114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1646 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to research 
how certain commercially available small and medium 
sized unmanned aircraft systems could be used in an 
attack, how to prevent or mitigate the risk of such an 
attack, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Homeland Security 
Drone Assessment and Analysis Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DRONE ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
research how commercially available small- and medium- 
sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 
pounds, could be used to perpetuate an attack and, based 
on such research, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall develop policies, guidance, and protocols for the De-
partment of Homeland Security to prevent such an attack 
or mitigate the risks of such an attack. Not later than 
180 days after the completion of the research required 
under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may provide, as appropriate, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, and 
the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission in-
formation, based on such research, regarding how to best 
prevent and mitigate the risk of such an attack. 
(b) DISSEMINATION TO STATE AND LOCAL OFFI-
CIALS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall dis-
seminate information to State, local, and tribal law en-
forcement officials and State and major urban area fusion
centers, as appropriate, regarding how such officials may 
bolster preparedness for and responses to attacks per-
petrated by commercially available small- and medium- 
sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 
pounds. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate an assessment of the security risk 
associated with commercially available small- and medium- 
sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 
pounds. Such assessment shall be informed by research 
conducted in accordance with subsection (a), shall contain 
recommendations, if applicable, to prevent and mitigate 
the risk of an unmanned aircraft system attack, and may 
be developed in coordination with the Centers of Excel-
lence of the Department of Homeland Security and other 
academic institutions. 
(d) PROHIBITION ON NEW FUNDING.—No funds are 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this Act. This
Act shall be carried out using amounts appropriated or 
otherwise made available for such purposes. 
Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 1646 
AN ACT 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to 
research how certain commercially available small 
and medium sized unmanned aircraft systems 
could be used in an attack, how to prevent or 
mitigate the risk of such an attack, and for other 
purposes.