,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ibcb  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #i1 #bjbf,mr4   
,van ,epps introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on             
,transportation & ,infra/ructure1 & 9   
addition to ! ,committees on !          
,judici>y1 & ,homel& ,security1 = 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 grant
 au?ority to use c\nt]-unmann$ aircraft 
sy/em te*nologies to private own]s (    
critical infra/ructure facilities1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,critical              
,infra/ructure ,airspace ,def5se ,act4  
#b4 ,f9d+s ,congress f9ds ! foll[+3     
7#a7 ,! ,nor? ,am]ican electric grid &  
o!r critical infra/ructure sectors face 
gr[+ ?reats f unmann$ aircraft sy/ems4  
7#b7 ,c\nt]-unmann$ aircraft sy/ems     
activities are au?oriz$ = ,f$]al ag5cies
 & = tra9$ ,/ate1 local1 ,tribal1 &     

t]ritorial law en=cem5t1 b private own]s
 & op]ators ( critical infra/ructure    
lack cle> /atutory au?ority to          
indep5d5tly detect1 track1 & mitigate   
9-flight unmann$ aircraft sy/ems ?reats4
  7#c7 ,prompt action is requir$ to     
close ?is gap & protect ! reliability ( 
! bulk p[] sy/em & o!r critical         
infra/ructure4  #c4 ,drone c\nt]measures
 = critical infra/ructure own]s &       
op]ators ,section #baj;,g ( ! ,homel&   
,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4    
#abdn7 is am5d$--  7#a7 9 subsection    
7a71 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7   
,au?ority ( critical infra/ructure own]s
 & op]ators ,not)/&+ section #dfejb (   
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 or      
sections #cb1 #ajcj1 #acfg1 & *apt]s    
#aai & #bjf ( title #ah1 ,unit$ ,/ates  
,code1 & aft] complet+ ! tra9+ &        
c]tification detail$ 9 subsection       
7d77#c71 any own] or op]ator ( a cov]$  
critical infra/ructure facility 7or     
designat$ security p]sonnel or          
contractors ( su* own] or op]ator7 may1 

subject to subsection 7d77#c71 take1 &  
au?orize p]sonnel to take1 su* actions z
 are describ$ 9 subsection 7b77#a7 t are
 necess>y to mitigate a cr$ible ?reat t 
an unmann$ aircraft sy/em or unmann$    
aircraft poses to ! safety or security (
 a cov]$ critical infra/ructure         
facility4  2  7#b7 9 subsection 7c71 by 
add+ at ! end ! foll[+3  7#c7 ,critical 
infra/ructure ,any unmann$ aircraft     
sy/em or unmann$ aircraft seiz$ pursuant
 to subsection 7a77#c7 %all be subject  
to =feiture "u ! laws ( ! jurisdiction 9
 :i* ! seizure occurr$1 consi/5t )      
proc$ures e/abli%$ by ! ,secret>y4  2   
7#c7 9 subsection 7d7-- 7,a7 9 p>agraph 
7#b77;,d71 by /rik+ c\nt]-,,uas ea*     
place x appe>s & ins]t+ c\nt]-unmann$   
aircraft sy/em2  7,b7 by r$esignat+     
p>agraph 7#c7 z p>agraph 7#d72 &  7,c7  
by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 ! foll[+3  
7#c7 ,critical infra/ructure tra9+ &    
c]tification  7,a7 ,requirem5t ,only    
p]sonnel :o h be5 tra9$ & c]tifi$ by !  
,secret>y 79 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y (

 ,en]gy & ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al     
,aviation ,adm9i/ration7 may ex]cise !  
au?orities grant$ "u subsection 7a77#c74
  7,b7 ,proc$ures ,n lat] ?an #ahj days 
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ! ,critical    
,infra/ructure ,airspace ,def5se ,act1 !
 ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y 
( ,en]gy1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 !         
,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & ! ,secret>y (    
,transportation1 %all e/abli% a national
 c]tification program1 :i* may utilize  
or exp& ! national s*oolh\se e/abli%$ "u
 p>agraph 7#b71 t includes--  7i7 /&>ds 
= legal1 op]ational1 & te*nical         
pr(ici5cy2  7ii7 use ( only             
c\nt]-unmann$ aircraft sy/em te*nologies
 includ$ on ! jo9t au?oriz$ li/ describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#b77;,a77iii72 &  7iii7    
m&atory coord9ation protocols ) ! ,f$]al
 ,aviation ,adm9i/ration to protect !   
national airspace sy/em4  7,c7 ,reports 
,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (        
enactm5t ( ! ,critical ,infra/ructure   
,airspace ,def5se ,act1 & biannually    
!reaft]1 ! ,secret>y1 9 coord9ation ) ! 

