,,ii  #aad? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #aei  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,janu>y #ac1 #bjae ,mr4
 ,mc,cain 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,flake1 &    
,ms4 ,ayotte7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2  
:i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ,homel& ,security &       
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to    
improve ! op]ation ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security's ,unmann$ ,aircraft  
,sy/em ,program4  #a4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is
 ,act3 7#a7 ,illegal bord] activities ,!
 t]m illegal bord] activities means !   
illegal traffick+ or smuggl+ ( an       
individual or controll$ sub/ances or    
activities to fur!r a ,f$]al crime      
relat+ to ,unit$ ,/ates immigration1    
cu/oms1 controll$ sub/ances1            
agriculture1 monet>y in/rum5ts1 or o!r  
bord] controls4  7#b7 ,s\!rn bord] ,!   
t]m ,s\!rn bord] means ! int]national   
bord] betwe5 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,mexico4 
7#c7 ,,uas ,! t]m ,,uas means unmann$   
aircraft sy/ems4  #b4 ,p]si/5t          
surveillance along ! ,s\!rn bord]  7a7  

,9 g5]al ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&         
,security %all fully utilize            
surveillance & detection capabilities   
develop$ or us$ by ! v>i\s ,f$]al       
dep>tm5ts & ag5cies = ! purpose (       
enhanc+ ! function+ & op]ational        
capability to conduct cont9u\s &        
integrat$ mann$ or unmann$1 monitor+1   
s5s+1 or surveillance ( #ajj p]c5t (    
,s\!rn bord] mileage or ! imm$iate      
vic9ity ( ! ,s\!rn bord]4  7b7          
,procurem5t ( additional unmann$        
aircraft sy/ems  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!       
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may n     
procure any additional ,,uas until aft] 
! ,secret>y provides ,congress ) writt5 
c]tification t ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&    
,security successfully op]at$ its curr5t
 fleet ( ,,uas at lea/ #bc1jjj h\rs dur+
 ! prec$+ cal5d> ye>4  7#b7 ,exemption  
,! limitation set =? 9 p>agraph 7#a7    
%all n apply to ! procurem5t ( unmann$  
aircraft t d n weigh m ?an #aej p\nds4  
7c7 ,use ( be/ available rad> &         
surveillance te*nology ,! ,dep>tm5t (   

,homel& ,security %all use ! be/        
available rad> & surveillance           
te*nology-- 7#a7 to increase aw>5ess (  
illegal bord] activities along ! ,s\!rn 
bord]2 &  7#b7 to id5tify gaps 9        
surveillance capabilities4  #c4 ,report 
to ,congress ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 &        
biannually !reaft]1 ! ,secret>y (       
,homel& ,security %all submit a report  
to ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security &  
,gov]nm5tal ,affairs ( ! ,s5ate & !     
,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !     
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives t conta9s1 = !  
report+ p]iod-- 7#a7 ! total numb] (    
,,uas h\rs requir$ to provide p]si/5t   
surveillance along ! ,s\!rn bord]2  7#b7
 ! total numb] ( ,,uas flight h\rs      
plann$ 9 support ( any ,f$]al or ,/ate  
dep>tm5t or ag5cy2  7#c7 ! numb] (      
plann$ ,,uas flight h\rs 9 support ( !  
goal ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph 7#a72  7#d7 ! 
numb] ( h\rs 9 :i* ,,uas 7 fl[n 9       
support ( ! goal ref]r$ to 9 p>agraph   
7#a72  7#e7 ! numb] ( plann$ ,,uas      

flight h\rs 9 support ( ! goal ref]r$ to
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 t 7 cancell$ be=e      
take(f1 includ+ ! reason = su*          
cancellations2  7#f7 p]=mance measures  
reg>d+-- 7,a7 ! numb] ( h\rs fl[n by !  
curr5t fleet ( ,,uas op]at$ by !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2  7,b7 !  
numb] ( subjects detect$ ?\gh ! use (   
,,uas2  7,c7 ! numb] ( appreh5sions     
assi/$ by ! use ( ,,uas2 &  7,d7 ! numb]
 & quantity ( illicit drug seizures     
assi/$ by ! use ( ,,uas2 &  7#g7 all    
accumulat$ co/ associat$ ) ! ,unmann$   
,aircraft ,sy/em ,program )9 ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,homel& ,security1 includ+-- 7,a7    
sal>ies ( pilots2 &  7,b7 co/s associat$
 ) rad> & surveillance te*nology4  #d4  
,int]ag5cy collaboration ,! ,secret>y ( 
,homel& ,security %all consult ) !      
,secret>y ( ,def5se to id5tify ! be/    
practices us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se t
 c\ld also be us$ by ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,homel& ,security to improve ! security 
( ! ,s\!rn bord] by enhanc+ wide a]ial  
surveillance & fulfill+ ! requirem5ts   

set =? 9 section #b4  #e4 ,sunset ,?is  
,act %all be repeal$ on ! date t is #e  
ye>s aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is     
,act4