,,ii  #aafth ,congress  #ast ,session   
,s4 #bagc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #ah1     
#bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for      
himself1 ,ms4 ,sinema1 and ,mr4 ,young7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 to    
enhance the land-based unmanned aircraft
 system program of the ,coast ,guard1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,coast ,guard ,drug ,detection and      
,interdiction ,act4  #b4 ,land-based    
unmanned aircraft system program of the 
,coast ,guard  7a7 ,funding for certain 
enhanced capabilities ,section #cai of  
title #ad1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended by adding at the end the        
following new subsection3  7c7 ,funding 
for certain enhanced capabilities ,in   
each of fiscal years #bjbj and #bjba1   
the ,commandant may provide additional  

funding for the land-based unmanned     
aircraft system program in amounts1 and 
for purposes1 as follows3  7#a7         
#b1jjj1jjj in each fiscal year for      
assessment of the expanded use of medium
 range unmanned aircraft systems within 
the program4  7#b7 #e1jjj1jjj in each   
fiscal year for additional long-range   
maritime patrol aircraft 7,,mpa7 within 
the program4  4  7b7 ,report on use of  
unmanned aircraft systems for certain   
surveillance  7#a7 ,report required ,not
 later than ,march #ca1 #bjba1 the      
,commandant of the ,coast ,guard shall  
submit to the appropriate committees of 
,congress a report setting forth an     
assessment of the feasibility and       
advisability of using unmanned aircraft 
systems 7,,uas7 for surveillance of     
marine protected areas1 the transit     
zone1 and the ,arctic in order to--     
7,a7 establish and maintain regular     
maritime domain awareness of such areas2
  7,b7 ensure appropriate response to   
illegal activities in such areas2 and   

7,c7 collaborate with ,state1 local1 and
 tribal authorities1 and international  
partners1 in surveillance missions over 
their waters in such areas4  7#b7       
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined ,in this subsection1 the term   
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 and the ,committee on ,homeland        
,security and ,governmental ,affairs of 
the ,senate2 and  7,b7 the ,committee on
 ,transportation and ,infrastructure and
 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security  
of the ,house of ,representatives4