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Union Calendar No. 283 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3787 

[Report No. 116–356] 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the Department 

of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, and 

for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 16, 2019 

Mr. PERRY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Homeland Security 

DECEMBER 18, 2019 

Additional sponsor: Mr. TAYLOR

DECEMBER 18, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on July 16, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish 

in the Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned 

Aircraft Systems Coordinator, 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 ‘‘DHS Countering Un5 manned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COUNTER7 MEASURES COORDINATOR. 

8 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Security 

9 Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding 

10 at the end the following new section: 

11 ‘‘SEC. 321. COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 

12 COORDINATOR. 

13 ‘‘(a) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary shall designate an 

14 official of the Department as the Countering Unmanned 

15 Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator (in this section re16 ferred to as the ‘Coordinator’) to coordinate with relevant 

17 Department offices and components, including the Office for 

18 Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Privacy Office and 

19 other relevant Federal agencies, as appropriate, on the de20 velopment of policies and plans to counter threats associ21 ated with UAS, including the following: 

22 ‘‘(1) Countering UAS that may be used in a ter23 rorist attack. 

24 ‘‘(2) Promoting research and development of 

25 counter UAS technologies. 


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1 ‘‘(3) Ensuring the dissemination of information 

2 and guidance related to countering UAS threats. 

3 ‘‘(4) Serving as the Department point of contact 

4 for Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement 

5 entities and the private sector regarding the Depart6 ment’s activities related to countering UAS. 

7 ‘‘(5) Carrying out other related UAS activities, 

8 as directed by the Secretary. 

9 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL

10 LAWS.—The Coordinator shall, in addition to other as11 signed duties, coordinate with relevant Department offices 

12 and components and other relevant Federal agencies, as ap13 propriate, to ensure testing, evaluation, or deployment of 

14 a system used to identify, assess, or defeat a UAS is carried 

15 out in accordance with applicable Federal laws. 

16 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.—The Co17 ordinator shall, working with the Office of Partnership and 

18 Engagement and other relevant Department offices and 

19 components, or other Federal agencies, as appropriate, serve 

20 as the principal Department official responsible for dis21 seminating to the private sector information regarding 

22 counter UAS technology, particularly information regard23 ing instances in which counter UAS technology may impact 

24 lawful private sector services or systems.’’. 


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1 (b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents in 

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

3 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 320 

4 the following new item: 

‘‘Sec. 321. Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 283 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3787 

[Report No. 116–356] 

A BILL 

To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to 

and for other purposes. rity an Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator, establish in the Department of Homeland SecuDECEMBER 18, 2019 

Reported with an amendment, committed to the Comand ordered to be printed mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 


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