,,ib  ,union ,calendar ,no4 #bhc  #aafth
 ,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4     
#cghg  ,report ,no4 #aaf-cef  ,,in ,,the
 ,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,july  
#af1 #bjai ,mr4 ,perry introduced the   
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,december #ah1 #bjai;,additional        
sponsor3 ,mr4 ,taylor  ,december #ah1   
#bjai ,reported with an amendment1      
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed       
,strike out all after the enacting      
clause and insert the part printed in   
italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see
 copy of bill as introduced on ,july    
#af1 #bjai  ,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   
components1 including the ,office for   
,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties and
 the ,privacy ,office and other relevant
 ,federal agencies1 as appropriate1 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 offices and        
components and other relevant ,federal  
agencies1 as appropriate1 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  ,december #ah1 #bjai  
,reported with an amendment1 committed  
to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house  
on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered
 to be printed