,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibbi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbf,mr4   
,patronis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,h>idopolos7
 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$  
to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y1 & 9     
addition to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 = a   
p]iod to be subsequ5tly det]m9$ by !    
,speak]1 9 ea* case = consid]ation ( su*
 provisions z fall )9 ! jurisdiction ( !
 committee conc]n$  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
protect seaports f unmann$ aircraft     
sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,seaport
 ,security ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4 ,f9d+s    
,congress f9ds t--  7#a7 drone te*nology
 has ! pot5tial to revolutionize        
comm]ce1 milit>y op]ations1 law         
en=cem5t1 & num]\s indu/ries ?r\gh\t !  
,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 drone te*nology    
also pres5ts a significant pot5tial     
dang] to public safety & national       
security2  7#c7 drone te*nology is      
increas+ly be+ deploy$ = crim9al        

purposes1 includ+ drug traffick+1 human 
traffick+1 smuggl+1 & illegal           
reconnaissance2  7#d7 seaports 9 !      
,unit$ ,/ates are a pot5tial t>get =    
unmann$ aircraft & drones2  7#e7 a drone
 attack on a seaport w\ld pose a s]i\s  
?reat to ! national & economic security 
( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#f7 !re are ov]    
#cjj seaports 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates :i*     
collectively h&le #b4f billion tons (   
c>go & #bf million cruise %ip pass5g]s  
ea* ye>2 &  7#g7 curr5t ,f$]al law does 
n provide suffici5t protection =        
seaports f drone attacks4  #c4          
,re/riction on unmann$ aircraft at      
seaports  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,*apt] #b ( title
 #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is am5d$--   
7#a7 9 section #ca7;b7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ &
 special & ins]t+ special2  7,b7 by     
ins]t+ unmann$ aircraft1 & unmann$      
aircraft sy/em be=e h ! mean+s2 &  7,c7 
by ins]t+ 1 #ddhja1 be=e & #dfeja2  7#b7
 9 section #dj;,a7c7-- 7,a7 by /rik+    
p>agraph 7#a72 &  7,b7 by r$esignat+    
p>agraphs 7#b7 & 7#c7 z p>agraphs 7#a7 &

 7#b71 respectively2 &  7#c7 by add+ at 
! end ! foll[+3  #dj;,b4 ,op]ation (    
unau?oriz$ unmann$ aircraft ov] seaports
  7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7  
,adm9i/rator ,! t]m ,adm9i/rator means !
 ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation      
,adm9i/ration4  7#b7 ,cov]$ airspace ,! 
t]m cov]$ airspace means-- 7,a7 !       
airspace above a seaport ext5d+ f !     
surface up to #a1jjj feet above gr\nd   
level2 &  7,b7 any additional lat]al or 
v]tical airspace designat$ by !         
,adm9i/rator1 z necess>y to protect     
m>itime infra/ructure at a seaport4     
7#c7 ,multi-day cruise pass5g]s ,! t]m  
multi-day cruise pass5g]s means         
individuals :o emb>k on a cruise it9]>y 
f a seaport la/+ m ?an "o cal5d> day    
requir+ ov]night accommodations abo>d ! 
vessel4  7#d7 ,seaport ,! t]m seaport   
means all pi]s1 :>ves1 docks1 & simil>  
/ructures adjac5t to any wat]s subject  
to ! jurisdiction ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 to 
:i* a vessel may be secur$1 includ+     
areas ( l&1 wat]1 or l& & wat] "u & 9   

imm$iate proximity to su* /ructures1    
build+s on or contigu\s to su*          
/ructures1 & ! equipm5t & mat]ials on   
su* /ructures or 9 su* build+s1 & :i*   
h&le at lea/ "o million tons ( comm]cial
 or milit>y c>go annually or r\t9ely    
process multi-day cruise pass5g]s4  7b7 
,prohibit$ op]ations ,except z au?oriz$ 
"u subsection 7c71 no p]son may op]ate  
an unmann$ aircraft or unmann$ aircraft 
sy/em )9 cov]$ airspace4  7c7 ,au?oriz$ 
op]ations ,! prohibition 9 subsection   
7b7 %all n apply to op]ations-- 7#a7    
conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,homel&       
,security1 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 or any
 o!r ,f$]al ag5cy "u /atutory au?ority2 
7#b7 conduct$ by ,/ate or local law     
en=cem5t ) prior notification to !      
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration & ! ,coa/
 ,gu>d2  7#c7 conduct$ by a seaport1 or 
a contract$ entity1 = op]ational1       
safety1 or security purposes ) notice to
 ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration & !   
,coa/ ,gu>d2  7#d7 au?oriz$ "u a waiv]  
issu$ by ! ,adm9i/rator2 or  7#e7       

necess>y to respond to an em]g5cy       
involv+ an imm$iate ?reat to human life 
or prop]ty1 provid$ t ! op]ator notifies
 ! ,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration & !   
,coa/ ,gu>d z soon z practicable4  7d7  
,int]f]5ce ) port security ,no p]son may
 op]ate an unmann$ aircraft or unmann$  
aircraft sy/em 9 a mann] t int]f]es )1  
int]rupts1 or degrades ! security1      
op]ations1 communications1 or           
navigational sy/ems ( a seaport1        
reg>dless ( altitude4  7e7 ,en=cem5t ,! 
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration &        
seaports are au?oriz$ to detect1        
mitigate1 seize1 & disable any unmann$  
aircraft op]at+ 9 cov]$ airspace 7o!r   
?an unmann$ aircraft op]at+ 9 accordance
 ) subsection 7c774  7f7 ,civil p5alties
 ,a p]son :o violates ?is section %all  
be subject to a civil p5alty n to exce$ 
#be1jjj p] violation1 & ! unmann$       
aircraft involv$ may be seiz$ or =feit$4
  7g7 ,crim9al p5alties ,a p]son :o     
willfully violates subsection 7b7 or    
7d7--  7#a7 %all be subject to a f9e "u 

?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an #b ye>s1 
or bo?2 &  7#b7 if ! violation is       
committ$ ) ! int5t to surveil1 damage1  
disrupt1 or facilitate crim9al or       
t]rori/ activity1 %all be subject to a  
f9e "u ?is title1 imprison$ = n m ?an   
#aj ye>s1 or bo?4  7h7 ,rulemak+ ,n lat]
 ?an #ahj days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( 
?is ,act1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all issue     
regulations to implem5t ?is section1    
includ+ designation ( cov]$ airspaces & 
appropriate notification proc$ures4  4  
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( sections
 = *apt] #b ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #dj;,b4 ,op]ation ( unau?oriz$ 
unmann$ aircraft ov] seaports4  4