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> does anyone have the name of the bill or the full text that I may go read for myself? Frustratingly the story doesn't specify a bill number, which makes it h
by smacktoward 8y ago
> does anyone have the name of the bill or the full text that I may go read for myself?
Frustratingly the story doesn't specify a bill number, which makes it harder than it should be to track down the actual text.
I found some discussion of it on the AMA's Government Relations blog (see https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amagov/2018/09/26/faa-reauthorization-hr-302-passes-the-house-contact-the-senate-now/ https://amablog.modelaircraft.org/amagov/2018/09/26/faa-reau...) -- but confusingly, they cite the relevant bill as "H.R. 302," which if you look it up on Congress.gov is actually a bill titled the "Sports Medicine Licensure Clarity Act of 2017" (see https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/302/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22h.r.+302%22%5D%7D&r=1 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/302/...) which has nothing at all to do with UAVs.
I then searched Congress.gov for the bill title they gave, the "FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018", and found H.R. 4, which appears to be the actual bill in question. The UAV-specific part of the bill is Title 2, Subtitle B ("Unmanned Aircraft Systems"), which can be jumped to directly here: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22faa+reauthorization%22%5D%7D&r=1#toc-H9F124CF4BC6540DF92D8860D53D8D259 https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4/te...
- fermienrico 8y agoWhy isn't it normal for journalists to cite their sources? Heck, we do here on HN for supporting our arguments.
- colejohnson66 8y agoBecause most people don’t verify the sources, so including them seems pointless to some people
- fermienrico 8y agoI think that is a totally separate concern. Just because I don't research about every single reference in a scientific publication should not be a signal for its omission.