Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018

Bill: 115-hr-6401
Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. [R-TX-10]
Introduced: 2018-07-17 in the House
Policy area: Emergency Management
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Aviation and airports
Border security and unlawful immigration
Congressional oversight
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Crime prevention
Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
Department of Homeland Security
Evidence and witnesses
Federal officials
First responders and emergency personnel
Government buildings, facilities, and property
Government information and archives
Government studies and investigations
Homeland security
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Intergovernmental relations
Law enforcement administration and funding
Motor vehicles
Navigation, waterways, harbors
Protection of officials
Research and development
Right of privacy
State and local government operations
Terrorism
Transportation safety and security
Violent crime

Summary:
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: 

Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018

 
This bill amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to authorize their personnel to act to mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones) poses to the safety or security of facilities or assets, through a risk-based assessment.
 
DHS may take actions to:
 
 
detect, identify, monitor, and track the drone, without prior consent;
 
warn the drone's operator;
 
disrupt control of the drone, without prior consent;
 
seize or exercise control of the drone;
 
 confiscate the drone; or
 
use reasonable force, if necessary, to disable, damage, or destroy the drone.
 
 
 Any drone seized by DHS or DOJ is subject to forfeiture to the United States.
 
DHS shall: (1) evaluate the threat from drones to U.S. critical infrastructure and to domestic large hub airports; and (2) assess the threat of vehicular terrorism and brief Congress on its findings and on a strategy to improve efforts to support emergency response providers and the private sector to prevent, mitigate, and respond to such threat.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-09-19
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
action_date: 2018-07-18
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Introduced in House
action_date: 2018-07-17
text: Introduced in House