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[S. 2836 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 564
115th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 2836

                          [Report No. 115-332]

 To assist the Department of Homeland Security in preventing emerging 
  threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 14, 2018

Mr. Johnson (for himself, Mrs. McCaskill, Mr. Hoeven, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. 
Cotton, Mr. Cassidy, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Rubio) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland 
                   Security and Governmental Affairs

                           September 4, 2018

               Reported by Mr. Johnson, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
 To assist the Department of Homeland Security in preventing emerging 
  threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, and for other purposes.

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

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Emerging Threats 
Act of 2018''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM 
              UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland 
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
end the following:</DELETED>
<DELETED>``Sec. 210G. Protection of certain facilities and assets from 
              unmanned aircraft</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 
49, United States Code, or any provision of title 18, United States 
Code, the Secretary and the Attorney General may, for their respective 
Departments, take, and may authorize personnel of the Department of 
Homeland Security or the Department of Justice with assigned duties 
that include safety, security, or protection of personnel, facilities, 
or assets, to take, such actions described in subsection (b)(1) that 
are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the Secretary or 
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 
poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or 
asset.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Actions Described.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The actions authorized in 
        subsection (a) are the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track 
                the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, 
                without prior consent, including by means of intercept 
                or other access of a wire communication, an oral 
                communication, or an electronic communication used to 
                control the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, including by 
                passive or active, and direct or indirect physical, 
                electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior 
                consent, including by disabling the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft by intercepting, 
                interfering, or causing interference with wire, oral, 
                electronic, or radio communications used to control the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Seize or exercise control of the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Use reasonable force to disable, 
                damage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft system or 
                unmanned aircraft.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Required coordination.--The Secretary and 
        the Attorney General shall develop for their respective 
        Departments the actions described in paragraph (1) in 
        coordination with the Secretary of Transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Research, testing, training, and 
        evaluation.--The Secretary shall conduct research, testing, 
        training on, and evaluation of any equipment, including any 
        electronic equipment, to determine its capability and utility 
        to enable any of the actions described in subsection 
        (b)(1).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
        coordinate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration when subsection (b)(3) might affect aviation 
        safety, civilian aviation and aerospace operations, or aircraft 
        airworthiness.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or 
unmanned aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the 
Secretary or the Attorney General is subject to forfeiture to the 
United States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Regulations and Guidance.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, the Attorney 
        General, and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe 
        regulations and shall issue guidance in the respective areas of 
        each Secretary or the Attorney General to carry out this 
        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Coordination.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Coordination with department of 
                transportation.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
                shall coordinate the development of their respective 
                guidance under paragraph (1) with the Secretary of 
                Transportation.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Effect on aviation safety.--The 
                Secretary and the Attorney General shall respectively 
                coordinate with the Secretary of Transportation and the 
                Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
                before issuing any guidance, or otherwise implementing 
                this section, if such guidance or implementation might 
                affect aviation safety, civilian aviation and aerospace 
                operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use of 
                airspace.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Privacy Protection.--The regulations prescribed or 
guidance issued under subsection (d) shall ensure that--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) the interception or acquisition of, or 
        access to, communications to or from an unmanned aircraft 
        system under this section is conducted in a manner consistent 
        with the Fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United 
        States and applicable provisions of Federal law;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) communications to or from an unmanned 
        aircraft system are intercepted, acquired, or accessed only to 
        the extent necessary to support a function of the Department of 
        Homeland Security or the Department of Justice;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) records of such communications are not 
        maintained for more than 180 days unless the Secretary or the 
        Attorney General determine that maintenance of such records--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is necessary to support one or more 
                functions of the Department of Homeland Security or the 
                Department of Justice, respectively; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is required for a longer period to 
                support a civilian law enforcement agency or by any 
                other applicable statute or regulation; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) such communications are not disclosed 
        outside the Department of Homeland Security or the Department 
        of Justice unless the disclosure--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) would fulfill a function of the 
                Department of Homeland Security or the Department of 
                Justice, respectively;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) would support the Department of 
                Defense, another civilian law enforcement agency, or 
                the activities of a regulatory agency of the Federal 
                Government in connection with a criminal or civil 
                investigation of, or any regulatory, statutory, or 
                other enforcement action arising out of an action 
                described in subsection (b)(1); or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) is otherwise required by 
                law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Budget.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
shall submit to Congress, as a part of the homeland security or justice 
budget materials for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, a 
consolidated funding display that identifies the funding source and 
funding requirements for the actions described in subsection (b)(1) 
within the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of 
Justice. The funding display shall be in unclassified form, but may 
contain a classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Semiannual Briefings.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--On a semiannual basis during 
        the 5-year period beginning 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary and the Attorney 
        General shall, respectively, provide a briefing to the 
        appropriate congressional committees on the activities carried 
        out pursuant to this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Requirement.--Each briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) shall be conducted jointly with the Secretary of 
        Transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Content.--Each briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) policies, programs, and procedures 
                to mitigate or eliminate impacts of such activities to 
                the National Airspace System;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a description of instances where 
                actions described in subsection (b)(1) have been 
                taken;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) how the Secretary and the Attorney 
                General have informed the public as to the possible use 
                of authorities under this section; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) how the Secretary and the Attorney 
                General have engaged with Federal, State, and local law 
                enforcement agencies to implement and use such 
                authorities.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Unclassified form.--Each briefing required 
        under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, consistent 
        with the needs of law enforcement agencies and national 
        security, but may be accompanied by an additional classified 
        briefing.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may 
be construed to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) vest in the Secretary or the Attorney 
        General any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under 
        title 49, United States Code;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation or 
        the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration any 
        authority of the Secretary or the Attorney General under this 
        title;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) vest in the Secretary of Homeland Security 
