facilities and equipment, and railroad fa-
cilities; 
(ii) oil refineries and chemical facili-
ties; 
(iii) amusement parks; or 
(iv) State prisons; 
(B) the location of a large public gathering 
described in section 44812(c) of title 49, United 
States Code; or 
(C) the site with respect to which a flight 
restriction is maintained pursuant to section 
521 of division F of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2004 (49 U.S.C. 40103 note). 
SEC. 3. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS 
FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a) by striking ‘‘(as defined by 
the Secretary or the Attorney General, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Transportation)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(as defined by the Secretary and the Attorney Gen-
eral, in coordination with the Secretary of Transpor-
tation)’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
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(i) in subparagraph (A) by inserting 
‘‘or unmanned aircraft’’ after ‘‘During the 
operation of the unmanned aircraft sys-
tem’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (D) by striking 
‘‘Seize or exercise control of’’ and inserting 
‘‘Seize, exercise control of, or otherwise con-
fiscate’’; 
(iii) by striking subparagraph (E); 
and 
(iv) by redesignating subparagraph (F) 
as subparagraph (E); and 
(B) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4) 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) COORDINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary and the 
Attorney General shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Transportation in carrying out the ac-
tions described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(B) DETERMINATION
BY
ADMINISTRATOR 
OF FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION.—Before 
the Secretary and the Attorney General may take 
or authorize the taking of an action under this 
section, the Administrator of the Federal Avia-
tion Administration shall determine if such ac-
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tion would result in an adverse impact on avia-
tion safety, civil aviation and aerospace oper-
ations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use of the 
national airspace system. If the Administration 
determines such action would not result in such 
an adverse impact, the Secretary and the Attor-
ney General may take or authorize the taking of 
such action. If the Administrator determines 
such action would result in such an adverse im-
pact, the Secretary and the Attorney General 
shall coordinate with the Administrator to take 
any necessary action to ensure that such an ad-
verse impact can be sufficiently mitigated. 
‘‘(3) RESEARCH, TESTING, TRAINING, AND EVAL-
UATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, the At-
torney General, and the Secretary of Transpor-
tation may conduct research on, testing on, 
training on, and evaluation of equipment, in-
cluding electronic equipment, and technology to 
determine the capability and utility of such 
equipment or technology for any action described 
in paragraph (1), including prior to the initial 
use of such equipment or technology. 
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‘‘(B) COORDINATION.—The Secretary, the 
Attorney General, and the Secretary of Trans-
portation shall coordinate activities under this 
paragraph and mutually share data and results 
from such activities. 
‘‘(4) LIST
OF
AUTHORIZED
EQUIPMENT
AND 
TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(A) LIST.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of the Counter-UAS Authority 
Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act, the 
Secretary, in coordination with the Attorney 
General and the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration, shall maintain a list 
of approved makes and models of counter-UAS 
detection and mitigation systems, equipment, 
and technology. Such list shall include the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(i) A description of the specific detec-
tion or mitigation functions of each such 
system, equipment, or technology that en-
able each such system, equipment, or tech-
nology to carry out an action described in 
paragraph (1). 
‘‘(ii) Whether each such system, equip-
ment, or technology is authorized for an ac-
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tion described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
(C), or (D) of paragraph (1). 
‘‘(iii) Any conditions or restrictions 
generally applicable to the use, location, or 
positioning of each such system, equipment, 
or technology, including whether and how 
each such system, equipment, or technology 
may be suitable for use in terminal air-
space. 
‘‘(B) IMPACT DETERMINATION BY ADMINIS-
TRATOR.—A counter-UAS detection or mitiga-
tion system, equipment, or technology may not 
be included on the list maintained under sub-
paragraph (A) unless the Administrator of the 
Federal Aviation Administration makes a writ-
ten determination that— 
‘‘(i)(I) the system, equipment, or tech-
nology meets any applicable minimum per-
formance requirements as described in sec-
tion 44810(e) of title 49, United States 
Code; and 
‘‘(II) the use of such system, equip-
ment, or technology does not present an ad-
verse impact on aviation safety, civil avia-
tion and aerospace operations, aircraft air-
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worthiness, or the use of the national air-
space system; or 
‘‘(ii) in the event the Administrator 
identifies such an adverse impact from such 
system, equipment, or technology, such an 
adverse impact can be sufficiently mitigated 
and the mitigation activities are described 
in the list maintained under subparagraph 
(A) or in a manner determined by the Ad-
ministrator. 
‘‘(C) SPECTRUM IMPACT CONSULTATION.— 
The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Ad-
ministrator of the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion shall consult with the Federal Communica-
tions Commission or the Administrator of the 
National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration, as appropriate, to determine 
whether the use of a counter-UAS detection or 
mitigation system, equipment, or technology on 
the list maintained under subparagraph (A)— 
‘‘(i) does not present an adverse im-
pact on civilian telecommunications, com-
munications spectrum, internet technology, 
or radio communications networks or sys-
tems; or 
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