[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3780]
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SA 6580. Mr. GRASSLEY 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. __. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITY.
Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C.
124n) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Authority of the marshal of the united states supreme
court.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 49, United
States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367 and chapters 119 and
206 of title 18, United States Code, notwithstanding the laws
of any particular State, local, Tribal, or territorial
jurisdiction, and after completing the training required
under subsection (d)(4), the Marshal of the Supreme Court may
take and may authorize personnel with assigned duties that
include the security or protection of the Chief Justice or
any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to take such
actions as are described in subsection (b)(1)(A) that are
necessary to detect, identify, monitor, or track a credible
threat that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft
poses to the safety or security of the Chief Justice or any
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on the grounds of the
Supreme Court, property leased for use by the Supreme Court,
or at the residence of the Chief Justice or any Associate
Justice.'';
(2) in subsection (b)--
(A) in paragraph (2)--
(i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting:
``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
``(B) Marshal of the supreme court.--The Marshal of the
Supreme Court shall develop for the Supreme Court Police the
actions described in paragraph (1) in coordination with the
Secretary of Transportation.'';
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the
Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and
(C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the
Marshal of the Supreme Court'';
(3) in subsection (d)--
(A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
``(1) In general.--
``(A) Agency guidance.--The Secretary, the Attorney
General, and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe
regulations and shall issue guidance in the respective areas
of the Secretary, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of
Transportation to carry out this section, including guidance
relating to actions carried out by any State, local, Tribal,
or territorial law enforcement or correctional agency under
this section.
``(B) Supreme court.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court
shall prescribe regulations and issue guidance, in
coordination with the Secretary, the Attorney General, and
the Secretary of Transportation, that are consistent with
regulations prescribed and guidance issued by the Secretary,
Attorney General, or Secretary of Transportation under
subparagraph (A).'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the
Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the
Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
``(4) Marshal of the supreme court training and
certification.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court and any
personnel of the Marshal of the Supreme Court shall be
subject to the same training and certification requirements
relating to the detection, identification, monitoring, and
tracking of unmanned aircraft as personnel of the Department
of Homeland Security.'';
(4) in subsection (e)--
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
``each Secretary, the Attorney General'' and inserting ``the
Secretary, the Attorney General, the Secretary of
Transportation, the Marshal of the Supreme Court'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``the Marshal of the Supreme Court,''
after ``the Attorney General,''; and
(ii) by striking ``determine'' and inserting
``determines'';
(C) in paragraph (4)--
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
(I) by inserting a comma after ``Security''; and
(II) by inserting ``the Supreme Court Police,'' after
``Justice,''; and
(ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and the Department
of Justice'' and inserting ``, the Department of Justice, or
the Supreme Court Police''; and
(D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and the Department of
Justice'' and inserting ``, the Department of Justice, and
the Supreme Court Police'';
(5) in subsection (g)--
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the
Marshal of the Supreme Court'';
(B) in paragraph (3)--
(i) by inserting ``the Marshall of the Supreme Court,''
after ``the Attorney General,'' each place the term appears;
and
(ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or the Department
of Homeland Security'' and inserting ``, the Department of
Homeland Security, or the Supreme Court Police''; and
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the
Marshal of the Supreme Court'';
(6) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``or the Attorney
General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, or the
Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and
(7) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Marshal of the united states supreme court.--The
authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court to carry out
actions with respect to subsection (a)(3) shall terminate on
September 30, 2031.''.
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