Sec. 2833. Report on encroachment challenges on military installations posed by non-military aircraft
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Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing— the encroachment challenges and security risks posed by non-military aircraft overflying military installations inside the United States, to include operational impacts, installation and personnel security, and intelligence concerns, and practicable strategies and recommendations for mitigation of any such challenges and risks, to include— increased military regulatory authority; and distinctions, if any, among government/first responder, commercial, civil and recreational aviation.
In this section, the term aircraft does not include unmanned aerial vehicles known as drones, whether used for military or non-military purposes, except that the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment may make reference in the report required by subsection
(a)to the use of such unmanned aerial vehicles if the Secretary considers reference to such use relevant to the subject of the report.