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Amend the amendment in section 1 in §4502 in subsection 3 in the last 2 lines (page 2, lines 19 and 20 in amendment) by striking out the following: "for research and development purposes" and inserting the following: 'as provided under section 4503, subsection 3'
Amend the amendment in section 1 in §4503 by inserting after subsection 2 the following:
 
‘3.  Research, testing, training, manufacture.    A manufacturer, subcontractor of a manufacturer, testing company or educational institution may deploy an unmanned aerial vehicle or any component parts for the purposes of research, testing, training or manufacture of such vehicles.’
Amend the amendment by relettering or renumbering any nonconsecutive Part letter or section number to read consecutively.
 
SUMMARY
This amendment adds to the list of allowed uses of unmanned aerial vehicles the deployment of an unmanned aerial vehicle or any component parts by a manufacturer, subcontractor of a manufacturer, testing company or educational institution for the purposes of research, testing, training or manufacture of such vehicles, and exempts a manufacturer or subcontractor, testing company or educational institution deploying an unmanned aerial vehicle for such research, testing, training or manufacturing purposes from the prohibition on the use of facial recognition technology or equipping a vehicle with weapons.