,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #abd  #aadth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#afdf  ,report ,no4 #aad-afi1 ,part ,i  
,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of                 
,,representatives  ,march #bf1 #bjae    
,mrs4 ,watson ,coleman 7for herself and 
,mr4 ,thompson of ,mississippi7         
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,homeland
 ,security1 and in addition to the      
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure1 for a period to be     
subsequently determined by the ,speaker1
 in each case for consideration of such 
provisions as fall within the           
jurisdiction of the committee concerned 
,june #ah1 #bjae ,reported from the     
,committee on ,homeland ,security with  
amendments ,strike out all after the    
enacting clause and insert the part     
printed in italic  ,june #ah1 #bjae,the 
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure discharged2 committed to
 the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on 
the ,state of the ,union and ordered to 

be printed,for text of introduced bill1 
see copy of bill as introduced on ,march
 #bf1 #bjae  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security to    
research how small and medium sized     
unmanned aerial systems could be used in
 an attack1 how to prevent or mitigate  
the effects of such an attack1 and for  
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,homeland      
,security ,drone ,assessment and        
,analysis ,act4  #b4 ,drone assessment  
and analysis  7a7 ,in general ,the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall1
 in consultation with the ,secretary of 
,defense1 the ,secretary of             
,transportation1 the ,secretary of      
,energy1 and the ,chairman of the       
,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission        
research how commercially available     
small and medium sized unmanned         
aircraft1 excluding aircraft over #a1cjj
 pounds could be used to perpetuate an  
attack and1 based on such research1 the 
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 

develop policies1 guidance1 and         
protocols to prevent such an attack or  
mitigate the risks of such an attack4   
,not later than #ahj days after the     
completion of the research required     
under this subsection1 the ,secretary of
 ,homeland ,security may provide1 as    
appropriate1 the ,secretary of ,defense1
 the ,secretary of ,transportation1 the 
,secretary of ,energy1 and the ,chairman
 of the ,nuclear ,regulatory ,commission
 advice1 based on such research1        
regarding how to best prevent and       
mitigate the risk of such an attack4    
7b7 ,dissemination to ,state and local  
officials ,the ,secretary of ,homeland  
,security shall disseminate information 
to ,state1 local1 and tribal law        
enforcement officials and ,state and    
major urban area fusion centers1 as     
appropriate1 regarding how such         
officials may bolster preparedness for  
and responses to attacks perpetrated by 
commercially available small and medium 
sized unmanned aircraft1 excluding      

aircraft over #a1cjj pounds4  7c7       
,report ,not later than one year after  
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security   
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 ,commerce1 ,science and   
,transportation of the ,senate an       
assessment of the security risk         
associated with commercially available  
small and medium sized unmanned         
aircraft1 excluding aircraft over #a1cjj
 pounds4 ,such assessment shall be      
informed by research conducted in       
accordance with subsection 7a71 shall   
contain recommendations1 if applicable1 
to prevent and mitigate the risk of an  
unmanned aircraft system attack1 and may
 be developed in coordination with the  
,centers of ,excellence of the          
,department of ,homeland ,security and  

other academic institutions4  ,amend the
 title so as to read3 ,a bill to require
 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security  
to research how certain commercially    
available small and medium sized        
unmanned aircraft systems could be used 
in an attack1 how to prevent or mitigate
 the risk of such an attack1 and for    
other purposes44  ,june #ah1 #bjae      
,reported from the ,committee on        
,homeland ,security with amendments,june
 #ah1 #bjae,the ,committee on           
,transportation and ,infrastructure     
discharged2 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union and ordered to be printed