[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 117 (Thursday, June 25, 2020)]
[Senate]
[Page S3329]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1806. Mr. JOHNSON (for himself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for 
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which 
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COORDINATOR.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 
     2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 321. COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS COORDINATOR.

       ``(a) Coordinator.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate an 
     individual in a Senior Executive Service position (as defined 
     in section 3132 of title 5, United States Code) of the 
     Department within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans 
     as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator (in 
     this section referred to as the `Coordinator') and provide 
     appropriate staff to carry out the responsibilities of the 
     Coordinator.
       ``(2) Responsibilities.--The Coordinator shall--
       ``(A) oversee and coordinate with relevant Department 
     offices and components, including the Office of Civil Rights 
     and Civil Liberties and the Privacy Office, on the 
     development of guidance and regulations to counter threats 
     associated with unmanned aircraft systems (in this section 
     referred to as `UAS') as described in section 210G;
       ``(B) promote research and development of counter UAS 
     technologies in coordination with the Office of Science and 
     Technology;
       ``(C) coordinate with the relevant components and offices 
     of the Department, including the Office of Intelligence and 
     Analysis, to ensure the sharing of information, guidance, and 
     intelligence relating to countering UAS threats, counter UAS 
     threat assessments, and counter UAS technology, including the 
     retention of UAS and counter UAS incidents within the 
     Department;
       ``(D) serve as the Department liaison, in coordination with 
     relevant components and offices of the Department, to the 
     Department of Defense, Federal, State, local, and Tribal law 
     enforcement entities and the private sector regarding the 
     activities of the Department relating to countering UAS;
       ``(E) maintain the information required under section 
     210G(g)(3); and
       ``(F) carry out other related counter UAS authorities and 
     activities under section 210G, as directed by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Coordination With Applicable Federal Laws.--The 
     Coordinator shall, in addition to other assigned duties, 
     coordinate with relevant Department components and offices to 
     ensure testing, evaluation, or deployment of a system used to 
     identify, assess, or defeat a UAS is carried out in 
     accordance with applicable Federal laws.
       ``(c) Coordination With Private Sector.--The Coordinator 
     shall, among other assigned duties, working with the Office 
     of Partnership and Engagement and other relevant Department 
     offices and components, or other Federal agencies, as 
     appropriate, serve as the principal Department official 
     responsible for sharing to the private sector information 
     regarding counter UAS technology, particularly information 
     regarding instances in which counter UAS technology may 
     impact lawful private sector services or systems.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents 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 320 the following:

``Sec. 321. Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator.''.
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