The Senate passed a $33 billion FAA Reauthorization Bill with legislation Senator Hoeven included to extend another five years of research at the nation's six unmanned aerial systems (UAS) test sites, including the Northern Plains UAS Test Site in Grand Forks. The bill was passed with a bipartisan vote of 95 to 3.

A second amendment, offered by Hoeven and Sen. Thad Cochran, strengthens existing UAS Research Programs, including the one at University of North Dakota. 

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