3.0.0 896 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z 2025-01-14T18:51:33Z Senate S S 2023-03-21 118 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred To 2023-03-21T20:43:28Z 2023-03-21 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2023-03-21 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT N Transportation and Public Works Transportation and Public Works 2023-04-12T16:45:17Z

00 2023-03-21 Introduced in Senate 2023-05-12T18:34:15Z <p><b>Stopping Harmful Incidents to Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act or the SHIELD U Act </b></p> <p>This bill authorizes and expands counter-drone activities by state, local, and airport law enforcement, and federal agencies.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill authorizes state, local, and airport law enforcement to carry out Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System (Counter-UAS) activities on commercial service airport property to detect, identify, and mitigate threats posed by unmanned aircraft (i.e., drones). The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is also authorized to carry out these activities.</p> <p>Further, the bill authorizes state and local law enforcement to carry out Counter-UAS activities off commercial airport property; the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) must establish a process that allows for collaboration and coordination with these entities.</p> <p>In addition, each commercial airport must convene a task force that includes federal agencies, air carriers, and telecommunications service providers to establish or modify the airport's tactical response plan to drone threats. The FAA and Transportation Security Administration must also publish best practices guidance on Counter-UAS activities at commercial service airports. This guidance must be updated annually.</p> <p>The bill also allows DHS and the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Energy to contract with other entities to carry out authorized Counter-UAS activities.</p> <p>Further, the bill amends restrictions on the use of radio frequency jamming technology to allow state, local, and airport law enforcement to use the technology to mitigate a drone threat.</p> <p>Finally, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center must expand its curriculum to include training on the use of Counter-UAS activities. The training must be available to state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement, as well as private sector security agencies.</p> </p>

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