,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbfd  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbf,mr4    
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to provide ,,nasa ! au?ority  
to detect1 id5tify1 monitor1 & track    
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,,nasa ,,uas ,detection    
,act4  #b4 ,au?ority ) respect to       
unmann$ aircraft sy/em id5tification &  
detection  7a7 ,9 g5]al ,sub*apt] ,,iii 
( *apt] #bja ( title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by add+ at ! end !      
foll[+3  #bjaej4 ,detect+1 id5tify+1    
monitor+1 & track+ unmann$ aircraft     
sy/ems & unmann$ aircraft t ?reat5 c]ta9
 facilities & assets  7a7 ,def9itions ,9
 ?is section3 7#a7 ,appropriate         
committees ( ,congress ,! t]m           
appropriate committees ( ,congress      
means-- 7,a7 ! ,committee on ,comm]ce1  

,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( ! ,s5ate2 &
  7,b7 ! ,committee on ,transportation &
 ,infra/ructure & ! ,committee on       
,sci5ce1 ,space1 & ,te*nology ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4  7#b7 ,cov]$ facility
 or asset ,! t]m cov]$ facility or asset
 means a facility or asset ( !          
,adm9i/ration t-- 7,a7 is a ,,nasa c5t]2
 or  7,b7 is locat$ )9 ! prop]ty ( !    
,national ,a]onautics & ,space          
,adm9i/ration4  7#c7 ,electronic        
communication2 int]cept2 oral           
communication2 wire communication ,!    
t]ms electronic communication1 int]cept1
 oral communication1 & wire             
communication h ! mean+s giv5 ^? t]ms 9 
section #beaj ( title #ah4  7#d7        
,intellig5ce community ,! t]m           
intellig5ce community has ! mean+ giv5 !
 t]m 9 section #c ( ! ,national         
,security ,act ( #aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4   
#cjjc74  7#e7 ,p]sonnel  7,a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! t]m p]sonnel means an (fic]1         
employee1 or contractor ( !             
,adm9i/ration au?oriz$ to p]=m duties t 

include safety1 security1 or protection 
( p1 facilities1 or assets4  7,b7 ,use (
 au?ority ,to qualify = use ( ! au?ority
 "u subsection 7b71 a contractor        
conduct+ op]ations "u su* subsection    
%all satisfy ! foll[+3 7i7 ,be directly 
contract$ by ! ,adm9i/ration4  7ii7 ,be 
assign$ to law en=cem5t duties )9 !     
,(fice ( ,protective ,s]vices ( !       
,adm9i/ration4  7iii7 ,op]ate at a      
,gov]nm5t-own$ or ,gov]nm5t-leas$       
facility4  7iv7 ,n conduct inh]5tly     
gov]nm5tal functions4  7v7 ,be tra9$ &  
c]tifi$ by ! ,adm9i/ration to meet !    
e/abli%$ guidance & regulations ( !     
,adm9i/ration4  7vi7 ,be subject to !   
p5alties specifi$ 9 section #gii ( title
 #ah4  7#f7 ,unmann$ aircraft2 unmann$  
aircraft sy/em ,! t]ms unmann$ aircraft 
& unmann$ aircraft sy/em h ! mean+s giv5
 ^? t]ms 9 section #ddhja ( title #di4  
7b7 ,au?ority ,not)/&+ sections #ajcj & 
#acfg & *apt]s #aai & #bjf ( title #ah1 
! ,adm9i/rator may take1 & may au?orize 
p]sonnel ) assign$ duties t include !   

security or protection ( p1 facilities1 
or assets to take1 ! actions describ$ 9 
subsection 7c7 t are necess>y to detect1
 id5tify1 monitor1 & track an unmann$   
aircraft sy/em or unmann$ aircraft t    
poses a cr$ible ?reat 7z def9$ by !     
,adm9i/rator1 9 consultation ) !        
,secret>y ( ,transportation7 to ! safety
 or security ( a cov]$ facility or      
asset4  7c7 ,actions describ$ ,! actions
 describ$ 9 ?is subsection are limit$ to
 su* actions to detect1 id5tify1        
monitor1 or track ! unmann$ aircraft    
sy/ems or unmann$ aircraft1 )\t prior   
cons5t1 includ+ by means ( int]cept or  
o!r access ( a wire communication1 an   
oral communication1 or an electronic    
communication us$ to control ! unmann$  
aircraft sy/em or unmann$ aircraft4  7d7
 ,requir$ coord9ation ,! ,adm9i/rator   
%all develop ! actions describ$ 9       
subsection 7c7 9 coord9ation ) !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration4  7e7 ,tra9+ ( p]sonnel ,!
 ,adm9i/rator1 9 coord9ation ) !        

