Sec. 916. Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Task Force
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Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish, or designate from existing organizations and personnel, a counter-unmanned aircraft systems task force, to be known as the C-UAS Task Force . Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the C-UAS Task Force, shall consolidate and update all Department of Defense memoranda and directives related to the countering of unmanned aircraft systems in United States airspace to provide clarity to and an expedited decision-making process for commanders with respect to effectively engaging unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft incursions at military installations in the United States.
The memoranda and directives required to be consolidated and updated under paragraph
(1)include the following: The Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Strategy of the Department of Defense, dated January 7, 2021. The Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum entitled Risk-based Assessment in Support of Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Activities to Protect DOD Facilities and Assets and dated May 7, 2020. Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum 16–003, entitled Interim Guidance for Countering Unmanned Aircraft and dated August 18, 2016. Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum 17–00X, entitled Supplemental Guidance for Countering Unmanned Aircraft and dated July 5, 2017. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Notice 3124, entitled Interim Guidance for Countering Unmanned Aircraft and dated February 8, 2017. Other related general administrative notices of the Joint Staff. Any other associated memoranda or directives of the Department of Defense relating to unmanned aircraft systems, as necessary. Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue new memoranda, directives, and guidance related to authorities to counter unmanned aircraft systems. The Secretary shall ensure that memoranda, directives, and guidance issued under paragraph
(1)are included in pre-briefings for any officers that assume command of a military installation in the United States on or after July 1, 2025. Not later than 60 days after the issuance of the memoranda, directives, and guidance required by paragraph (1), each commander of a military installation shall issue standard operating procedures for countering unmanned aircraft systems at the installation. If there is a change of command of a military installation during the 60-day period described in subparagraph (A), the incoming commander of the installation shall issue the standard operating procedures required by that subparagraph not later than 60 days after receiving the pre-briefing described in paragraph (2).