,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #gjd  #aaeth
 ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#fdch  ,report ,no4 #aae-ijh  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#ai1 #bjah ,mr4 ,perry 7for himself and 
,mr4 ,mc,caul7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,homeland ,security       
,august #bh1 #bjah ,committed to the    
,committee of the ,whole ,house on the  
,state of the ,union and ordered to be  
printed  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb to    
establish in the ,department of         
,homeland ,security an ,unmanned        
,aircraft ,systems ,coordinator1 and for
 other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,,dhs         
,countering ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems
 ,coordinator ,act4  #b4 ,unmanned      
,aircraft ,systems ,countermeasures     
,coordinator  7a7 ,in general ,title    
,,iii of the ,homeland ,security ,act of
 #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aha et seq47 is   
amended by adding at the end the        

following new section3  #cba4           
,countering ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems
 ,coordinator  7a7 ,coordinator ,the    
,secretary shall designate an official  
of the ,department as the ,countering   
,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems 7,,uas7    
,coordinator 7in this section referred  
to as the ,coordinator7 to coordinate   
with relevant ,department offices and   
components on the development of        
policies and plans to counter threats   
associated with ,,uas1 including--  7#a7
 countering ,,uas that may be used in a 
terrorist attack2  7#b7 promoting       
research and development of counter     
,,uas technologies2  7#c7 ensuring the  
dissemination of information and        
guidance related to countering ,,uas    
threats2  7#d7 serving as the           
,department point of contact for        
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal law 
enforcement entities and the private    
sector regarding the ,department's      
activities related to countering ,,uas2 
and  7#e7 carrying out other related    

,,uas activities1 as directed by the    
,secretary4  7b7 ,coordination with     
applicable ,federal laws ,the           
,coordinator shall1 in addition to other
 assigned duties1 coordinate with       
relevant ,department components and     
offices to ensure testing1 evaluation1  
or deployment of a system used to       
identify1 assess1 or defeat a ,,uas is  
carried out in accordance with          
applicable ,federal laws4  7c7          
,coordination with private sector ,the  
,coordinator shall1 working with the    
,office of ,partnership and ,engagement 
and other relevant ,department offices  
and components1 or other ,federal       
agencies1 as appropriate1 serve as the  
principal ,department official          
responsible for disseminating to the    
private sector information regarding    
counter ,,uas technology1 particularly  
information regarding instances in which
 counter ,,uas technology may impact    
lawful private sector services or       
systems4  4  7b7 ,technical and         

conforming amendments ,the table of     
contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb is    
amended by striking the items relating  
to sections #cag1 #cai1 #cah1 and #cai  
and inserting the following new items3  
,sec4 #cag4 ,promoting antiterrorism    
through international cooperation       
program4 ,sec4 #cah4 ,social media      
working group4 ,sec4 #cai4 ,transparency
 in research and development4 ,sec4     
#cbj4 ,,emp and ,,gmd mitigation        
research and development4 ,sec4 #cba4   
,countering ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems
 ,coordinator4  4  ,august #bh1 #bjah   
,committed to the ,committee of the     
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union and ordered to be printed