Sec. 902. Executive agent for countering threats posed by small unmanned aircraft
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Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 901, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: The Secretary of Defense, shall designate a senior official from among the personnel of the Department of Defense to act as the executive agent responsible for providing oversight of— the efforts of the Department to counter small unmanned aircraft and systems; and associated training and technology programs. The Executive agent shall— coordinate and integrate joint requirements to counter threats posed by small unmanned aircraft; provide common individual training to members of the Armed Forces on countering such threats; and carry out joint research, development, test, and evaluation activities for common activities on behalf of the military departments with respect to counter-UAS systems.
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the military departments, Defense Agencies, and other components of the Department of Defense provide the executive agent designated under subsection
(a)with the appropriate support and resources needed to perform the roles, responsibilities, and authorities of the executive agent. The Secretary shall carry out this section in compliance with Directive 5101.1. In this section: The term Directive 5101.1 means Department of Defense Directive 5101.1, or any successor directive relating to the responsibilities of an executive agent of the Department of Defense. The term executive agent has the meaning given the term DoD Executive Agent in Directive 5101.1. The terms counter-UAS system , unmanned aircraft , and small unmanned aircraft have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code. .