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Union Calendar No. 250 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4432 

[Report No. 116–309] 

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 

NOVEMBER 22, 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 September 20, 2019] 


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A BILL 

To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare 

a terrorism threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, 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 ‘‘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 Intel9 ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu10 rity shall— 

11 (1) in consultation with other relevant officials 

12 of the Department, request additional information 

13 from other agencies of the Federal Government, State 

14 and local government agencies, and the private sector 

15 relating to threats of unmanned aircraft systems and 

16 other emerging threats associated with such new tech17 nologies; 

18 (2) in consultation with relevant officials of the 

19 Department and other appropriate agencies of the 

20 Federal Government, develop and disseminate a secu21 rity threat assessment regarding unmanned aircraft 

22 systems and other emerging threats associated with 

23 such new technologies; and 

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

25 Chief Information Officer of the Department and 


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1 other relevant entities, a secure communications and 

2 information technology infrastructure, including 

3 data-mining and other advanced analytical tools, in 

4 order to access, receive, and analyze data and infor5 mation in furtherance of the responsibilities under 

6 this section, including by establishing a voluntary 

7 mechanism whereby critical infrastructure owners 

8 and operators may report information on emerging 

9 threats, such as the threat posed by unmanned air10 craft systems. 

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

12 of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intel13 ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu14 rity shall prepare a threat assessment and report to the 

15 Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep16 resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 

17 Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the threat posed by 

18 unmanned aircraft systems, including information collected 

19 from critical infrastructure owners and operators and Fed20 eral, State, and local government agencies. Such assessment 

21 and report shall also include a classified plan to mitigate 

22 such threat, as appropriate. 

23 (c) DEFINITIONS.— 

24 (1) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 

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


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

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

3 (2) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 

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

5 such term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization 

6 and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Pub7 lic Law 112–95). 


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Union Calendar No. 250 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4432 

[Report No. 116–309] 

A BILL 

To require the Department of Homeland Security 

poses. to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purto prepare a terrorism threat assessment relating 

NOVEMBER 22, 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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