I 
119TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7379 
To amend title 51, United States Code, to provide the National Aeronautics 
and Space Administration authority to detect, identify, monitor, and 
track unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
FEBRUARY 4, 2026 
Ms. STEVENS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Science, Space, and Technology, and in addition to the Com-
mittees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, and Energy 
and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speak-
er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the ju-
risdiction of the committee concerned 
A BILL 
To amend title 51, United States Code, to provide the Na-
tional Aeronautics and Space Administration authority 
to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft 
systems, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘NASA Counter-Un-
manned Aircraft System Authority Act’’ or the ‘‘NASA 
C-UAS Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. NASA AUTHORITY WITH RESPECT TO UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION AND DE-
TECTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 201 of 
title 51, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 20150. Detecting, identifying, monitoring, and 
tracking unmanned aircraft systems and 
unmanned aircraft that pose threats to 
certain facilities and assets 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 46502 
of title 49, sections 32, 1030, and 1367 and chapters 119 
and 206 of title 18, or section 705 of the Communications 
Act of 1934, the Administrator may take, and may au-
thorize personnel with assigned duties that include the se-
curity or protection of people, facilities, or assets to take, 
the actions described in subsection (b) that are necessary 
to detect, identify, monitor, and track an unmanned air-
craft system or unmanned aircraft that poses a credible 
threat (as defined by the Administrator, in consultation 
with the Secretary) to the safety or security of a covered 
facility or asset. 
‘‘(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 
this subsection are limited to such actions during the oper-
ation of an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned air-
craft to detect, identify, monitor, or track, as appropriate, 
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the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, with-
out prior consent, including by means of intercept or other 
access of a wire communication, an oral communication, 
or an electronic communication used to control the un-
manned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft. 
‘‘(c) IDENTIFICATION
AND ASSESSMENT
OF COV-
ERED FACILITIES OR ASSETS.— 
‘‘(1) INVENTORY OF CERTAIN FACILITIES OR 
ASSETS.—The Administrator shall identify each fa-
cility or asset located on or within the property of 
the Administration that directly relates to one or 
more missions of the Administration pertaining to 
any of the following: 
‘‘(A) Launch services. 
‘‘(B) Reentry services. 
‘‘(C) The protection of space support vehi-
cles or payloads. 
‘‘(2) RISK-BASED ASSESSMENT.—The Adminis-
trator, in coordination with the Secretary, shall con-
duct a risk-based assessment of each facility and 
asset identified under paragraph (1) that includes 
an evaluation of the following: 
‘‘(A) Threat information specific to each 
such facility and asset. 
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