Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022
This bill provides statutory authority for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to authorize their personnel to act to detect, identify, monitor, track, and mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned aircraft system (i.e., drone) poses to the safety or security of certain facilities or assets.
For example, DHS and DOJ may carry out a pilot program to evaluate the potential benefits of state, local, tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies taking actions to mitigate credible unmanned aircraft system threats.
Additionally, DHS and DOJ must coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration before carrying out any action authorized by the bill to ensure the action does not adversely impact or interfere with safe airport operations, navigation, air traffic services, or the safe and efficient operation of the national airspace system.
To enhance the authority granted to the Department of Homeland Security 
and Department of Justice with respect to unmanned aircraft systems and 
               unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding the Homeland 
from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 
2022''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
              SYSTEM DETECTION AND MITIGATION ENFORCEMENT 
              AUTHORITY.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by striking section 210G (6 
U.S.C. 124n) and inserting the following:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``SEC. 210G. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM 
              UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.</DELETED>

<DELETED>    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) The term `air navigation facility' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 40102(a)(4) of title 49, 
        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) The term `airport' has the meaning given the 
        term in section 47102(2) of title 49, United Sates 
        Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) The term `appropriate committees of 
        Congress' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
                and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, 
                the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
                Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on 
                the Judiciary of the House of 
                Representatives.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal 
        year, means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted 
        to Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
        United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) The term `covered facility or asset' means 
        any facility or asset that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is identified as high-risk and a 
                potential target for unlawful unmanned aircraft or 
                unmanned aircraft system activity by the Secretary or 
                the Attorney General, or by the chief executive of the 
                jurisdiction in which a State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agency designated pursuant 
                to subsection (d)(2) operates after review and approval 
                of the Secretary or the Attorney General, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Transportation with 
                respect to potentially impacted airspace, through a 
                risk-based assessment for purposes of this section 
                (except that in the case of the missions described in 
                clauses (i)(II) and (iii)(I) of subparagraph (C), such 
                missions shall be presumed to be for the protection of 
                a facility or asset that is assessed to be high-risk 
                and a potential target for unlawful unmanned aircraft 
                or unmanned aircraft system activity);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) is located in the United States; 
                and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) directly relates to 1 or more--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) missions authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Secretary, pertaining to--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) security or 
                                protection functions of the U.S. 
                                Customs and Border Protection, 
                                including securing or protecting 
                                facilities, aircraft, and vessels, 
                                whether moored or underway;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) United States 
                                Secret Service protection operations 
                                pursuant to sections 3056(a) and 
                                3056A(a) of title 18, United States 
                                Code, and the Presidential Protection 
                                Assistance Act of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 
                                note);</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) protection of 
                                facilities pursuant to section 1315(a) 
                                of title 40, United States Code; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) transportation 
                                security functions of the 
                                Transportation Security 
                                Administration;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) missions authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department of Justice, 
                        consistent with governing statutes, 
                        regulations, and orders issued by the Attorney 
                        General, pertaining to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) personal protection 
                                operations by--</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(aa) the Federal 
                                        Bureau of Investigation as 
                                        specified in section 533 of 
                                        title 28, United States Code; 
                                        or</DELETED>
                                        <DELETED>    ``(bb) the United 
                                        States Marshals Service as 
                                        specified in section 566 of 
                                        title 28, United States 
                                        Code;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) protection of 
                                penal, detention, and correctional 
                                facilities and operations conducted by 
                                the Federal Bureau of Prisons and 
                                prisoner operations and transport 
                                conducted by the United States Marshals 
                                Service;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) protection of the 
                                buildings and grounds leased, owned, or 
                                operated by or for the Department of 
                                Justice, and the provision of security 
                                for Federal courts, as specified in 
                                section 566 of title 28, United States 
                                Code; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) protection of an 
                                airport or air navigation 
                                facility;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) missions authorized to be 
                        performed by the Department or the Department 
                        of Justice, acting together or separately, 
                        consistent with governing statutes, 
                        regulations, and orders issued by the Secretary 
                        or the Attorney General, respectively, 
                        pertaining to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) protection of a 
