, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 2014, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       On page 24, between lines 16 and 17, insert the following:
       Sec. 119F. (a) The Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration shall--
       (1) expand the program established pursuant to section 1097 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1608; 49 U.S.C. 40101 
     note) to include 2 additional test ranges; and
       (2) not later than one year after the date on which the 
     Administrator determines the locations of the 6 test ranges 
     required by that section, the Administrator shall determine 
     the location of the 2 additional test ranges.
       (b) Of the 8 test ranges required under the program 
     established pursuant to section 1097 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012, as expanded pursuant 
     to subsection (a), at least 2 test ranges shall--
       (1) be located in States in which large wildfires that 
     destroy significant amounts of property regularly occur; and
       (2) prioritize the monitoring, mitigation, and suppression 
     of wildfires, and other activities associated with preventing 
     and containing wildfires, using unmanned aerial systems.
       (c) Not later than 180 days after the date on which the 
     Administrator determines the locations of the 2 additional 
     test ranges required by subsection (a), the Administrator 
     shall submit a report on privacy safeguards relating to the 
     selection and operation of all 8 test ranges to--
       (1) the appropriate congressional committees (as defined in 
     section 1097(g) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 2012); and
       (2) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
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