Senator from Oregon The Commercial UAS Modernization Act (S. 1314) is a bill introduced in the 114th Congress by U.S.

Senators Cory Booker (D-NJ) and John Hoeven (R-ND) that would create temporary guidelines for the use of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or UAVs) and regulations for the commercial drone industry.

CNN, BNSF Railway and PrecisionHawk, a drone startup company, were included in the initial approval for the program.

[3] If passed into law, the bill would allow people to operate small drones without needing an airworthiness certificate from the FAA if they met the following conditions:[4] Additionally, the bill would create a new position within the FAA titled the Deputy Associate Administrator for Unmanned Aircraft.

[5] Groups and companies that have publicly expressed support for the legislation include:[1][3] Senator Booker has said that the drone industry expects that finalization of the FAA drone regulations will create over 100,000 jobs in the United States and have an economic impact of $82 billion.