To promote the integration of drone technology, the White House’s three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration Pilot Program partners the federal government with state, local, and tribal governments in the development, testing, and evaluation of drone regulations. The Pilot Program recognizes that nonfederal jurisdictions can and should provide meaningful input to the regulatory process.This Jones Day White Paper provides details of the Pilot Program and addresses probable questions relating to its implementation.

On October 25, 2017, the White House announced a three-year Unmanned Aircraft Systems (“UAS”) Integration Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) under which the federal government would partner with state, local, and tribal governments to promote the integration of drones in ways currently limited by Federal Aviation Administration (“FAA”) regulation. The program is designed to “test the further integration of UAS into” the National Airspace System in coordination with the private

sector and with federal, state, and tribal governments.