Title: DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act
Policy area: Emergency Management

Summary:
DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator Act
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to designate a DHS official as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Coordinator to coordinate with relevant DHS offices and components on the development of policies and plans to counter threats associated with UAS, including the possible use of UAS in a terrorist attack.
The coordinator shall: (1) ensure that activities for identifying, assessing, or defeating a UAS are carried out in accordance with applicable federal laws; and (2) serve as the principal DHS official for disseminating information regarding counter-UAS technology to the private sector.

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6438 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6438

    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the 
     Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
                  Coordinator, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 19, 2018

 Mr. Perry (for himself and Mr. McCaul) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
    To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish in the 
     Department of Homeland Security an Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
                  Coordinator, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``DHS Countering Unmanned Aircraft 
Systems Coordinator Act''.

SEC. 2. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COUNTERMEASURES COORDINATOR.

    (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section:

``SEC. 321. COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COORDINATOR.

    ``(a) Coordinator.--The Secretary shall designate an official of 
the Department as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) 
Coordinator (in this section referred to as the `Coordinator') to 
coordinate with relevant Department offices and components on the 
development of policies and plans to counter threats associated with 
UAS, including--
            ``(1) countering UAS that may be used in a terrorist 
        attack;
            ``(2) promoting research and development of counter UAS 
        technologies;
            ``(3) ensuring the dissemination of information and 
        guidance related to countering UAS threats;
            ``(4) serving as the Department point of contact for 
        Federal, State, local, and tribal law enforcement entities and 
        the private sector regarding the Department's activities 
        related to countering UAS; and
            ``(5) carrying out other related UAS activities, as 
        directed by the Secretary.
    ``(b) Coordination With Applicable Federal Laws.--The Coordinator 
shall, in addition to other assigned duties, coordinate with relevant 
Department components and offices to ensure testing, evaluation, or 
deployment of a system used to identify, assess, or defeat a UAS is 
carried out in accordance with applicable Federal laws.
    ``(c) Coordination With Private Sector.--The Coordinator shall, 
working with the Office of Partnership and Engagement and other 
relevant Department offices and components, or other Federal agencies, 
as appropriate, serve as the principal Department official responsible 
for disseminating to the private sector information regarding counter 
UAS technology, particularly information regarding instances in which 
counter UAS technology may impact lawful private sector services or 
systems.''.
    (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents in 
section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 317, 319, 318, and 319 and 
inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 317. Promoting antiterrorism through international cooperation 
                            program.
``Sec. 318. Social media working group.
``Sec. 319. Transparency in research and development.
``Sec. 320. EMP and GMD mitigation research and development.
``Sec. 321. Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator.''.
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