        any authority of the Attorney General under this title; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) vest in the Attorney General any authority 
        of the Secretary of Homeland Security under this 
        title.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Termination.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph 
        (2), the authority to carry out this section with respect to 
        the covered facilities or assets shall terminate on the date 
        that is 5 years after the date of enactment of this 
        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Extension.--The President may extend by 180 
        days the termination date described in paragraph (1) if, not 
        later than 45 days before the termination date described in 
        paragraph (1), the President certifies to Congress that such 
        extension is in the national security interest of the United 
        States.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Scope of Authority.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to provide the Secretary or the Attorney General with 
additional authorities beyond those described in subsections (a), 
(b)(1), and (k)(3)(C)(iii).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(k) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional 
        committees' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
                the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal 
        year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted 
        to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 
        31.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The term `covered facility or asset' means 
        any facility or asset that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is identified by the Secretary or 
                the Attorney General, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of Transportation with respect to potentially 
                impacted airspace, through a risk-based assessment for 
                purposes of this section;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is located in the United States 
                (including the territories and possessions, territorial 
                seas or navigable waters of the United States); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) directly relates to--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a mission authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Secretary, relating to--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) security operations 
                                by the United States Coast Guard and 
                                U.S. Customs and Border Protection, 
                                including securing facilities, 
                                aircraft, and authorized vessels, 
                                whether moored or underway;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) United States 
                                Secret Service protection operations 
                                pursuant to sections 3056 and 3056A of 
                                title 18, United States Code; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) protection of 
                                facilities pursuant to section 1315 of 
                                title 40, United States Code;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a mission authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department of Justice, 
                        consistent with governing statutes, 
                        regulations, and orders issued by the Attorney 
                        General, relating to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) personnel protection 
                                operations by the Federal Bureau of 
                                Investigation and the United States 
                                Marshals Service, including the 
                                protection of Federal jurists, court 
                                officers, witnesses and other persons 
                                in the interests of justice, as 
                                specified in section 566(e) of title 
                                28, United States Code;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) penal, detention, 
                                and correctional operations conducted 
                                by the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
                                considered to be high-risk or assessed 
                                to be a potential target for unlawful 
                                unmanned aircraft activity; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) protection of the 
                                buildings and grounds leased, owned, or 
                                operated by or for the Department of 
                                Justice identified as essential to the 
                                function of the Department of Justice, 
                                and the provision of security for 
                                Federal courts, as specified in section 
                                566(a) of title 28, United States Code; 
                                and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a mission authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department of Homeland 
                        Security or the Department of Justice, acting 
                        together or separately, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Secretary or the Attorney 
                        General, respectively, relating to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) National Special 
                                Security Events and Special Event 
                                Assessment Rating events;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) upon the request of 
                                a State's governor or attorney general, 
                                providing support to State, local, or 
                                tribal law enforcement to ensure 
                                protection of people and property at 
                                mass gatherings, where appropriate and 
                                within available resources;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) active Federal law 
                                enforcement investigations, emergency 
                                responses, or security operations; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) in the event that 
                                either the Department of Homeland 
                                Security or the Department of Justice 
                                has identified a national security 
                                threat against the United States and 
                                the threat could involve unlawful use 
                                of an unmanned aircraft, responding to 
                                such national security 
                                threat.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) The terms `electronic communication', 
        `intercept', `oral communication', and `wire communication' 
        have the meaning given those terms in section 2510 of title 18, 
        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The term `homeland security or justice 
        budget materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the 
        materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary and the 
        Attorney General in support of the budget for that fiscal 
        year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) For purposes of subsection (a), the term 
        `personnel' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) officers and employees of the 
                Department of Homeland Security or the Department of 
                Justice; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) individuals employed by contractors 
                of the Department of Homeland Security who are subject 
                to the supervision, control, or direction of the 
                respective department and are assigned by that 
                department to perform the duties described in 
                subsection (a) in accordance with regulations or 
                guidance established under subsection (d).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned 
        aircraft system' have the meanings given those terms in section 
        331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
        40101 note).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(l) Department of Homeland Security Assessment.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the 
        date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
        issue an assessment to the appropriate congressional 
        committees, including--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) an evaluation of the threat from 
                unmanned aircraft systems to United States critical 
                infrastructure (as defined in this Act) and to domestic 
                large hub airports (as defined in section 40102(a)(29) 
                of title 49, United States Code);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an evaluation of current Federal and 
                State, local, or tribal law enforcement authorities to 
                counter the threat identified in subparagraph (A), 
                including section 99.7 of title 14, Code of Federal 
                Regulations, or any successor thereto;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) an evaluation of the knowledge of, 
                efficiency of, and effectiveness of current procedures 
                and resources available to owners of critical 
                infrastructure and domestic large hub airports when 
                they believe a threat from unmanned aircraft systems is 
                present and what additional actions, if any, the 
                Department could implement under existing authorities 
                to assist these entities to counter the threat 
                identified in subparagraph (A);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) an assessment of what, if any, 
                additional authorities the Department needs to counter 
                the threat identified in subparagraph (A); 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) an assessment of what, if any, 
                additional research and development the Department 
                needs to counter the threat identified in subparagraph 
                (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Unclassified form.--The report required 
        under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, 
        but may contain a classified annex.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section 210F the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``Sec. 210G. Protection of certain facilities and assets from 
                            unmanned aircraft.''.

