small unmanned aircraft
Defined in 3 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
Definitions.—In this section, the terms "small unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note).1
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- 2018–202214 U.S.C. § 1156Coast Guard · Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems · in this section
Definitions.—In this section, the terms "small unmanned aircraft" and "unmanned aircraft system" have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2022–202614 U.S.C. § 1156Coast Guard · Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems · in this section
In this section, the terms “small unmanned aircraft” and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2026–present14 U.S.C. § 1156Coast Guard · Limitation on unmanned aircraft systems · in this section
Small unmanned aircraft.—The term "small unmanned aircraft" means an unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds, including the weight of anything attached to or carried by the aircraft.
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- 2018–202649 U.S.C. § 44801Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
The term “small unmanned aircraft” means an unmanned aircraft weighing less than 55 pounds, including the weight of anything attached to or carried by the aircraft.
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- 2026–present49 U.S.C. § 44801Transportation · Definitions · in this chapter
The terms “small unmanned aircraft”, “unmanned aircraft”, and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49.
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- 2026–present10 U.S.C. § 199Armed Forces · Joint Interagency Task Force 401 · in this section