,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration1 %all provide tra9+ on !  
actions describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 to    
p]sonnel au?oriz$ to take su* actions4  
7f7 ,aviation safety ,9 c>ry+ out any   
activity "u ?is section1 ! ,adm9i/rator 
%all coord9ate ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( !     
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration 9 ! case 
( any action au?oriz$ "u ?is section t  
might affect aviation safety1 civilian  
aviation & a]ospace op]ations1 aircraft 
airwor?9ess1 or ! use ( ! airspace4  7g7
 ,id5tification & assessm5t ( cov]$     
facilities or assets  7#a7 ,inv5tory ,! 
,adm9i/rator %all id5tify ea* cov]$     
facility or asset4  7#b7 ,risk-bas$     
assessm5t ,! ,adm9i/rator1 9 coord9ation
 ) ! ,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation  
,adm9i/ration1 %all conduct a risk-bas$ 
assessm5t ( ea* cov]$ facility or asset 
id5tifi$ ) respect to ! risk t a cr$ible
 ?reat by an unmann$ aircraft sy/em or  
unmann$ aircraft poses to ! op]ation (  
ea* su* cov]$ facility or asset1 t      
includes an evaluation ( ! foll[+3 7,a7 

,?reat in=mation specific to ea* su*    
cov]$ facility or asset4  7,b7 ,ea* ( ! 
foll[+ factors1 ) respect to pot5tial   
impacts on ! safety & effici5cy ( !     
national airspace sy/em & law en=cem5t &
 national security ne$s :ile c>ry+ out !
 actions describ$ 9 subsection 7c73 7i7 
,pot5tial effects to safety1 effici5cy1 
or use ( ! national airspace sy/em1     
includ+ pot5tial effects on a mann$     
aircraft1 an unmann$ aircraft sy/em or  
unmann$ aircraft1 aviation safety1      
airport op]ations1 infra/ructure1 or air
 navigation s]vices relat$ to ! use (   
any sy/em or te*nology = c>ry+ out !    
actions describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7ii7
 ,options = m9imiz+ any id5tifi$ effect 
to ! national airspace sy/em relat$ to !
 use ( any sy/em or te*nology1 includ+  
m9imiz+ any effect to civil aviation or 
air traffic control sy/ems1 = c>ry+ out 
! actions describ$ 9 subsection 7c74    
7iii7 ,pot5tial consequ5ces ( ! impacts 
( any actions describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
to ! national airspace sy/em or         

infra/ructure if n detect$1 id5tifi$1   
monitor$1 or track$4  7iv7 ,! ability to
 provide reasonable advance notice to   
aircraft op]ators consi/5t ) ! safety ( 
! national airspace sy/em & ! ne$s ( law
 en=cem5t & national security4  7v7 ,!  
sett+ & "* ( ! cov]$ facility or asset  
at issue1 includ+ ! foll[+3 7,i7 ,:e!r !
 cov]$ facility or asset is locat$ 9 a  
populat$ area or ne> o!r /ructures4     
7,,ii7 ,:e!r ! cov]$ facility or asset  
is op5 to ! public4  7,,iii7 ,:e!r !    
cov]$ facility or asset is us$ =        
nongov]nm5tal functions4  7,,iv7 ,any   
pot5tial = int]f]5ce ) wireless         
communications or = injury or damage to 
p]sons or prop]ty4  7vi7 ,pot5tial      
consequ5ces to national security1 public
 safety1 or law en=cem5t if a cr$ible   
?reat pos$ by an unmann$ aircraft sy/em 
or unmann$ aircraft to ! cov]$ facility 
or asset at issue is n detect$1         
id5tifi$1 monitor$1 or track$4  7,c7    
,di/ribution ,n lat] ?an #ahj days aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 &    