<DELETED>SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORTS TO HELP 
              PROTECT INDIVIDUALS FROM VEHICULAR TERRORISM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    (a) Definition.--In this section--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) the term ``emergency response providers'' has 
        the meaning given the term in section 2 of the Homeland 
        Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101); and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) the term ``vehicular terrorism'' means an 
        action that uses automotive transportation to inflict violence 
        and intimidation on individuals for a political 
        purpose.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    (b) Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (1) assess the threat of vehicular terrorism and 
        activities the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking 
        to support emergency response providers and the private sector 
        to prevent, mitigate, and respond to vehicular terrorism; 
        and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    (2) based on the assessment conducted under 
        paragraph (1), brief the Committee on Homeland Security and 
        Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
        Homeland Security of the House of Representatives on--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (A) the findings of the assessment; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    (B) a strategy to improve the efforts of 
                the Department of Homeland Security to support 
                emergency response providers and the private sector to 
                prevent, mitigate, and respond to the threat of 
                vehicular terrorism.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 
2018''.

SEC. 2. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED 
              AIRCRAFT.

    (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security 
Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
following:
``Sec. 210G. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned 
              aircraft
    ``(a) Authority.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 
        49, United States Code, or any provision of title 18, United 
        States Code, the Secretary and the Attorney General may, for 
        their respective Departments, take, and may authorize personnel 
        of the Department of Homeland Security or the Department of 
        Justice with assigned duties that include safety, security, or 
        protection of personnel, facilities, or assets, to take, such 
        actions described in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to 
        mitigate the threat (as defined by the Secretary or the 
        Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Transportation, in accordance with paragraph (3)) that an 
        unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the 
        safety or security of a covered facility or asset.
            ``(2) Requirements.--In taking the actions described in 
        subsection (b)(1), the Secretary or the Attorney General, as 
        the case may be, shall--
                    ``(A) avoid infringement of the privacy and civil 
                liberties of the people of the United States and the 
                freedom of the press consistent with Federal law and 
                the Constitution of the United States, including with 
                regard to the testing of any equipment and the 
                interception or acquisition of unmanned aircraft or 
                systems;
                    ``(B) limit the geographic reach and duration of 
                the actions to only those areas and timeframes that are 
                reasonably necessary to address a reasonable threat; 
                and
                    ``(C) use reasonable care not to interfere with 
                authorized or non-threatening manned or unmanned 
                aircraft, communications, equipment, facilities or 
                services.
            ``(3) Threat defined.--In defining the term `threat' for 
        purposes of carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary or the 
        Attorney General, as the case may be, shall take into account 
        factors, including, but not limited to, the potential for 
        bodily harm or loss of human life, the potential loss or 
        compromise of sensitive national security information, or the 
        potential severe economic damage resulting from use of an 
        unauthorized unmanned aerial system in the vicinity of a 
        covered facility or asset.
    ``(b) Actions Described.--
            ``(1) In general.--The actions authorized in subsection (a) 
        are the following:
                    ``(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without 
                prior consent, including by means of intercept or other 
                access of a wire communication, an oral communication, 
                or an electronic communication used to control the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft, including by passive or 
                active, and direct or indirect physical, electronic, 
                radio, and electromagnetic means.
                    ``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, 
                including by disabling the unmanned aircraft system or 
                unmanned aircraft by intercepting, interfering, or 
                causing interference with wire, oral, electronic, or 
                radio communications used to control the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(F) Use reasonable force to disable, damage, or 
                destroy the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.
            ``(2) Required coordination.--The Secretary and the 
        Attorney General shall develop for their respective Departments 
        the actions described in paragraph (1) in coordination with the 
        Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(3) Research, testing, training, and evaluation.--The 
        Secretary and the Attorney General may conduct research, 
        testing, training on, and evaluation of any equipment, 
        including any electronic equipment, to determine its capability 
