[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4851]
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  SA 2526. Mrs. GILLIBRAND submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2025 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:

        Strike section 352 and insert the following:

     SEC. 352. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR PROTECTION OF 
                   CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT.

       Section 130i of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(4)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     a semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) would support another Federal agency with authority 
     to mitigate the threat of unmanned aircraft or unmanned 
     aircraft systems in mitigating such threats; or'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as 
     subsections (h) through (k), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Exemption From Disclosure.--Information pertaining to 
     the technology, procedures, and protocols used to carry out 
     this section, including any regulations or guidance issued to 
     carry out this section, shall be exempt from disclosure under 
     section 552(b)(3) of title 5 and any State or local law 
     requiring the disclosure of information.'';
       (4) in subsection (j), as designated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (j)(3)(C)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (k)(3)(C)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 2027''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``180 days'' and inserting ``one year''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``November 15, 2026'' and inserting 
     ``November 15, 2027''; and
       (5) in subsection (k)(3), as so redesignated--
       (A) in clause (viii), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in clause (ix)--
       (i) by striking ``sections'' and inserting ``section''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(x) protection of the buildings, grounds, and property to 
     which the public are not permitted regular, unrestricted 
     access and that are under the jurisdiction, custody, or 
     control of the Department of Defense and the persons on that 
     property pursuant to section 2672 of this title;
       ``(xi) assistance to Federal, State, or local officials in 
     responding to incidents involving nuclear, radiological, 
     biological, or chemical weapons, high-yield explosives, or 
     related materials or technologies, including pursuant to 
     section 282 of this title or the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq);
       ``(xii) transportation, storage, treatment, and disposal of 
     explosives by the Department pursuant to section 2692(b) of 
     this title; or
       ``(xiii) emergency response that is limited to a specified 
     timeframe and location.''.
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