[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 158 (Thursday, September 29, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Page S5933]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6418. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) 
and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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. __. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DETECTION AND MITIGATION 
                   ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 448 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 44811. Unmanned aircraft system detection and 
       mitigation enforcement

       ``(a) Prohibition.--
       ``(1) In general.--No person may operate a system or 
     technology to detect, identify, monitor, track, or mitigate 
     an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system in a manner 
     that adversely impacts or interferes with safe airport 
     operations, navigation, or air traffic services, or the safe 
     and efficient operation of the national airspace system.
       ``(2) Actions by the administrator.--The Administrator may 
     take such action as may be necessary to address the adverse 
     impacts or interference of operations that violate paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(b) Penalties.--A person who operates a system or 
     technology referred to in subsection (a)(1) in a manner that 
     adversely impacts or interferes with safe airport operations, 
     navigation, or air traffic services, or the safe and 
     efficient operation of the national airspace system, is 
     liable to the Federal Government for a civil penalty of not 
     more than $25,000 per violation.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--The term `person' as used in 
     this section does not include--
       ``(1) the Federal Government or any bureau, department, 
     instrumentality, or other agency of the Federal Government; 
     or
       ``(2) an officer, employee, or contractor of the Federal 
     Government or any bureau, department, instrumentality, or 
     other agency of the Federal Government if the officer, 
     employee, or contractor is authorized by the Federal 
     Government or any bureau, department, instrumentality or 
     other agency of the Federal Government to operate a system or 
     technology referred to in subsection (a)(1).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for 
     chapter 448 is amended by inserting at the end the following:

``44811. Unmanned aircraft system detection and mitigation 
              enforcement.''.
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