,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diai  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #bb1
 #bjbb,mr4 ,lankford 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,sinema7 introduced the following  
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to require an interagency strategy for 
creating a unified posture on           
counter-unmanned aircraft systems       
7,c-,,uas7 capabilities and protections 
at international borders of the ,united 
,states4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,protecting the     
,border from ,unmanned ,aircraft        
,systems ,act4  #b4 ,interagency        
strategy for creating a unified posture 
on counter-unmanned aircraft systems    
capabilities and protections at         
international borders of the ,united    
,states  7a7 ,definitions ,in this      
section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional
 committees ,the term appropriate       
congressional committees means-- 7,a7   

the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
and ,governmental ,affairs of the       
,senate2  7,b7 the ,committee on        
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
 of the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,committee on
 the ,judiciary of the ,senate2  7,d7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7,e7 the ,committee on    
,appropriations of the ,senate2  7,f7   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of
 the ,house of ,representatives2  7,g7  
the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the 
,house of ,representatives2  7,h7 the   
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives2  7,i7 the ,committee  
on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house  
of ,representatives2  7,j7 the          
,committee on ,armed ,services of the   
,house of ,representatives2 and  7,k7   
the ,committee on ,appropriations of the
 ,house of ,representatives4  7#b7      
,covered facility or asset ,the term    
covered facility or asset has the       
meaning given such term in section      

#baj;,g7k77#c7 of the ,homeland         
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#abdn7k77#c774  7b7 ,in general ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
work with the ,attorney ,general1 the   
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration1 and the ,secretary of 
,defense to develop a strategy for      
creating a unified posture on           
counter-unmanned aircraft systems       
7referred to in this section as         
,c-,,uas7 capabilities and protections  
at-- 7#a7 covered facilities or assets  
along international borders of the      
,united ,states2 and  7#b7 any other    
border-adjacent covered facilities or   
assets at which such capabilities maybe 
utilized under ,federal law4  7c7       
,elements ,the strategy required to be  
developed under subsection 7b7 shall    
include the following elements3 7#a7 ,an
 examination of ,c-,,uas capabilities at
 covered facilities or assets along the 

border1 or such other border-adjacent   
covered facilities or assets at which   
such capabilities may be utilized under 
,federal law1 and their usage to detect 
or mitigate credible threats to homeland
 security1 including the facilitation of
 illicit activities1 or for other       
purposes authorized by law4  7#b7 ,an   
examination of efforts to protect       
privacy and civil liberties in the      
context of ,c-,,uas operations1         
including with respect to impacts on    
border communities and protections of   
the ,first and ,fourth ,amendments to   
the ,united ,states ,constitution4  7#c7
 ,an examination of intelligence sources
 and methods1 including drone operators 
and artificial intelligence equipment1  
and relevant due process considerations4
  7#d7 ,an assessment of the            
availability and interoperability of    
,c-,,uas detection and mitigation       
technology4  7#e7 ,an assessment of the 
training1 including training relating to
 the protection of privacy and civil    

liberties1 required for successful      
operation of ,c-,,uas detection and     
mitigation technology4  7#f7 ,an        
assessment of specific methods of       
operability for deployment and          
recommendations for additional resources
 needed4  7#g7 ,an assessment of        
interagency research and development    
efforts1 including the potential for    
expanding such efforts4  7d7 ,submission
 to ,congress ,not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall submit the strategy     
developed pursuant to subsection 7b7 to 
the appropriate congressional           
committees4  7e7 ,annual report ,not    
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 and annually
 thereafter for the following #g years1 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1  
the ,attorney ,general1 the             
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration1 and the ,secretary of 
,defense shall jointly submit a report  

to the appropriate congressional        
committees that describes-- 7#a7 the    
resources necessary to carry out the    
strategy developed pursuant to          
subsection 7b72 and  7#b7 any           
significant developments relating to the
 elements described in subsection 7c74