I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 709 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Attorney 
General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to 
establish counter-UAS system training and require the Attorney General 
and Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish related stand-
ards for initial and recurrent training programs or certifications for 
individuals seeking to operate counter-UAS detection and mitigation sys-
tems, equipment, or technology, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 23, 2025 
Mr. STRONG introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transpor-
tation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall with-
in the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require 
the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, to establish counter-UAS system 
training and require the Attorney General and Secretary 
of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish 
related standards for initial and recurrent training pro-
grams or certifications for individuals seeking to operate 
counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equip-
ment, or technology, 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 ‘‘National Training Cen-
ter for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM TRAIN-
ING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle A of title II of the Home-
land Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new sections: 
‘‘SEC. 210H. COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM TRAINING. 
‘‘The Attorney General, in coordination with the Sec-
retary (acting through the Director of the Federal Law 
Enforcement Training Centers), may— 
‘‘(1) provide training relating to measures to 
take the actions described in subsection (b)(1) of 
section 210G; and 
‘‘(2) establish or designate one or more facili-
ties or training centers for the purpose described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘SEC. 210I. COUNTER-UAS DETECTION AND MITIGATION 
SYSTEM 
OPERATOR 
QUALIFICATION 
AND 
TRAINING CRITERIA. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity and Attorney General, in coordination with the Ad-
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ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall 
establish standards for initial and recurrent training pro-
grams or certifications for individuals seeking to operate 
counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equip-
ment, or technology. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To carry out subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney 
General shall, at a minimum— 
‘‘(1) consider the potential impacts of the sys-
tems, equipment, and technology referred to in such 
subsection on aviation safety, civil aviation and aero-
space operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the civil-
ian use of airspace, and appropriate actions to main-
tain aviation safety, as determined by the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration; and 
‘‘(2) establish— 
‘‘(A) interagency coordination require-
ments prior to deployment of such systems, 
equipment, and technology; and 
‘‘(B) the frequency at which an individual 
authorized to operate such systems, equipment, 
or technology shall complete and renew such 
training or certification. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) UAS.—The term ‘UAS’ means an un-
manned aircraft system. 
‘‘(2) UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT.—The term ‘un-
manned aircraft’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 44801, of title 49, United States Code. 
‘‘(3) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 44801, of title 49, United 
States Code.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
210G the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 210H. Counter-UAS system training. 
‘‘Sec. 210I. Counter-UAS detection and mitigation system operator qualifica-
tion and training criteria.’’. 
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