IB Union Calendar No. 283 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3787 [Report No. 116–356] To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JULY 16, 2019 Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security DECEMBER 18, 2019 Additional sponsor: Mr. TAYLOR DECEMBER 18, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] [For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 16, 2019] VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 2 •HR 3787 RH A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 3 •HR 3787 RH Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘DHS Countering Un- 4 manned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act’’. 5 SEC. 2. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COUNTER- 6 MEASURES COORDINATOR. 7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security 8 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding 9 at the end the following new section: 10 ‘‘SEC. 321. COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 11 COORDINATOR. 12 ‘‘(a) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary shall designate an 13 official of the Department as the Countering Unmanned 14 Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator (in this section re- 15 ferred to as the ‘Coordinator’) to coordinate with relevant 16 Department offices and components, including the Office for 17 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Privacy Office and 18 other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, on the de- 19 velopment of policies and plans to counter threats associ- 20 ated with UAS, including the following: 21 ‘‘(1) Countering UAS that may be used in a ter- 22 rorist attack. 23 ‘‘(2) Promoting research and development of 24 counter UAS technologies. 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 4 •HR 3787 RH ‘‘(3) Ensuring the dissemination of information 1 and guidance related to countering UAS threats. 2 ‘‘(4) Serving as the Department point of contact 3 for Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 4 entities and the private sector regarding the Depart- 5 ment’s activities related to countering UAS. 6 ‘‘(5) Carrying out other related UAS activities, 7 as directed by the Secretary. 8 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL 9 LAWS.—The Coordinator shall, in addition to other as- 10 signed duties, coordinate with relevant Department offices 11 and components and other relevant Federal agencies, as ap- 12 propriate, to ensure testing, evaluation, or deployment of 13 a system used to identify, assess, or defeat a UAS is carried 14 out in accordance with applicable Federal laws. 15 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.—The Co- 16 ordinator shall, working with the Office of Partnership and 17 Engagement and other relevant Department offices and 18 components, or other Federal agencies, as appropriate, serve 19 as the principal Department official responsible for dis- 20 seminating to the private sector information regarding 21 counter UAS technology, particularly information regard- 22 ing instances in which counter UAS technology may impact 23 lawful private sector services or systems.’’. 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6203 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS 5 •HR 3787 RH (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 1 section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 2 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 320 3 the following new item: 4 ‘‘Sec. 321. Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator.’’. VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6213 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS Union Calendar No. 283 116TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3787 [Report No. 116–356] A BILL To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department of Homeland Secu- rity an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and for other purposes. DECEMBER 18, 2019 Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com- mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed VerDate Sep 11 2014 22:40 Dec 18, 2019 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6651 Sfmt 6651 E:\BILLS\H3787.RH H3787 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42 with BILLS