[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 102 (Wednesday, June 17, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S2906]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5846. Mr. KIM submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 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. ____. PILOT PROGRAM FOR ONE-WAY AND COUNTER-UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DRONE TESTBED.

       (a) Pilot Program Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall establish a pilot program to test, evaluate, and 
     demonstrate the integration of approved munition payloads 
     with approved unmanned aircraft systems, including one-way 
     unmanned aircraft systems and counter-unmanned aircraft 
     system platforms.
       (b) Purpose.--The purposes of the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a) shall are--
       (1) to accelerate the integration of modular payloads onto 
     multiple drone platforms;
       (2) to reduce time-to-field for lethal and non-lethal 
     drone-enabled munitions capabilities;
       (3) to standardize payload-to-platform interfaces; and
       (4) to support rapid prototyping, validation, and 
     transition of drone-enabled munitions into programs of 
     record.
       (c) Location.--
       (1) In general.--The Single Manager for Conventional 
     Ammunition shall, acting through the Joint Capability Program 
     Executive for Ammunition and Energetics, determine the 
     location or locations at which the pilot program required by 
     subsection (a) is conducted.
       (2) Considerations.--In selecting a location under 
     paragraph (1), the Single Manager for Conventional Ammunition 
     shall consider--
       (A) the availability of munitions and energetics subject-
     matter expertise, including the interface of munitions with 
     drones;
       (B) proximity to live fire testing range space and range 
     availability, prioritizing joint base facilities; and
       (C) existing infrastructure capable of supporting rapid 
     prototyping, integration, and live-fire testing.
       (d) Components.--The pilot program required by subsection 
     (a) may include--
       (1) transition and integration of common Electronic Safe 
     and Arming Device designs;
       (2) incorporation of the Picatinny Common Lethality 
     Integration Kit and the Small Open Payload Interface;
       (3) development and standardization of technology and 
     practices supporting payload-to-drone connectivity;
       (4) prototyping, demonstration, and technology transfer of 
     munition systems integrated with unmanned aircraft systems; 
     and
       (5) development of standardized drone interface 
     documentation and validated integration processes for 
     counter-unmanned aircraft system platforms, including 
     energetic payload applications.
       (e) Coordination.--In carrying out the pilot program 
     required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall coordinate 
     with the Joint Capability Program Executive for Ammunition 
     and Energetics, Development Command (DEVCOM), relevant 
     program executive offices, and other Department of Defense 
     components as the Secretary considers appropriate.
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