,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cghg  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #af1 #bjai,mr4 
,perry introduced the following bill2   
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security  ,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 the    
following3  7#a7 ,countering ,,uas that 
may be used in a terrorist attack4  7#b7
 ,promoting research and development of 
counter ,,uas technologies4  7#c7       
,ensuring the dissemination of          
information and guidance related to     
countering ,,uas threats4  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 ,,uas4 
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 ,clerical amendment    
,the table of contents in section #a7;b7
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb is amended by inserting after the 
item relating to section #cbj the       
following new item3  ,sec4 #cba4        
,countering ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems

 ,coordinator4  4