(A) the Senate Foreign Relations Com-
mittee and the House Foreign Affairs Com-
mittee; 
(B) the Select Committee on Intelligence, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate; and 
(C) the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
and the Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives; 
(2) the term ‘‘budget’’, with respect to a fiscal 
year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is 
submitted to Congress by the President under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘covered facility or asset’’ means 
any facility or asset that— 
(A) is identified as high-risk and a poten-
tial target for unlawful unmanned aircraft ac-
tivity by the Secretary of State, in coordination 
with the Federal Aviation Administration, with 
respect 
to 
potentially 
impacted 
airspace, 
through a risk-based assessment for purposes of 
this section; 
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(B) is located in the United States (includ-
ing the territories and possessions of the United 
States); 
(C) directly relates to the security and pro-
tective missions of the Department of State, in-
cluding those consistent with— 
(i) the Omnibus Diplomatic Security 
and Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 
4801, et seq.); and 
(ii) section 37 of the State Depart-
ment Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 
U.S.C. 2709); and 
(D) when fulfilling personal protection re-
sponsibilities 
consistent 
with 
U.S.C. 
4802(a)(1)(D), 
4802(a)(2)(B)(vii), 
4802 
(a)(2)(B)(viii), and 2709(a)(3), is limited to a 
specified timeframe at a static location; 
(4) the terms ‘‘electronic communication’’, 
‘‘intercept’’, ‘‘oral communication’’, and ‘‘wire com-
munication’’ have the meanings given those terms in 
section 2510 of title 18, United States Code; 
(5) the term ‘‘personnel’’— 
(A) means officers, employees, and con-
tractors of the Department of State with as-
signed duties that include safety, security, or 
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protection of personnel, facilities, or assets and 
who are trained and certified to perform such 
duties, including training specific to countering 
unmanned aircraft threats and mitigating risks 
in the national airspace; and 
(B) includes contractors conducting oper-
ations under subsections (a) and (b) if the con-
tractors are— 
(i) directly contracted by the Depart-
ment of State; 
(ii) operating at a government owned 
or government leased facility; 
(iii) not conducting inherently govern-
mental functions; and 
(iv) trained and certified by the De-
partment of State as meeting established 
Department guidance and regulations; 
(6) the term ‘‘risk-based assessment’’ includes 
an evaluation of threat information specific to a cov-
ered facility or asset and, with respect to potential 
impacts on the safety and efficiency of the national 
airspace system and the needs of law enforcement 
and national security at each covered facility or 
asset identified by the Secretary, of each of the fol-
lowing factors: 
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(A) Potential impacts to safety, efficiency, 
and use of the national airspace system, includ-
ing potential effects on manned aircraft and un-
manned aircraft 30 systems, aviation safety, 
airport operations, infrastructure, and air navi-
gation services related to the use of any system 
or technology for carrying out the actions de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1). 
(B) Options for mitigating any identified 
impacts to the national airspace system related 
to the use of any system or technology, includ-
ing minimizing when possible the use of any 
technology which disrupts the transmission of 
radio or electronic signals, for carrying out the 
actions described in subsection (b)(1). 
(C) Potential consequences of the impacts 
of any actions taken under subsection (b)(l) to 
the national airspace system and infrastructure 
if not mitigated. 
(D) The ability to provide reasonable ad-
vance notice to aircraft operators consistent 
with the safety of the national airspace system 
and the needs of law enforcement and national 
security. 
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(E) The setting and character of any cov-
ered facility or asset, including whether it is lo-
cated in a populated area or near other struc-
tures, whether the facility is open to the public, 
whether the facility is also used for nongovern-
mental functions, and any potential for inter-
ference with wireless communications or for in-
jury or damage to persons or property. 
(F) Potential consequences to national se-
curity, public safety, or law enforcement if 
threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems are 
not mitigated or resolved; and 
(7) the terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ and ‘‘un-
manned aircraft system’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 44801 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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