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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 3787 

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 

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. 

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COUNTER2 MEASURES COORDINATOR. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu4 rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 

5 adding at the end the following new section: 

6 ‘‘SEC. 321. COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 

7 COORDINATOR. 

8 ‘‘(a) COORDINATOR.—The Secretary shall designate 

9 an official of the Department as the Countering Un10 manned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator (in this sec11 tion referred to as the ‘Coordinator’) to coordinate with 

12 relevant Department offices and components on the devel13 opment of policies and plans to counter threats associated 

14 with UAS, including the following: 

15 ‘‘(1) Countering UAS that may be used in a 

16 terrorist attack. 

17 ‘‘(2) Promoting research and development of 

18 counter UAS technologies. 

19 ‘‘(3) Ensuring the dissemination of information 

20 and guidance related to countering UAS threats. 

21 ‘‘(4) Serving as the Department point of con22 tact for Federal, State, local, and Tribal law en23 forcement entities and the private sector regarding 

24 the Department’s activities related to countering 

25 UAS. 


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

2 as directed by the Secretary. 

3 ‘‘(b) COORDINATION WITH APPLICABLE FEDERAL

4 LAWS.—The Coordinator shall, in addition to other as5 signed duties, coordinate with relevant Department com6 ponents and offices to ensure testing, evaluation, or de7 ployment of a system used to identify, assess, or defeat 

8 a UAS is carried out in accordance with applicable Fed9 eral laws. 

10 ‘‘(c) COORDINATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR.—The 

11 Coordinator shall, working with the Office of Partnership 

12 and Engagement and other relevant Department offices 

13 and components, or other Federal agencies, as appro14 priate, serve as the principal Department official respon15 sible for disseminating to the private sector information 

16 regarding counter UAS technology, particularly informa17 tion regarding instances in which counter UAS technology 

18 may impact lawful private sector services or systems.’’. 

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

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

21 amended by inserting after the item relating to section 

22 320 the following new item: 

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

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