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Union Calendar No. 124 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1646 
[Report No. 114–169, Part I] 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to research how small and 
medium sized unmanned aerial systems could be used in an attack, 
how to prevent or mitigate the effects of such an attack, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 26, 2015 
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN (for herself and Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Home-
land Security, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, 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 
JUNE 18, 2015 
Reported from the Committee on Homeland Security with amendments 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
JUNE 18, 2015 
The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 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 March 26, 2015] 
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A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to research 
how small and medium sized unmanned aerial systems 
could be used in an attack, how to prevent or mitigate 
the effects of such an attack, 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 ‘‘Homeland Security 
Drone Assessment and Analysis Act’’. 
SEC. 2. DRONE ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, 
and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission 
research how commercially available small and medium 
sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 
pounds could be used to perpetuate an attack and, based 
on such research, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
develop policies, guidance, and protocols to prevent such an 
attack or mitigate the risks of such an attack. Not later 
than 180 days after the completion of the research required 
under this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
may provide, as appropriate, the Secretary of Defense, the 
Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, and 
the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ad-
vice, based on such research, regarding how to best prevent 
and mitigate the risk of such an attack. 
(b) DISSEMINATION
TO STATE
AND LOCAL OFFI-
CIALS.—The Secretary of Homeland Security shall dissemi-
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nate information to State, local, and tribal law enforcement 
officials and State and major urban area fusion centers, 
as appropriate, regarding how such officials may bolster 
preparedness for and responses to attacks perpetrated by 
commercially available small and medium sized unmanned 
aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 pounds. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the 
Senate an assessment of the security risk associated with 
commercially available small and medium sized unmanned 
aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 pounds. Such assess-
ment shall be informed by research conducted in accordance 
with subsection (a), shall contain recommendations, if ap-
plicable, to prevent and mitigate the risk of an unmanned 
aircraft system attack, and may be developed in coordina-
tion with the Centers of Excellence of the Department of 
Homeland Security and other academic institutions. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 
Secretary of Homeland Security to research how certain 
commercially available small and medium sized un-
manned aircraft systems could be used in an attack, how 
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to prevent or mitigate the risk of such an attack, and for 
other purposes.’’. 
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