Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6620 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 6620

  To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a threat
    assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other
                               purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 26, 2018

 Mr. Richmond (for himself and Mr. Ratcliffe) introduced the following
bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security, and in
 addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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

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                                 A BILL

  To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a threat
    assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, 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 ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure
Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act''.

SEC. 2. DRONE AND EMERGING THREAT ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) in consultation with other relevant officials of the
        Department, request additional information from other agencies
        of the Federal Government, State and local government agencies,
        and the private sector relating to threats of unmanned aircraft
        systems and other emerging threats associated with such new
        technologies;
            (2) in consultation with relevant officials of the
        Department and other appropriate agencies of the Federal
        Government, develop and disseminate a security threat
        assessment regarding unmanned aircraft systems and other
        emerging threats associated with such new technologies; and
            (3) establish and utilize, in conjunction with the Chief
        Information Officer of the Department and other relevant
        entities, a secure communications and information technology
        infrastructure, including data-mining and other advanced
        analytical tools, in order to access, receive, and analyze data
        and information in furtherance of the responsibilities under
        this section, including by establishing a voluntary mechanism
        whereby critical infrastructure owners and operators may report
        information on emerging threats, such as the threat posed by
        unmanned aircraft systems.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall prepare a threat
assessment and report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the
House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the threat posed by unmanned
aircraft systems, including information collected from critical
infrastructure owners and operators and Federal, State, and local
government agencies.
    (c) Definitions.--
            (1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical
        infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section
        1016(e) of Public Law 107-56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            (2) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned aircraft
        system'' has the meaning given such term in section 331 of the
        FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note;
        Public Law 112-95).
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