IIB 
115TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6620 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
SEPTEMBER 26, 2018 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs 
AN ACT 
To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare 
a threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft sys-
tems, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting Critical In-
frastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DRONE AND EMERGING THREAT ASSESSMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for 
Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall— 
(1) in consultation with other relevant officials 
of the Department, request additional information 
from other agencies of the Federal Government, 
State and local government agencies, and the private 
sector relating to threats of unmanned aircraft sys-
tems and other emerging threats associated with 
such new technologies; 
(2) in consultation with relevant officials of the 
Department and other appropriate agencies of the 
Federal Government, develop and disseminate a se-
curity threat assessment regarding unmanned air-
craft systems and other emerging threats associated 
with such new technologies; and 
(3) establish and utilize, in conjunction with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department and 
other relevant entities, a secure communications and 
information technology infrastructure, including 
data-mining and other advanced analytical tools, in 
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order to access, receive, and analyze data and infor-
mation in furtherance of the responsibilities under 
this section, including by establishing a voluntary 
mechanism whereby critical infrastructure owners 
and operators may report information on emerging 
threats, such as the threat posed by unmanned air-
craft systems. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for In-
telligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland 
Security shall prepare a threat assessment and report to 
the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the threat 
posed by unmanned aircraft systems, including informa-
tion collected from critical infrastructure owners and oper-
ators and Federal, State, and local government agencies. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1016(e) of Public Law 107–56 (42 
U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(2) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 331 of the FAA Modernization 
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and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; 
Public Law 112–95). 
Passed the House of Representatives September 25, 
2018. 
Attest: 
KAREN L. HAAS, 
Clerk. 
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