,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al1 
! ,secret>y ( ,def5se1 & ! ,secret>y (  
,transportation1 %all submit to !       
appropriate congressional committees an 
unclassifi$ report ) a classifi$ annex  
on activities c>ri$ out by critical     
infra/ructure own]s & op]ators ex]cis+ !
 au?ority grant$ by subsection 7a77#c7 &
 subject to ! tra9+ & c]tification      
requirem5ts describ$ 9 ?is p>agraph1    
includ+--  7i7 a description ( ! tra9+ &
 c]tification proc$ures develop$ &      
implem5t$ pursuant to ?is p>agraph2 &   
7ii7 a li/ ( p]sonnel t appli$ = & 7    
c]tifi$ to ex]cise ! au?orities grant$  
by subsection 7a77#c74  2  7#d7 9       
subsection 7e71 by /rik+ ea* ,secret>y &
 ins]t+ ! ,secret>y1 ! ,secret>y (      
,transportation2  7#e7 9 subsection     
7g77#c71 by /rik+ subsection 7a77#b7 &  
ins]t+ p>agraph 7#b7 or 7#c7 (          
subsection 7a72  7#f7 9 subsection 7h71 
by /rik+ subsection 7k77#c77;,c77iii7 & 
ins]t+ subsection 7l77#c77;,c77iii72    
7#g7 9 subsection 7j71 by add+ at ! end 

! foll[+3  7#c7 ,critical infra/ructure 
au?ority ,! au?ority relat+ to critical 
infra/ructure facilities e/abli%$ "u    
subsection 7a77#c7 %all t]m9ate on      
,septemb] #cj1 #bjca4  2  7#h7 9        
subsection 7k71 by /rik+ subsection     
7k77#c77;,c77iii7 & ins]t+ subsection   
7l77#c77;,c77iii72 &  7#i7 9 subsection 
7l7-- 7,a7 by /rik+ p>agraph 7#aj72     
7,b7 by r$esignat+ p>agraphs 7#c71 7#d71
 7#e71 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 & 7#i7 z       
p>agraphs 7#d71 7#f71 7#g71 7#h71 7#aj71
 7#i71 & 7#e71 respectively1 & mov+ !   
p>agraphs s z to appe> 9 num]ical ord]2 
7,c7 by ins]t+ aft] p>agraph 7#b7 !     
foll[+3  7#c7 ,! t]m cov]$ critical     
infra/ructure facility means a critical 
infra/ructure facility designat$ by !   
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9        
consultation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 z a
 high-risk site1 includ+1 at a m9imum1  
nucle> g5]at+ /ations1 key sub/ations1  
trans=m] /ations1 & control c5t]s ( !   
bulk p[] sy/em4  2  7,d7 9 p>agraph     
7#f71 z s r$esignat$1 by /rik+ mean+ &  

ins]t+ mean+s2  7,e7 9 p>agraph 7#h71 z 
s r$esignat$1 by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3
  7,c7 ,= purposes ( subsection 7a77#c71
 ! t]m p]sonnel means (fic]s1 employees1
 or contractors ( ! own] or op]ator ( a 
cov]$ critical infra/ructure facility :o
 are assign$ duties t include ! security
 or protection ( ! facility4  2 &  7,f7 
9 p>agraph 7#aj71 z s r$esignat$1 by    
/rik+ ! comma aft] #ddhja4  #d4         
,critical infra/ructure c\nt]-unmann$   
aircraft sy/em grant program  7a7 ,9    
g5]al ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 
9 coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1   
%all e/abli% a c\nt]-unmann$ aircraft   
sy/em grant program = critical          
infra/ructure own]s & op]ators to       
pur*ase1 in/all1 & op]ate approv$       
c\nt]-unmann$ aircraft sy/ems4  7b7     
,eligibility ,grants may be aw>d$ to    
own]s & op]ators ( cov]$ critical       
infra/ructure facilities1 z def9$ 9     
subsection 7l77#c7 ( section #baj;,g ( !
 ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f     
,u4,s4,c4 #abdn71 z add$ by ?is ,act4   

7c7 ,au?orization ( appropriations ,!re 
is au?oriz$ to be appropriat$           
#bej1jjj1jjj = fiscal ye>s #bjbg ?r\gh  
#bjca to c>ry out ?is section4  #e4     
,liability protection ,any action tak5 9
 accordance ) ! au?orities grant$ "u    
subsection 7a77#c7 ( section #baj;,g ( !
 ,homel& ,security ,act ( #bjjb 7#f     
,u4,s4,c4 #abdn71 z add$ by ?is ,act1   
%all be deem$ to be a ,f$]al action =   
purposes ( liability protection1 & no   
own]1 op]ator1 or au?oriz$ p]sonnel1 z  
def9$ 9 subsection 7l7 ( su* section    
#baj;,g1 z add$ by ?is ,act1 %all be    
liable = any civil or crim9al claim     
aris+ f su* au?oriz$ action1 except 9   
cases ( gross neglig5ce or willful      
misconduct4  #f4 ,rulemak+ &            
implem5tation ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft]
 ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !        
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security1 9        
coord9ation ) ! ,secret>y ( ,en]gy1 !   
,attorney ,g5]al1 & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !  
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration1 %all    
issue regulations & guidance to implem5t

 ?is ,act1 includ+ proc$ures = real-"t  
coord9ation ) ! national airspace sy/em4