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Union Calendar No. 592 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8610 
[Report No. 118–698, Part I] 
To reauthorize and reform counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities, 
to improve transparency, security, safety, and accountability related to 
such authorities, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 4, 2024 
Mr. GREEN of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, Mr. 
GRAVES of Missouri, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, and Mr. NADLER) in-
troduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
the Judiciary, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently 
determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provi-
sions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 
Additional sponsors: Mr. GRAVES of Louisiana and Mr. MAGAZINER 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 
Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure with an 
amendment 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
SEPTEMBER 20, 2024 
Committees on the Judiciary and Homeland Security discharged; committed 
to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and or-
dered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 4, 2024] 
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A BILL 
To reauthorize and reform counter-unmanned aircraft system 
authorities, to improve transparency, security, safety, and 
accountability related to such authorities, 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; TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This Act may be cited as the 
‘‘Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthor-
ization Act’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents of this 
Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. 
Sec. 2. Definitions. 
Sec. 3. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 4. FAA counter-UAS activities. 
Sec. 5. Additional limited authority for detection, identification, monitoring, and 
tracking. 
Sec. 6. Counter-UAS mitigation law enforcement pilot program. 
Sec. 7. Counter-UAS system planning and deployment at airports. 
Sec. 8. UAS detection and mitigation enforcement authority. 
Sec. 9. Reporting on counter-UAS activities. 
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 
(a) APPLICATION OF TERMS.—Unless otherwise speci-
fied, the terms in section 44801 of title 49, United States 
Code, shall apply to this Act. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In this Act: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ 
means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives; and 
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(B) the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Homeland Security and Govern-
mental Affairs, and the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) COVERED AIRPORT.—The term ‘‘covered air-
port’’ means— 
(A) a large hub airport (as defined in sec-
tion 47102 of title 49, United States Code); 
(B) a medium hub airport (as defined in 
section 47102 of title 49, United States Code); or 
(C) an airport with a total annual landed 
weight of all-cargo of more than 7,500,000,000 
pounds in 2021 or any year thereafter. 
(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered enti-
ty’’ means— 
(A) the owner or proprietor of a covered 
site; and 
(B) with respect to a public gathering, the 
organizing entity of such gathering. 
(4) COVERED
SITE.—The term ‘‘covered site’’ 
means— 
(A) a fixed site facility related to— 
(i) critical infrastructure, such as en-
ergy production, transmission, distribution 
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