,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ffc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #bj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,ms4 
,rosen7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize the ,secretary of ,homeland   
,security or the ,attorney ,general to  
deputize a ,state or local law          
enforcement officer to protect certain  
events with temporary flight            
restrictions1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,disabling ,enemy ,flight ,entry
 and ,neutralizing ,suspect ,equipment  
,act or the ,,defense ,act4  #b4 ,drone 
countermeasures to protect events       
,section #baj;,g of the ,homeland       
,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4   
#abdn7 is amended by adding at the end  
the following3  7m7 ,stadium security   
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary or the 
,attorney ,general may deputize a ,state

 or local law enforcement officer to    
exercise the authority granted by       
subsection 7a71 except that the         
authority is granted solely for the     
purpose of protecting-- 7,a7 a site with
 respect to which a flight restriction  
is maintained pursuant to section #eba  
of division ,f of the ,consolidated     
,appropriations ,act1 #bjjd 7#di        
,u4,s4,c4 #djajc note72  7,b7 the       
location of an eligible large public    
gathering described in section          
#ddhab7;c7 of title #di1 ,united ,states
 ,code2 or  7,c7 a public gathering     
otherwise protected by a temporary      
flight restriction1 at the discretion of
 the ,administrator of the ,federal     
,aviation ,administration under the     
authority of section #djajc7;b7 of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7      
,training required ,the ,secretary or   
the ,attorney ,general may deputize only
 a ,state or local law enforcement      
officer that has completed training in  
the use of the authority described in   

paragraph 7#a71 as specified by the     
,secretary or ,attorney ,general in     
coordination with the ,secretary of     
,transportation and the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration4  7#c7 ,oversight ,the  
,secretary or the ,attorney ,general1 in
 coordination with the ,secretary of    
,transportation and the ,administrator  
of the ,federal ,aviation               
,administration1 shall exercise         
oversight of the use of the authority   
described in paragraph 7#a7 by a        
deputized ,state or local law           
enforcement officer4  7#d7 ,authorized  
equipment ,equipment authorized for     
unmanned aircraft system detection1     
identification1 monitoring1 or tracking 
under this subsection shall be limited  
to systems or technologies that are     
included on a list of authorized        
equipment maintained by the ,department1
 in coordination with the ,department of
 ,justice1 the ,federal ,aviation       
,administration1 the ,federal           

,communications ,commission1 and the    
,national ,telecommunications and       
,information ,administration4  4