Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act

Bill: 117-s-4397
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK]
Introduced: 2022-06-14
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Latest action: action_date: 2022-06-14
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-06-14
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act</strong></p> <p>This bill authorizes the Department of Defense to conduct or support a program to provide training and equipment to the national security forces of one or more foreign countries for the purpose of building the capacity of such forces to conduct counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4397 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 14, 2022 Mr. Lankford introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations A BILL To authorize the Secretary of Defense to build capacity for counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Strengthening Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Operations (C-UAS) Partnerships Act . 2. Authority to build capacity for counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that military education and training (as defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2403 )) has an important role in training foreign partners on counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations. (b) Additional authority Section 333(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (10) Counter-unmanned aircraft systems operations. .