,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ahfg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #ac1     
#bjai,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,peters1 and ,ms4 ,hassan7 introduced   
the following bill2 which was read twice
 and referred to the ,committee on      
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs  ,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 ,countering    
,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems            
,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  7#a7   

,in general ,the ,secretary shall       
designate a senior official of the      
,department within the ,office of       
,strategy1 ,policy1 and ,plans as the   
,countering ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems
 ,coordinator 7in this section referred 
to as the ,coordinator7 and provide     
appropriate staff to carry out the      
responsibilities of the ,coordinator4   
7#b7 ,responsibilities ,the ,coordinator
 shall-- 7,a7 oversee and coordinate    
with relevant ,department offices and   
components1 including the ,office of    
,civil ,rights and ,civil ,liberties and
 the ,privacy ,office1 on the           
development of guidance and regulations 
to counter threats associated with      
unmanned aircraft systems 7in this      
section referred to as ,,uas7 as        
described in section #baj;,g2  7,b7     
promote research and development of     
counter ,,uas technologies in           
coordination with the ,office of        
,science and ,technology2  7,c7         
coordinate with the relevant components 

and offices of the ,department1         
including the ,office of ,intelligence  
and ,analysis1 to ensure the sharing of 
information1 guidance1 and intelligence 
relating to countering ,,uas threats1   
counter ,,uas threat assessments1 and   
counter ,,uas technology1 including the 
retention of ,,uas and counter ,,uas    
incidents within the ,department2  7,d7 
serve as the ,department liaison1 in    
coordination with relevant components   
and offices of the ,department1 to      
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and ,tribal law
 enforcement entities and the private   
sector regarding the activities of the  
,department relating to countering      
,,uas2  7,e7 maintain the information   
required under section #baj;,g7g77#c72  
and  7,f7 carry out other related       
counter ,,uas authorities and activities
 under section #baj;,g1 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 among other assigned
 duties1 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    
sharing 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  7d7
 ,termination of authority ,the         
authority to carry out this section     
shall terminate on the date described in
 section #baj;,g7i74  4  7b7 ,technical 
and conforming amendment ,the table of  

contents in section #a7;b7 of the       
,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb       
7,public ,law #ajg-bif2 #aaf ,stat4     
#bace7 is amended by inserting after the
 item relating to section #cbj the      
following3  ,sec4 #cba4 ,countering     
,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems            
,coordinator4  4