,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #agic ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,may #ae1 #bjbe ,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,mr4 ,banks1 ,mrs4 ,blackburn1 ,mr4 ,blumenthal1 ,mr4 ,boozman1 ,mrs4 ,britt1 ,mr4 ,budd1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,mr4 ,cornyn1 ,ms4 ,ernst1 ,ms4 ,hirono1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 ,mr4 ,justice1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,lankford1 ,ms4 ,lummis1 ,mr4 ,mc,connell1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,ricketts1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,mr4 ,schmitt1 ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida1 ,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,sullivan1 ,mr4 ,tillis1 ,mr4 ,young1 ,mr4 ,mullin1 ,mr4 ,cruz1 ,mr4 ,kaine1 ,mr4 ,johnson1 and ,ms4 ,slotkin7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to protect the ,united ,states and assets of the ,united ,states from incursions4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,comprehensive ,operations for ,unmanned-,system ,neutralization and ,threat ,elimination ,response ,act or the ,,counter ,act4 #b4 ,protection of ,united ,states assets from incursions ,section #acj;i of title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7a7-- 7,a7 by striking ,notwithstanding and inserting 7#a7 ,notwithstanding2 7,b7 by striking any provision of title #ah and inserting sections #cb1 #ajcj1 and #acfg and chapters #aai and #bjf of title #ah2 and 7,c7 by adding at the end the following new paragraph3 7#b7 ,the ,secretary of ,defense shall delegate the authority under paragraph 7#a7 to take actions described in subsection 7b77#a7 to the commander of a unified combatant command1 the ,secretary concerned1 or such other official of the ,department of ,defense as the ,secretary of ,defense considers appropriate4 2 7#b7 in subsection 7b77#a77;,b71 by inserting before the period at the end the follow3 1 including through the use of remote identification broadcast or other means2 7#c7 in subsection 7e77#d7-- 7,a7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 7,b7 by redesignating subparagraph 7,c7 as subparagraph 7,d72 and 7,c7 by inserting after subparagraph 7,b7 the following new subparagraph3 7,c7 would support another ,federal agency with authority to mitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft in mitigating such threats2 or 2 7#d7 by redesignating subsections 7g71 7h71 7i71 and 7j7 as subsections 7h71 7j71 7k7 and 7l71 respectively2 7#e7 by inserting after subsection 7f7 the following new subsection3 7g7 ,exemption from disclosure ,information pertaining to the technology1 procedures1 and protocols used to carry out this section1 including any regulations or guidance issued to carry out this section1 shall be exempt from disclosure under section #eeb7;b77#c7 of title #e and any ,state or local law requiring the disclosure of information4 2 7#f7 in subsection 7h77#a71 as so redesignated1 in the matter preceding subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,march #a1 #bjah and inserting ,january #a1 #bjbf2 7#g7 by inserting after subsection 7h71 as redesignated by paragraph 7#d71 the following new subsection3 7i7 ,applicability of other laws to activities related to the mitigation of threats from unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft ,sections #cb1 #ajcj1 and #acfg and chapters #aai and #bjf of title #ah1 and section #dfejb of title #di1 may not be construed to apply to activities of the ,department of ,defense or the ,coast ,guard1 whether under this section or any other provision of law1 that-- 7#a7 are conducted outside the ,united ,states2 and 7#b7 are related to the mitigation of threats from unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft4 2 7#h7 in subsection 7k71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 by striking subsection 7j77#c77;,c7 and inserting subsection 7l77#c77;,c72 and 7ii7 by striking ,december #ca1 #bjbf and inserting ,december #ca1 #bjcj2 and 7,b7 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7i7 by striking #ahj days and inserting one year2 and 7ii7 by striking ,november #ae1 #bjbf and inserting ,november #ae1 #bjcj2 and 7#i7 in subsection 7l71 as so redesignated-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#a7-- 7i7 in subparagraph 7,b71 by inserting the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 after the ,committee on the ,judiciary12 and 7ii7 in subparagraph 7,c71 by inserting the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 after the ,committee on the ,judiciary12 7,b7 by redesignating paragraphs 7#c7 through 7#f7 as paragraphs 7#d7 through 7#g71 respectively2 7,c7 by inserting after paragraph 7#b7 the following new paragraph 7#c73 7#c7 ,the term unified combatant command has the meaning given that term in section #afa of this title4 2 and 7,d7 in paragraph 7#d71 as redesignated by subparagraph 7,b7-- 7i7 in clause 7viii71 by striking 2 or and inserting a semicolon2 7ii7 in clause 7ix71 by striking the period at the end and inserting a semicolon2 and 7iii7 by adding at the end the following new clauses3 7x7 protection of the buildings1 grounds1 and property to which the public are not permitted regular1 unrestricted access and that are under the jurisdiction1 custody1 or control of the ,department of ,defense and the persons on that property pursuant to section #bfgb of this title2 7xi7 assistance to ,federal1 ,state1 or local officials in responding to incidents involving nuclear1 radiological1 biological1 or chemical weapons1 high-yield explosives1 or related materials or technologies1 including pursuant to section #bhb of this title or the ,robert ,t4 ,stafford ,disaster ,relief and ,emergency ,assistance ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaba et seq72 7xii7 activities listed in section #bfib7;b7 of this title2 or 7xiii7 emergency response that is limited to a specified timeframe and location4 4