[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1646 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1646


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 24, 2015

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
                        and Governmental Affairs

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                                 AN ACT


 
 To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to research how certain 
commercially available small and medium sized unmanned aircraft systems 
could be used in an attack, how to prevent or mitigate the risk of such 
                   an attack, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Homeland Security Drone Assessment 
and Analysis Act''.

SEC. 2. DRONE ASSESSMENT AND ANALYSIS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary of Homeland Security shall, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
Transportation, the Secretary of Energy, and the Chairman of the 
Nuclear Regulatory Commission research how commercially available 
small- and medium-sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 
1,300 pounds, could be used to perpetuate an attack and, based on such 
research, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall develop policies, 
guidance, and protocols for the Department of Homeland Security to 
prevent such an attack or mitigate the risks of such an attack. Not 
later than 180 days after the completion of the research required under 
this subsection, the Secretary of Homeland Security may provide, as 
appropriate, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, 
the Secretary of Energy, and the Chairman of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission information, based on such research, regarding how to best 
prevent and mitigate the risk of such an attack.
    (b) Dissemination to State and Local Officials.--The Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall disseminate information to State, local, and 
tribal law enforcement officials and State and major urban area fusion 
centers, as appropriate, regarding how such officials may bolster 
preparedness for and responses to attacks perpetrated by commercially 
available small- and medium-sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft 
over 1,300 pounds.
    (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the 
Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate an assessment of 
the security risk associated with commercially available small- and 
medium-sized unmanned aircraft, excluding aircraft over 1,300 pounds. 
Such assessment shall be informed by research conducted in accordance 
with subsection (a), shall contain recommendations, if applicable, to 
prevent and mitigate the risk of an unmanned aircraft system attack, 
and may be developed in coordination with the Centers of Excellence of 
the Department of Homeland Security and other academic institutions.
    (d) Prohibition on New Funding.--No funds are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this Act. This Act shall be carried out using 
amounts appropriated or otherwise made available for such purposes.

            Passed the House of Representatives June 23, 2015.

            Attest:

                                                 KAREN L. HAAS,

                                                                 Clerk.