annually !reaft]1 ! ,adm9i/rator %all   
di/ribute to ea* relevant dep>tm5t or   
ag5cy 7includ+ ! ,dep>tm5t (            
,transportation7 & ! appropriate        
committees ( ,congress1 ?r\gh           
appropriate means1 a li/ ( facilities & 
assets id5tifi$ z cov]$ facilities or   
assets4  7h7 ,te*nologies ,te*nologies  
us$ by ! ,adm9i/ration to take actions  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 %all be limit$
 to sy/ems or te*nologies t are includ$ 
on a li/ ( au?oriz$ te*nologies ma9ta9$ 
jo9tly by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice1 !      
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security1 !        
,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1 ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,transportation1 ! ,f$]al               
,communications ,commission1 ! ,national
 ,a]onautics & ,space ,adm9i/ration1 & !
 ,national ,telecommunications &        
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration4  7i7 ,guidance
 & proc$ures ,! ,adm9i/rator & !        
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration-- 7#a7 %all issue         
guidance1 & may prescribe appropriate   
proc$ures z necess>y1 = ! ,adm9i/rator  

to c>ry out ?is section2 &  7#b7 9      
develop+ su* guidance & proc$ures1 %all 
consult ! ,*airman ( ! ,f$]al           
,communications ,commission1 ! ,assi/ant
 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications 
& ,in=mation1 ! ,secret>y (             
,transportation1 & ! head ( any o!r     
ag5cy det]m9$ appropriate by !          
,adm9i/rator4  7j7 ,coord9ation  7#a7   
,coord9ation ) ,f$]al ,aviation         
,adm9i/ration ,) respect to ! developm5t
 ( guidance "u subsection 7i71 !        
,adm9i/rator-- 7,a7 %all coord9ate ) !  
,adm9i/rator ( ! ,f$]al ,aviation       
,adm9i/ration2 &  7,b7 may coord9ate ) !
 heads ( o!r ag5cies1 z det]m9$ relevant
 by ! ,adm9i/rator4  7#b7 ,effect on    
aviation safety ,! ,adm9i/rator %all    
coord9ate ) ! ,secret>y (               
,transportation & ! ,adm9i/rator ( !    
,f$]al ,aviation ,adm9i/ration be=e     
issu+ any guidance or o!rwise implem5t+ 
?is section1 if su* guidance or         
implem5tation might affect aviation     
safety1 civilian aviation & a]ospace    

op]ations1 aircraft airwor?9ess1 or !   
use ( airspace4  7k7 ,privacy protection
 ,! guidance or proc$ures issu$ to c>ry 
out an action describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 
by ! ,adm9i/rator %all ensure ! foll[+3 
7#a7 ,! int]ception or acquisition (1   
access to1 or ma9t5ance or use (1 any   
communication to or f an unmann$        
aircraft sy/em or unmann$ aircraft "u   
?is section is conduct$ 9 a mann]       
consi/5t ) ! ,fir/ & ,f\r? ,am5dm5ts to 
! ,con/itution ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & any  
applicable provisions ( ,f$]al law4     
7#b7 ,any communication to or f an      
unmann$ aircraft sy/em or an unmann$    
aircraft is int]cept$ or acquir$ only to
 ! ext5t necess>y to support an action  
describ$ 9 subsection 7c74  7#c7 ,any   
record ( su* communication is ma9ta9$   
only = z long z necess>y1 & 9 no ev5t = 
m ?an #ahj days1 unless ! ,adm9i/rator1 
9 consultation ) ! ,attorney ,g5]al1    
det]m9es t ma9t5ance ( su* records is   
necess>y to inve/igate or prosecute a   
violation ( law or to directly support  

an ongo+ security op]ation4  7#d7 ,su*  
communications are n disclos$ to any    
p]son n employ$ or contract$ by !       
,adm9i/ration = ! purposes ( c>ry+ out  
?is section unless ! disclosure-- 7,a7  
is necess>y to inve/igate or prosecute a
 violation ( law1 includ+ by ! ,dep>tm5t
 ( ,def5se or a ,f$]al law en=cem5t     
ag5cy2  7,b7 w\ld support ! en=cem5t    
activities ( a regulatory ag5cy ( !     
,f$]al ,gov]nm5t 9 connection ) a       
crim9al or civil inve/igation (1 or any 
regulatory1 /atutory1 or o!r en=cem5t   
action relat+ to1 an action describ$ 9  
subsection 7c72 or  7,c7 is o!rwise     
requir$ by law4  7l7 ,semiannual brief+s
 & notifications  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,on a   
semiannual basis beg9n+ #f mon?s aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is section1 !      
,adm9i/rator %all provide a brief+ to ! 
appropriate committees ( ,congress on ! 
activities c>ri$ out pursuant to ?is    
section4  7#b7 ,cont5t ,ea* brief+      
requir$ "u p>agraph 7#a7 %all include ! 
foll[+3 7,a7 ,in=mation relat+ to       

