3.0.0 1968 2023-01-11T13:36:03Z 2023-01-11T13:36:03Z House HR 2017-04-06 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 60 (Thursday, April 6, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUNN:H.R. 1968.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clauses 14 and 18[Page H2789]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas25 Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-24T14:42:12Z Referred to 2017-04-06T13:14:30Z hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee House Standing hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-07T17:49:15Z Referred to 2017-04-06T13:14:35Z 2017-04-24 hsas25 Tactical Air and Land Forces Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. Committee 2017-04-07 hspw05 Aviation Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. Committee 2017-04-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hspw00 Transportation and Infrastructure Committee 2017-04-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-04-06 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000628 Rep. Dunn, Neal P. [R-FL-2] Neal Dunn R FL P. 2 N H001050 Rep. Hanabusa, Colleen [D-HI-1] Colleen Hanabusa D HI 1 2017-05-17 False R000608 Rep. Rosen, Jacky [D-NV-3] Jacklyn Rosen D NV 3 2017-05-17 False R000609 Rep. Rutherford, John H. [R-FL-4] John Rutherford R FL H. 4 2017-05-17 False B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2017-05-17 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2017-05-17 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2017-05-18 False G000578 Rep. Gaetz, Matt [R-FL-1] Matt Gaetz R FL 1 2017-05-22 False Armed Forces and National Security Aviation and airports Homeland security Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information Military command and structure Military facilities and property Transportation safety and security Armed Forces and National Security 00 2017-04-06 Introduced in House 2017-10-18T19:25:57Z Military Asset Protection Act

This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), in order to mitigate the threat of an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset or to classified information, to take actions or authorize the Armed Forces or DOD contractors to take actions to: (1) disrupt, seize control of, or confiscate the system or aircraft; (2) use reasonable force to disable or destroy the system or aircraft; or (3) disrupt, alter, or intercept any communications to or from the system or aircraft. DOD may provide exceptions to such provisions.

The bill provides that: (1) DOD shall develop such actions with Department of Transportation assistance, consistent with the protection of sensitive defense information; and (2) any such system or aircraft shall be subject to U.S. seizure and forfeiture.

"Covered facility, asset, or classified information" means any facility, asset, or classified information that is: (1) so identified by DOD; (2) located in the United States or its territories and possessions; and (3) relating to DOD's missions of nuclear deterrence, missile defense, national space security, or homeland defense or other DOD missions involving vital security or infrastructure assets or information.

]]> Military Asset Protection Act Display Title Military Asset Protection Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to improve the authority of the Secretary of Defense to protect certain military facilities, assets, and information from unmanned aircraft. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Military Asset Protection Act Introduced in House 2017-04-06T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1968ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1968ih.xml 2017-04-24 Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.