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§ 4101. Definitions
In this chapter:
(1) Administration
(2) Administrator
(3) Cooperative activities of the Administration
(4) Data specifications
(5) Test or training range
(A) In general
The term “test or training range” means an area designated for operating unmanned maritime systems and other types of systems for the purpose of—
(i) evaluating the performance of such systems; or
(ii) training personnel on operating procedures for such systems.
(B) Inclusions
(6) Unmanned maritime systems
(A) In general
The term “unmanned maritime systems” means remotely operated or autonomous vehicles produced by the commercial sector—
(i) designed to function without an on-board human presence; and
(ii) that may include associated components such as control and communications, instrumentation, data transmission, and processing systems.
(B) Examples
The term “unmanned maritime systems” includes the following:
(i) Unmanned undersea vehicles.
(ii) Unmanned surface vehicles.
(iii) Autonomous underwater vehicles.
(iv) Autonomous surface vehicles.
(C) Treatment of aerial vehicles
(Pub. L. 115–394, § 2, Dec. 21, 2018, 132 Stat. 5281.)