policies1 programs1 & proc$ures to      
m9imize or elim9ate impacts ( ! actions 
c>ri$ out pursuant to subsection 7c7 to 
! national airspace sy/em4  7,b7 ,a     
description ( ! foll[+3 7i7 ,ea* in/ance
 t an action describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 0
 tak51 includ+ any su* in/ance t may h  
result$ 9 h>m1 damage1 or loss to a     
p]son or to private prop]ty4  7ii7 ,!   
guidance1 policies1 or proc$ures        
e/abli%$ by ! ,adm9i/rator to address   
privacy1 civil rights1 & civil lib]ties 
issues implicat$ by ! actions p]mitt$ "u
 subsection 7c71 z well z any *anges or 
subsequ5t ef=ts by ! ,adm9i/rator t w\ld
 significantly affect privacy1 civil    
rights1 or civil lib]ties4  7iii7       
,options consid]$ & /eps tak5 by !      
,adm9i/rator to m9imize any id5tifi$    
impacts to ! national airspace sy/em    
relat$ to ! use ( any sy/em or          
te*nology1 includ+ m9imiz+ any effects  
to civil aviation or air traffic control
 sy/ems1 = c>ry+ out ! actions describ$ 
9 subsection 7c74  7iv7 ,su*            

consultation conduct$ by ! ,adm9i/rator 
) o!r ag5cies ) respect to ea* action   
describ$ "u clauses 7ii7 & 7iii74  7v7  
,ea* in/ance 9 :i* a communication      
int]cept$ or acquir$ z a result ( an    
action describ$ 9 subsection 7c7 tak5   
dur+ op]ations ( an unmann$ aircraft    
sy/em or unmann$ aircraft 0-- 7,i7 held 
9 ! possession ( ! ,adm9i/ration = m ?an
 #ahj days2 or  7,,ii7 %>$ ) any entity 
o!r ?an ! ,adm9i/ration4  7,c7 ,an      
explanation ( h[ ! ,adm9i/rator-- 7i7   
in=m$ ! public ) respect to ! possible  
use ( au?orities grant$ "u ?is section2 
&  7ii7 engag$ ) ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1  
,tribal1 & t]ritorial law en=cem5t      
ag5cies to implem5t & use su*           
au?orities4  7,d7 ,an assessm5t ( :e!r  
any gaps or insuffici5cies 9 laws1      
regulations1 or policies imp$e ! ability
 ( ! ,adm9i/ration to detect1 id5tify1  
monitor1 or track ! cr$ible ?reat pos$  
by malici\s1 inappropriate1 or          
unau?oriz$ use ( an unmann$ aircraft    
sy/em or unmann$ aircraft to ! safety or

 security ( a cov]$ facility or asset4  
7,e7 ,recomm5dations to rem$y any su*   
gaps or insuffici5cies1 includ+         
recomm5dations relat+ to ! pot5tial ne$ 
= *anges 9 laws1 regulations1 or        
policies1 z appropriate4  7#c7          
,unclassifi$ =m ,ea* brief+ requir$ "u  
p>agraph 7#a7 %all be unclassifi$ b may 
be accompani$ by an additional classifi$
 brief+4  7m7 ,scope ( au?ority ,?is    
section may n be int]pret$ to provide ! 
,adm9i/rator ) any additional au?ority  
o!r ?an ! au?orities describ$ 9         
subsections 7b7 & 7g74  7n7 ,t]m9ation  
,?is section %all cease to h effect on  
,septemb] #cj1 #bjca4  7o7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,no?+ 9 ?is section may be  
con/ru$-- 7#a7 to ve/ 9 ! ,adm9i/rator  
any au?ority ( ! head ( any o!r ,f$]al  
ag5cy2  7#b7 to ve/ 9 ! head ( any o!r  
,f$]al ag5cy any au?ority ( !           
,adm9i/rator2 or  7#c7 to modify !      
spectrum managem5t au?orities ( !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =        
,communications & ,in=mation "u !       

,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration ,organization  
,act 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #ija et seq474  4   
7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,! table ( cont5ts 
= *apt] #bja ( title #ea1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] ! item   
relat+ to section #bjadi ! foll[+ new   
item3  #bjaej4 ,detect+1 id5tify+1      
monitor+1 & track+ unmann$ aircraft     
sy/ems & unmann$ aircraft t ?reat5 c]ta9
 facilities & assets4  4