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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8590 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Attorney 

General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to 

establish counter-UAS system training and require the Attorney General 

and Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish related standards for initial and recurrent training programs or certifications for 

individuals seeking to operate counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equipment, or technology, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 31, 2024 

Mr. STRONG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 

the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary 

of Homeland Security, to establish counter-UAS system 

training and require the Attorney General and Secretary 

of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish 

related standards for initial and recurrent training programs or certifications for individuals seeking to operate 

counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equipment, or technology, and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Training Cen5 ter for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM TRAIN7 ING. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home9 land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend10 ed by adding at the end the following new sections: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 210H. COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM TRAINING. 

12 ‘‘The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec13 retary (acting through the Director of the Federal Law 

14 Enforcement Training Centers), may— 

15 ‘‘(1) provide training relating to measures to 

16 take the actions described in subsection (b)(1) of 

17 section 210G; and 

18 ‘‘(2) establish or designate one or more facili19 ties or training centers for the purpose described in 

20 paragraph (1). 

21 ‘‘SEC. 210I. COUNTER-UAS DETECTION AND MITIGATION 

22 SYSTEM OPERATOR QUALIFICATION AND 

23 TRAINING CRITERIA. 

24 ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Se25 curity and Attorney General, in coordination with the AdVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:51 Jul 17, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H8590.IH H8590

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1 ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall 

2 establish standards for initial and recurrent training pro3 grams or certifications for individuals seeking to operate 

4 counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equip5 ment, or technology. 

6 ‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out subsection 

7 (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney 

8 General shall, at a minimum— 

9 ‘‘(1) consider the potential impacts of the sys10 tems, equipment, and technology referred to in such 

11 subsection on aviation safety, civil aviation and aero12 space operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the civil13 ian use of airspace, and appropriate actions to main14 tain aviation safety, as determined by the Adminis15 trator of the Federal Aviation Administration; and 

16 ‘‘(2) establish— 

17 ‘‘(A) interagency coordination require18 ments prior to deployment of such systems, 

19 equipment, and technology; and 

20 ‘‘(B) the frequency at which an individual 

21 authorized to operate such systems, equipment, 

22 or technology shall complete and renew such 

23 training or certification. 

24 ‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 


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1 ‘‘(1) UAS.—The term ‘UAS’ means an un2 manned aircraft system. 

3 ‘‘(2) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘un4 manned aircraft’ has the meaning given such term 

5 in section 44801, of title 49, United States Code. 

6 ‘‘(3) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 

7 ‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given 

8 such term in section 44801, of title 49, United 

9 States Code.’’. 

10 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 

11 in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 

12 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

13 210G the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 210H. Counter-UAS system training. 

‘‘Sec. 210I. Counter-UAS detection and mitigation system operator qualification and training criteria.’’. 

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