Fourth Amendments to the Constitution and appli-
cable provisions of Federal law; 
(2) communications to or from an unmanned 
aircraft system are intercepted, acquired, or accessed 
only to the extent necessary to support the actions 
described in subsection (b); 
(3) records of such communications are main-
tained only for as long as necessary, and in no event 
more than 180 days, unless the Secretary of State 
determines that maintenance of such records— 
(A) is necessary to investigate or assist in 
the prosecution of a violation of law; 
(B) is necessary to directly support an on-
going security, law enforcement, or national de-
fense operations; or 
(C) is required under Federal statue, regu-
lation, or for the purpose of litigation; and 
(4) such communications are not disclosed out-
side the Department of State unless the disclosure— 
(A) is necessary to investigate or assist in 
the prosecution of a violation of law; 
(B) would support the Department of De-
fense, a Federal law enforcement, intelligence, 
or security agency, or a State, local, tribal, or 
territorial law enforcement agency; 
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(C) would support the enforcement activi-
ties of a regulatory agency of the Federal Gov-
ernment in connection with a criminal or civil 
investigation of, or any regulatory, statutory, or 
other enforcement action relating to, an action 
described in subsection (b); 
(D) is between the Department of State 
and a Federal, State, local, tribal, or territorial 
law enforcement agency in the course of a secu-
rity or protection operation of either agency or 
a joint operations of such agencies; or 
(E) is otherwise required by law. 
(g) BUDGET.—The Secretary of State shall submit 
to Congress, as a part of the budget presentation docu-
ments for each fiscal year following the enactment of this 
provision, a consolidated funding display that identifies 
the funding source for the actions described in subsection 
(b)(1) within the Department of State. The funding dis-
play shall be in unclassified form but may contain a classi-
fied annex. 
(h) ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT.— 
(1) FACILITIES
AND
SERVICES
OF
OTHER 
AGENCIES AND NON-FEDERAL ENTITIES.—The Sec-
retary is authorized to use, solicit, or accept from 
any other Federal agency, or any other public or pri-
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vate entity, supplies, services, or funds to facilitate 
or take the actions provided for in subsection (b). 
The Secretary may use, solicit, or accept such sup-
plies, services, or funds with or without reimburse-
ment and notwithstanding any provision of law that 
would prevent such use or acceptance. The Secretary 
in implementing subsection (l)(3)(C) may enter into 
agreements with other executive agencies and with 
appropriate officials of other non-Federal public or 
private agencies or entities, as may be necessary and 
proper to carry out their responsibilities under this 
section. 
(2) MUTUAL SUPPORT.—The Secretary is au-
thorized to provide support or assistance, upon the 
request of an agency or department conducting a 
mission specified in section 210G of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n), section 130i 
of title 10, United States Code, or section 4510 of 
the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2661), 
in fulfilling the requesting agency’s or department’s 
roles and responsibilities for that mission, when exi-
gent circumstances exist, limited to a specified time-
frame and location, within available resources, on a 
reimbursable or non-reimbursable basis, in coordina-
tion with the Federal Aviation Administration. 
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(i) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—On a semiannual basis be-
ginning six months following the enactment of this 
provision during the seven-year period beginning 
upon enactment of this provision, the Secretary of 
State and the Secretary of Transportation shall 
jointly provide a briefing to the appropriate congres-
sional committees on the activities carried out pursu-
ant to this section. Such briefings shall include a de-
scription of— 
(A) policies, programs, and procedures to 
mitigate or eliminate impacts of such activities 
to the National Airspace System; 
(B) instances where actions described in 
subsection (b)(1) have been taken; 
(C) the guidance, policies, or procedures 
established to address privacy, civil rights, and 
civil liberties issues implicated by the actions 
authorized under this section and any changes 
or subsequent efforts that would significantly 
affect privacy, civil rights, or civil liberties; 
(D) how the Secretaries have informed the 
public as to the possible use of authorities 
under this section; 
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(E) how the Secretaries have engaged with 
Federal, State, and local law enforcement agen-
cies to implement and use such authorities; and 
(F) a description of the impact of the au-
thorities granted under this section on lawful 
operator access to national airspace and UAS 
integration into the national airspace system. 
(2) FORM.—Each briefing under paragraph (1) 
shall be in unclassified form but may be accom-
panied by an additional classified briefing. 
(j) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to— 
(1) vest in the Secretary of State any authority 
of the Secretary of Transportation or the Adminis-
trator of the Federal Aviation Administration under 
title 49, United States Code; and 
(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation or 
the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Adminis-
tration any authority of the Secretary of State. 
(k) TERMINATION.—The authority provided by sub-
section (a) shall terminate on the date that is 7 years after 
the enactment of this Act. 
(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
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