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116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4432 

To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a terrorism 

threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 20, 2019 

Mr. RICHMOND (for himself and Mr. KATKO) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare 

a terrorism threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, 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 ‘‘Protecting Critical In5 frastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DRONE AND EMERGING THREAT ASSESSMENT. 

7 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 

8 date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 


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1 Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 

2 Security shall— 

3 (1) in consultation with other relevant officials 

4 of the Department, request additional information 

5 from other agencies of the Federal Government, 

6 State and local government agencies, and the private 

7 sector relating to terrorism threats of unmanned air8 craft systems and other emerging terrorism threats 

9 associated with such new technologies; 

10 (2) in consultation with relevant officials of the 

11 Department and other appropriate agencies of the 

12 Federal Government, develop and disseminate a ter13 rorism threat assessment regarding unmanned air14 craft systems and other emerging terrorism threats 

15 associated with such new technologies; and 

16 (3) establish and utilize, in conjunction with the 

17 Chief Information Officer of the Department and 

18 other relevant entities, a secure communications and 

19 information technology infrastructure, including 

20 data-mining and other advanced analytical tools, in 

21 order to access, receive, and analyze data and infor22 mation in furtherance of the responsibilities under 

23 this section, including by establishing a voluntary 

24 mechanism whereby critical infrastructure owners 

25 and operators may report information on emerging 


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1 terrorism threats, such as the terrorism threat posed 

2 by unmanned aircraft systems. 

3 (b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 

4 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for In5 telligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 

6 Security shall prepare a terrorism threat assessment and 

7 report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the 

8 House of Representatives and the Committee on Home9 land Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on 

10 the terrorism threat posed by unmanned aircraft systems, 

11 including terrorism information collected from critical in12 frastructure owners and operators and Federal, State, and 

13 local government agencies. 

14 (c) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION.— 

15 Subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States 

16 Code, does not apply to this section. 

17 (d) DEFINITIONS.— 

18 (1) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

19 ‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given such 

20 term in section 1016(e) of Public Law 107–56 (42 

21 U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 

22 (2) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 

23 ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 


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1 such term in section 44801 of title 49, United 

2 States Code. 

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