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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 
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craft systems, and for other purposes. 
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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 ‘‘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 Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity 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 systems and 
other emerging threats associated with such new tech-
nologies; 
(2) in consultation with relevant officials of the 
Department and other appropriate agencies of the 
Federal Government, develop and disseminate a secu-
rity threat assessment regarding unmanned aircraft 
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 
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other relevant entities, a secure communications and 
information 
technology 
infrastructure, 
including 
data-mining and other advanced analytical tools, in 
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 Intel-
ligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity shall prepare a threat assessment and report to the 
Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the threat posed by 
unmanned aircraft systems, including information collected 
from critical infrastructure owners and operators and Fed-
eral, State, and local government agencies. Such assessment 
and report shall also include a classified plan to mitigate 
such threat, as appropriate. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given such 
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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 
and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note; Pub-
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 
to prepare a terrorism threat assessment relating 
to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other pur-
poses. 
NOVEMBER 22, 2019 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Com-
mittee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, 
and ordered to be printed 
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