134 STAT. 3379 PUBLIC LAW 116–280—DEC. 31, 2020 Public Law 116–280 116th Congress An Act To establish and ensure an inclusive and transparent Drone Advisory Committee. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act’’. SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. It is the Sense of Congress that: (1) Due to the ever-increasing use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in the agriculture, forestry, and rangeland sectors, as well as the inherently different uses in less populated parts of the nation, membership of the Drone Advisory Committee established by the Federal Aviation Administration should, to the extent practicable, include direct representatives from county and tribal government, agriculture, forestry, and range- land interests. (2) Full transparency in the work of the Drone Advisory Committee is vital to ensuring the public can effectively partici- pate and contribute to the development of sound Federal poli- cies. The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration should, to the maximum extent practicable, ensure the work of the Drone Advisory Committee is shared with and easily accessible to the public and shall ensure transparency and openness in the manner in which the affairs of the Committee are conducted. SEC. 3. DRONE ADVISORY COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP. (1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Aviation Administration shall take appropriate steps to encourage direct representation of county and tribal governments as well as agriculture, for- estry, rangeland sectors, and other rural interests on the Drone Advisory Committee. (2) PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.—To the maximum extent prac- ticable, the Administrator shall include public participation 49 USC 44802 note. Drone Advisory Committee for the 21st Century Act. Dec. 31, 2020 [S. 2730] VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:32 Feb 10, 2021 Jkt 019139 PO 00280 Frm 00001 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6581 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL280.116 PUBL280 whamilton on LAPJF8D0R2PROD with PUBLAW 134 STAT. 3380 PUBLIC LAW 116–280—DEC. 31, 2020 LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—S. 2730: SENATE REPORTS: No. 116–272 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, and Transporta- tion). CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 166 (2020): Dec. 10, considered and passed Senate. Dec. 18, considered and passed House. Æ in the process of nominating individuals for membership on the Committee. Approved December 31, 2020. VerDate Sep 11 2014 11:32 Feb 10, 2021 Jkt 019139 PO 00280 Frm 00002 Fmt 6580 Sfmt 6580 E:\PUBLAW\PUBL280.116 PUBL280 whamilton on LAPJF8D0R2PROD with PUBLAW