,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hfig  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #g1 #bjbf ,mr4  
,mc,caul 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1
 ,mr4 ,crane1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4        
,baumgartner1 and ,ms4 ,houlahan7       
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,armed   
,services1 and in addition to the       
,committees on ,transportation and      
,infrastructure1 and the ,judiciary1 for
 a period to be subsequently determined 
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,homeland ,security ,act of   
#bjjb and titles #aj and #cb1 ,united   
,states ,code1 to authorize the         
,national ,guard to protect certain     
facilities and assets from unmanned     
aircraft1 and for other purposes4  #a4  
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,guard the ,skies ,act4  #b4        
,authorization of the ,national ,guard  

to protect certain facilities and assets
 from unmanned aircraft  7a7 ,homeland  
,security ,act of #bjjb ,section #baj;,g
 of the ,homeland ,security ,act of     
#bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abdn7 is amended-- 
7#a7 in subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in        
paragraph 7#b71 by inserting and the    
,secretary of ,defense before the       
period2 and  7,b7 in paragraph 7#d7--   
7i7 by striking ,administrator of the   
,federal ,aviation ,administration and  
inserting  following3 7,a7 ,the         
,administrator of the ,federal ,aviation
 ,administration1  2 and  7ii7 by adding
 at the end the following new           
subparagraph3  7,b7 ,the ,secretary of  
,defense1 if an action under subsection 
7l77#c77;,c77iii7 is requested by the   
chief executive officer of a ,state     
pursuant to section #acj;j of title #aj1
 ,united ,states ,code4  2  7#b7 in     
subsection 7d77#c7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a7--  7i7 in the heading1
 by inserting and ,department of        
,defense after ,department of           

,transportation2 and  7ii7 by inserting 
and the ,secretary of ,defense before   
the period2 and  7,b7 in subparagraph   
7,b7-- 7i7 in the heading1 by inserting 
and ,defense after ,safety2  7ii7 by    
striking ,secretary of ,transportation  
and the ,administrator of the ,federal  
,aviation ,administration and inserting 
following3  7i7 ,the ,secretary of      
,transportation and the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration1  2 and  7iii7 by adding
 at the end the following new clause3   
7ii7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense1 before
 issuing any guidance1 or otherwise     
implementing this section1 if such      
guidance or implementation might affect 
actions pursuant to section #acj;j of   
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  2    
7#c7 in subsection 7e77#e71 by inserting
 1 the ,department of ,defense1 after   
,department of ,homeland ,security2 and 
7#d7 in subsection                      
7l77#c77;,c77iii77,i71 by inserting 7as 
such term is defined in section #bjja7  

after ,national ,special ,security      
,event4  7b7 ,title #aj1 ,united ,states
 ,code  7#a7 ,national ,guard           
authorization for protection of certain 
facilities and assets from unmanned     
aircraft ,title #aj1 ,united ,states    
,code1 is amended by inserting after    
section #acj;i the following new        
section3  #acj;j4 ,national ,guard      
authorization for protection of certain 
facilities and assets from unmanned     
aircraft ,notwithstanding section #dfejb
 of title #di or sections #cb1 #ajcj1   
#acfg and chapters #aai and #bjf of     
title #ah1 the ,secretary of ,defense   
may1 at the request of the chief        
executive officer of a ,state with      
respect to a mission described in       
subsection 7l77#c77;,c77iii7 of section 
#baj;,g of the ,homeland ,security ,act 
of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #abdn71 authorize
 members of the ,national ,guard to take
 the actions authorized by subsection   
7a77#a7 of such section #baj;,g1 if such
 members satisfy the following          

requirements3 7#a7 ,are ordered to duty 
under this title or title #cb4  7#b7    
,are assigned duties referred to in     
subsection 7a7 of section #acj;i4  4    
7#b7 ,selected ,reserve and certain     
,individual ,ready ,reserve members2    
order to active duty other than during  
war or national emergency ,subsection   
7b7 of section #abcjd of title #aj1     
,united ,states ,code1 is amended--     
7,a7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#a7   
and 7#b7 as subparagraphs 7,a7 and 7,b71
 respectively1 and moving such          
subparagraphs1 as so redesignated1 two  
ems to the right2 and  7,b7 by striking 
in responding to an emergency           
involving-- and inserting  in-- 7#a7    
taking actions pursuant to section      
#acj;j2 or  7#b7 responding to an       
emergency involving--  4  7c7 ,title    
#cb1 ,united ,states ,code ,subsection  
7f77#b7 of section #ejb of title #cb1   
,united ,states ,code1 7relating to     
required drills and field exercises7 is 
amended by adding at the end the        

following new subparagraph3  7,c7       
,support of actions pursuant to section 
#acj;j of title #aj4  4