        and utility to enable any of the actions described in paragraph 
        (1).
            ``(4) Coordination.--The Secretary shall coordinate with 
        the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration when 
        paragraph (3) might affect aviation safety, civilian aviation, 
        use of airspace, aerospace operations, or aircraft 
        airworthiness.
    ``(c) Forfeiture.--Any unauthorized unmanned aircraft system or 
unmanned aircraft described in subsection (a) that is seized by the 
Secretary or the Attorney General is subject to forfeiture to the 
United States.
    ``(d) Regulations and Guidance.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, the Attorney General, and 
        the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations and 
        shall issue guidance in the respective areas of each Secretary 
        or the Attorney General to carry out this section.
            ``(2) Coordination.--
                    ``(A) Coordination with department of 
                transportation.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
                shall coordinate the development of their respective 
                guidance under paragraph (1) with the Secretary of 
                Transportation.
                    ``(B) Effect on aviation safety.--The Secretary and 
                the Attorney General shall respectively coordinate with 
                the Secretary of Transportation and the Administrator 
                of the Federal Aviation Administration before issuing 
                any guidance, or otherwise implementing this section, 
                if such guidance or implementation might affect 
                aviation safety, civilian aviation and aerospace 
                operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the use of 
                airspace.
            ``(3) Risk-based assessment.--The guidance issued by the 
        Secretary and the Attorney General, respectively, shall include 
        criteria of the risk-based assessment required under subsection 
        (k)(3)(A) that includes an evaluation of the potential impacts 
        on the use of the authorities granted in this section on the 
        safety and efficiency of the national airspace system, 
        including the ability to provide advance notice to aircraft 
        operators as appropriate, and the needs of law enforcement 
        agencies and national security.
    ``(e) Privacy Protection.--In carrying out actions authorized under 
subsection (b), the Secretary or the Attorney General, as the case may 
be, shall ensure that--
            ``(1) the interception or acquisition of, or access to, 
        communications to or from an unmanned aircraft system under 
        this section is conducted in a manner consistent with the 
        Fourth amendment to the Constitution of the United States and 
        applicable provisions of Federal law;
            ``(2) communications to or from an unmanned aircraft system 
        are intercepted, acquired, or accessed only to the extent 
        necessary to mitigate the reasonable threat that an unmanned 
        aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or 
        security of a covered facility or asset, or to investigate or 
        prosecute a threat, as defined by the Secretary or the Attorney 
        General, respectively, under subsection (a)(1);
            ``(3) records of such communications are maintained only 
        for as long as necessary, and in no event for more than 180 
        days, unless the Secretary or the Attorney General determine 
        that maintenance of such records--
                    ``(A) is necessary to support one or more safety or 
                security functions of the Department of Homeland 
                Security or the Department of Justice, respectively, or 
                to investigate or prosecute a threat, as defined by the 
                Secretary or the Attorney General, respectively, under 
                subsection (a)(1); or
                    ``(B) is required for a longer period to support a 
                civilian law enforcement agency or by any other 
                applicable statute or regulation; and
            ``(4) such communications are not disclosed outside the 
        Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice 
        unless the disclosure--
                    ``(A) would fulfill a safety or security function 
                of the Department of Homeland Security or the 
                Department of Justice, respectively, or to investigate 
                or prosecute a threat, as defined by the Secretary or 
                the Attorney General, respectively, under subsection 
                (a)(1);
                    ``(B) would support the Department of Defense, 
                another civilian law enforcement agency, or the 
                activities of a regulatory agency of the Federal 
                Government in connection with a criminal or civil 
                investigation of, or any regulatory, statutory, or 
                other enforcement action arising out of, an action 
                described in subsection (b)(1); or
                    ``(C) is otherwise required by law.
    ``(f) Budget.--The Secretary and the Attorney General shall submit 
to Congress, as a part of the homeland security or justice budget 
materials for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2018, a consolidated 
funding display that identifies the funding source and funding 
requirements for the actions described in subsection (b)(1) within the 
Department of Homeland Security or the Department of Justice. The 
funding display shall be in unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex.
    ``(g) Semiannual Briefings.--
            ``(1) In general.--On a semiannual basis during the 5-year 
        period beginning 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
        section, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall, 
        respectively, provide a briefing to the appropriate 
        congressional committees on the activities carried out pursuant 
        to this section.
            ``(2) Requirement.--Each briefing required under paragraph 
        (1) shall be conducted jointly with the Secretary of 
        Transportation.
            ``(3) Content.--Each briefing required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) policies, programs, and procedures to 
