Bill > HR1386

This bill establishes a new authority for the Department of State to protect facilities and assets from potential threats posed by unmanned aircraft systems (UAS or drones). The bill allows the Secretary of State to detect, track, warn, disrupt, seize, or even destroy unauthorized drones that pose a credible threat to specific high-risk facilities or assets within the United States. Personnel from the Bureau of Diplomatic Security and authorized contractors can take these actions, which include intercepting communications, warning operators, and using force to disable drones. The bill requires coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure these actions do not compromise airport safety or national airspace operations. There are strict privacy protections mandating that communication interceptions be limited, records be maintained for no more than 180 days, and communications only be disclosed under specific legal circumstances. The authority is temporary, lasting seven years from enactment, and requires semiannual briefings to congressional committees about the implementation of these drone countermeasure actions. The bill aims to provide a legal framework for protecting sensitive government facilities from potential drone-based security threats while maintaining safeguards for civil liberties and airspace safety.

Military Affairs and Security, Transportation and Infrastructure

https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1386/all-info