[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3785]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 6590. Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Booker) 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 in title II, 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 
     may 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 Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Acquisition, Logistics, and Technology shall 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 Assistant Secretary 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 Universal 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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