                mitigate or eliminate impacts of such activities to the 
                National Airspace System;
                    ``(B) a description of instances where actions 
                described in subsection (b)(1) have been taken;
                    ``(C) a description of efforts to address privacy, 
                civil rights, and civil liberties issues implicated by 
                the actions allowed under this section;
                    ``(D) how the Secretary and the Attorney General 
                have informed the public as to the possible use of 
                authorities under this section;
                    ``(E) a description of actions the Secretary and 
                the Attorney General have taken to inform owners and 
                operators of covered facilities of their status under 
                this section; and
                    ``(F) how the Secretary and the Attorney General 
                have engaged with Federal, State, and local law 
                enforcement agencies to implement and use such 
                authorities.
            ``(4) Unclassified form.--Each briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form, consistent with 
        the needs of law enforcement agencies and national security, 
        but may be accompanied by an additional classified briefing.
    ``(h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
construed to--
            ``(1) vest in the Secretary or the Attorney General any 
        authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration under 
        title 49, United States Code;
            ``(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation or the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration any 
        authority of the Secretary or the Attorney General under this 
        title or title 14, United States Code;
            ``(3) vest in the Secretary of Homeland Security any 
        authority of the Attorney General under this title; and
            ``(4) vest in the Attorney General any authority of the 
        Secretary of Homeland Security under this title.
    ``(i) Termination.--
            ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
        authority to carry out this section with respect to the covered 
        facilities or assets shall terminate on the date that is 5 
        years after the date of enactment of this section.
            ``(2) Extension.--The President may extend by 180 days the 
        termination date described in paragraph (1) if, not later than 
        45 days before the termination date described in paragraph (1), 
        the President certifies to Congress that such extension is in 
        the national security interest of the United States.
    ``(j) Scope of Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to provide the Secretary or the Attorney General with 
additional authorities beyond those described in subsections (a), 
(b)(1), and (k)(3)(C)(iii).
    ``(k) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' 
        means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the House of Representatives.
            ``(2) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, 
        means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to 
        Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
        United States Code.
            ``(3) The term `covered facility or asset' means any 
        facility or asset that--
                    ``(A) is identified by the Secretary or the 
                Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Transportation with respect to potentially impacted 
                airspace, through a risk-based assessment for purposes 
                of this section;
                    ``(B) is located in the United States (including 
                the territories and possessions, territorial seas, or 
                navigable waters of the United States); and
                    ``(C) directly relates to--
                            ``(i) a mission authorized to be performed 
                        by the Department, consistent with governing 
                        statutes, regulations, and orders issued by the 
                        Secretary, relating to--
                                    ``(I) security operations by the 
                                United States Coast Guard and U.S. 
                                Customs and Border Protection, 
                                including securing facilities, 
                                aircraft, and authorized vessels, 
                                whether moored or underway;
                                    ``(II) United States Secret Service 
                                protection operations pursuant to 
                                sections 3056 and 3056A of title 18, 
                                United States Code; or
                                    ``(III) protection of facilities 
                                pursuant to section 1315 of title 40, 
                                United States Code, considered to be 
                                high-risk or assessed to be a potential 
                                target for unlawful unmanned aircraft 
                                activity;
                            ``(ii) a mission authorized to be performed 
                        by the Department of Justice, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Attorney General, relating to--
                                    ``(I) personnel protection 
                                operations by the Federal Bureau of 
                                Investigation and the United States 
                                Marshals Service, including the 
                                protection of Federal jurists, court 
                                officers, witnesses, and other persons 
                                in the interests of justice, as 
                                specified in section 566(e) of title 
                                28, United States Code;
                                    ``(II) penal, detention, and 
                                correctional operations conducted by 
                                the Federal Bureau of Prisons 
