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Code · BILL · 118th Congress · S. 4638 (Reported in Senate) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1057

Sec. 1057. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions

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The Secretary of Defense shall develop, as part of the national defense strategy required under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code, a holistic strategy for countering unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS)technology and the threats such technology poses to facilities, personnel, and assets of the Department of Defense in the United States and overseas. Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the strategy required under subparagraph (A), which shall contain an unclassified summary of the strategy. In this subsection, the term appropriate committees of Congress means— the Committee on Armed Services and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, shall establish a process for referring for investigation and prosecution a UAS offense with respect to which the Secretary of Defense has taken an action described in section 130i(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment, in consultation with the Attorney General and the Director of National Intelligence, of any recommended changes, including adjustments in the allocation of resources, in law, policy, or any other authority to improve the ability of the Secretary to carry out the national defense strategy (as required under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code) in response to UAS incursions, to respond to future UAS incursions, and to mitigate the risks posed to national security from UAS incursions. The assessment shall include recommendations for requirements for the Department of Defense to pre-coordinate planned actions in response to anticipated types of UAS incursions with other relevant Federal departments and agencies. The Secretary of Defense shall conduct an assessment, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that includes— a description of the resources and authorities that installation commanders at United States military installations overseas are provided to collaborate with local law enforcement, host nation militaries, and other host nation security institutions to counter UAS threats to military installations; and recommendations for improving the relationships referred to in subparagraph (A), including any authorities changes or required modifications to partnership agreements. Not later than January 31, 2025, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the assessment conducted under paragraphs
(1)and (2). In this subsection, the term appropriate congressional committees means— the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. Consistent with section 1059 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 ( Public Law 114–92 ; 10 U.S.C. 284 note), the Secretary of Defense is authorized to provide support to Federal, state, and local government agencies for detection, identifying, and monitoring of unmanned aircraft systems that cross the Northern and Southern borders of the United States.
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