                                considered to be high-risk or assessed 
                                to be a potential target for unlawful 
                                unmanned aircraft activity; or
                                    ``(III) protection of the buildings 
                                and grounds leased, owned, or operated 
                                by or for the Department of Justice 
                                identified as essential to the function 
                                of the Department of Justice, and the 
                                provision of security for Federal 
                                courts, as specified in section 566(a) 
                                of title 28, United States Code, 
                                considered to be high-risk or assessed 
                                to be a potential target for unlawful 
                                unmanned aircraft activity; and
                            ``(iii) a mission authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department of Homeland 
                        Security or the Department of Justice, acting 
                        together or separately, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Secretary or the Attorney 
                        General, respectively, relating to--
                                    ``(I) National Special Security 
                                Events and Special Event Assessment 
                                Rating events;
                                    ``(II) upon the request of a 
                                State's governor or attorney general, 
                                providing support to State, local, or 
                                tribal law enforcement authorities to 
                                ensure protection of people and 
                                property at mass gatherings, where 
                                appropriate and within available 
                                resources;
                                    ``(III) active Federal law 
                                enforcement investigations, emergency 
                                responses, or security operations; or
                                    ``(IV) in the event that either the 
                                Department of Homeland Security or the 
                                Department of Justice has identified a 
                                national security threat against the 
                                United States and the threat could 
                                involve unlawful use of an unmanned 
                                aircraft, responding to such national 
                                security threat.
            ``(4) The terms `electronic communication', `intercept', 
        `oral communication', and `wire communication' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 2510 of title 18, United 
        States Code.
            ``(5) The term `homeland security or justice budget 
        materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the materials 
        submitted to Congress by the Secretary and the Attorney General 
        in support of the budget for that fiscal year.
            ``(6) For purposes of subsection (a), the term `personnel' 
        means--
                    ``(A) officers and employees of the Department of 
                Homeland Security or the Department of Justice; or
                    ``(B) individuals employed by contractors of the 
                Department of Homeland Security who are subject to the 
                supervision, control, or direction of the Department 
                and are assigned by the Department to perform the 
                duties described in subsection (a) in accordance with 
                regulations or guidance established under subsection 
                (d).
            ``(7) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft 
        system' have the meanings given those terms in section 331 of 
        the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 
        note).
    ``(l) Department of Homeland Security Assessment.--
            ``(1) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
        enactment of this section, the Secretary shall conduct, in 
        coordination with the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
        Transportation, and submit an assessment to the appropriate 
        congressional committees, including--
                    ``(A) an evaluation of the threat from unmanned 
                aircraft systems to United States critical 
                infrastructure (as defined in this Act) and to domestic 
                large hub airports (as defined in section 40102(a)(29) 
                of title 49, United States Code);
                    ``(B) an evaluation of current Federal and State, 
                local, or tribal law enforcement authorities to counter 
                the threat identified in subparagraph (A);
                    ``(C) an evaluation of the knowledge of, efficiency 
                of, and effectiveness of current procedures and 
                resources available to owners of critical 
                infrastructure and domestic large hub airports when 
                they believe a threat from unmanned aircraft systems is 
                present and what additional actions, if any, the 
                Department could implement under existing authorities 
                to assist these entities to counter the threat 
                identified in subparagraph (A);
                    ``(D) an assessment of what, if any, additional 
                authorities the Department needs to counter the threat 
                identified in subparagraph (A); and
                    ``(E) an assessment of what, if any, additional 
                research and development the Department needs to 
                counter the threat identified in subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Unclassified form.--The report required under 
        paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
        contain a classified annex.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections in section 1(b) of 
the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) 
is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210F the 
following:

``Sec. 210G. Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned 
                            aircraft.''.

SEC. 3. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY EFFORTS TO HELP PROTECT 
              INDIVIDUALS FROM VEHICULAR TERRORISM.

    (a) Definition.--In this section--
            (1) the term ``emergency response providers'' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 2 of the Homeland Security 
        Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101); and
            (2) the term ``vehicular terrorism'' means an action that 
        uses automotive transportation to inflict violence and 
        intimidation on individuals for a political purpose.
    (b) Assessment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) assess the threat of vehicular terrorism and activities 
        the Department of Homeland Security is undertaking to support 
        emergency response providers and the private sector to prevent, 
        mitigate, and respond to vehicular terrorism; and
            (2) based on the assessment conducted under paragraph (1), 
        brief the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
        Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of 
        the House of Representatives on--
                    (A) the findings of the assessment; and
                    (B) a strategy to improve the efforts of the 
                Department of Homeland Security to support emergency 
                response providers and the private sector to prevent, 
                mitigate, and respond to the threat of vehicular 
                terrorism.
                                                       Calendar No. 564

115th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 2836

                          [Report No. 115-332]

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                                 A BILL

 To assist the Department of Homeland Security in preventing emerging 
  threats from unmanned aircraft and vehicles, and for other purposes.

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                           September 4, 2018

                       Reported with an amendment