                                National Special Security Event and 
                                Special Event Assessment Rating 
                                event;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) the provision of 
                                support to a State, local, Tribal, or 
                                territorial law enforcement agency, 
                                upon request of the chief executive 
                                officer of the State or territory, to 
                                ensure protection of people and 
                                property at mass gatherings, that is 
                                limited to a specified duration and 
                                location, within available resources, 
                                and without delegating any authority 
                                under this section to State, local, 
                                Tribal, or territorial law 
                                enforcement;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) protection of an 
                                active Federal law enforcement 
                                investigation, emergency response, or 
                                security function, that is limited to a 
                                specified duration and location; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) the provision of 
                                security or protection support to 
                                critical infrastructure owners or 
                                operators, for static critical 
                                infrastructure facilities and assets 
                                upon the request of the owner or 
                                operator;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) missions authorized to be 
                        performed by the United States Coast Guard, 
                        including those described in clause (iii) as 
                        directed by the Secretary, and as further set 
                        forth in section 528 of title 14, United States 
                        Code, and consistent with governing statutes, 
                        regulations, and orders issued by the Secretary 
                        of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
                        operating; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) responsibilities of State, 
                        local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
                        agencies designated pursuant to subsection 
                        (d)(2) pertaining to--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) protection of 
                                National Special Security Event and 
                                Special Event Assessment Rating events 
                                or other mass gatherings in the 
                                jurisdiction of the State, local, 
                                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
                                agency;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) protection of 
                                critical infrastructure assessed by the 
                                Secretary as high-risk for unmanned 
                                aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft 
                                attack or disruption, including 
                                airports in the jurisdiction of the 
                                State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
                                law enforcement agency; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) protection of 
                                sensitive government buildings, assets, 
                                or facilities in the jurisdiction of 
                                the State, local, Tribal, or 
                                territorial law enforcement 
                                agency.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) The term `critical infrastructure' has the 
        meaning given the term in section 1016(e) of the Critical 
        Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 
        5195c(e)).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) The terms `electronic communication', 
        `intercept', `oral communication', and `wire communication' 
        have the meanings given those terms in section 2510 of title 
        18, United States Code.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(8) The term `homeland security or justice 
        budget materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the 
        materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary and the 
        Attorney General in support of the budget for that fiscal 
        year.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(9)(A) The term `personnel' means--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) an officer, employee, or contractor 
                of the Department or the Department of Justice, who is 
                authorized to perform duties that include safety, 
                security, or protection of personnel, facilities, or 
                assets; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) an employee who--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(I) is authorized to perform law 
                        enforcement and security functions on behalf of 
                        a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        enforcement agency designated under subsection 
                        (d)(2); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(II) is trained and certified to 
                        perform those duties, including training 
                        specific to countering unmanned aircraft 
                        threats and mitigating risks in the national 
                        airspace.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(B) To qualify for use of the authorities 
        described in subsection (b) or (c), respectively, a contractor 
        conducting operations described in those subsections must--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) be directly contracted by the 
                Department or the Department of Justice;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) operate at a government-owned or 
                government-leased facility or asset;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(iii) not conduct inherently 
                governmental functions; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(iv) be trained and certified by the 
                Department or the Department of Justice to meet the 
                established guidance and regulations of the Department 
                or the Department of Justice, respectively.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(C) For purposes of subsection (c)(1), the term 
        `personnel' includes any officer, employee, or contractor who 
        is authorized to perform duties that include the safety, 
        security, or protection of people, facilities, or assets, of--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(i) a State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agency; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(ii) an owner or operator of an airport 
                or critical infrastructure.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(10) The term `risk-based assessment' means an 
        evaluation of threat information specific to a covered facility 
        or asset and, with respect to potential impacts on the safety 
        and efficiency of the national airspace system and the needs of 
        law enforcement and national security at each covered facility 
        or asset identified by the Secretary or the Attorney General, 
        respectively, of each of the following factors:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Potential impacts to safety, 
                efficiency, and use of the national airspace system, 
                including potential effects on manned aircraft and 
                unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft, 
                aviation safety, airport operations, infrastructure, 
                and air navigation services relating to the use of any 
                system or technology for carrying out the actions 
                described in subsection (e)(2).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Options for mitigating any 
                identified impacts to the national airspace system 
                relating to the use of any system or technology, 
                including minimizing, when possible, the use of any 
                technology that disrupts the transmission of radio or 
                electronic signals, for carrying out the actions 
                described in subsection (e)(2).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Potential consequences of the 
                impacts of any actions taken under subsection (e)(1) to 
                the national airspace system and infrastructure if not 
                mitigated.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) The ability to provide reasonable 
                advance notice to aircraft operators consistent with 
                the safety of the national airspace system and the 
                needs of law enforcement and national 
                security.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) The setting and character of any 
                covered facility or asset, including--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) whether the covered facility 
                        or asset is located in a populated area or near 
                        other structures;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) whether the covered 
                        facility or asset is open to the 
                        public;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) whether the covered 
                        facility or asset is used for nongovernmental 
                        functions; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) any potential for 
                        interference with wireless communications or 
                        for injury or damage to persons or 
                        property.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) The setting, character, duration, 
                and national airspace system impacts of National 
                Special Security Event and Special Event Assessment 
                Rating events, to the extent not already discussed in 
                the National Special Security Event and Special Event 
                Assessment Rating nomination process.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) Potential consequences to national 
                security, public safety, or law enforcement if threats 
                posed by unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft 
                are not mitigated or defeated.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(11) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned 
        aircraft system' have the meanings given those terms in section 
        44801 of title 49, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(b) Authority of the Department of Homeland Security and 
Department of Justice.--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, the Secretary and the Attorney 
General may, for their respective Departments, take, and may authorize 
personnel with assigned duties that include the safety, security, or 
protection of people, facilities, or assets to take, actions described 
in subsection (e)(2) that are necessary to detect, identify, monitor, 
track, and mitigate a credible threat (as defined by the Secretary and 
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 
poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or 
asset.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(c) Additional Limited Authority for Detection, 
Identification, Monitoring, and Tracking.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and 
        (3), and notwithstanding sections 1030 and 1367 and chapters 
        119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code, any State, local, 
        Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, the Department 
        of Justice, the Department, and any owner or operator of an 
        airport or critical infrastructure may authorize personnel, 
        with assigned duties that include the safety, security, or 
        protection of people, facilities, or assets, to use equipment 
        authorized under this subsection to take actions described in 
        subsection (e)(1) that are necessary to detect, identify, 
        monitor, or track an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
        aircraft within the respective areas of responsibility or 
        jurisdiction of the authorized personnel.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Authorized equipment.--Equipment authorized 
        for unmanned aircraft system detection, identification, 
        monitoring, or tracking under this subsection shall be limited 
        to systems or technologies--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) tested and evaluated by the 
                Department or the Department of Justice, including 
                evaluation of any potential counterintelligence or 
                cybersecurity risks;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) that are annually reevaluated for 
                any changes in risks, including counterintelligence and 
                cybersecurity risks;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) determined by the Federal 
                Communications Commission and the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration not 
                to adversely impact the use of the communications 
                spectrum;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) determined by the Federal Aviation 
                Administration not to adversely impact the use of the 
                aviation spectrum or otherwise adversely impact the 
                national airspace system; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) that are included on a list of 
                authorized equipment maintained by the Department, in 
                coordination with the Department of Justice, the 
                Federal Aviation Administration, the Federal 
                Communications Commission, and the National 
                Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) State, local, tribal, and territorial 
        compliance.--Each State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
        enforcement agency or owner or operator of an airport or 
        critical infrastructure acting pursuant to this subsection 
        shall--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) prior to any such action, issue a 
                written policy certifying compliance with the privacy 
                protections of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
                subsection (j)(2); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) comply with any additional guidance 
                issued by the Secretary or the Attorney General 
                relating to implementation of this 
                subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Prohibition.--Nothing in this subsection 
        shall be construed to authorize the taking of any action 
        described in subsection (e) other than the actions described in 
        paragraph (1) of that subsection.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(d) Pilot Program for State, Local, Tribal, and 
Territorial Law Enforcement.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
        General may carry out a pilot program to evaluate the potential 
        benefits of State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement agencies taking actions that are necessary to 
        mitigate a credible threat (as defined by the Secretary and the 
        Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Transportation through the Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration) that an unmanned aircraft system or 
        unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of a covered 
        facility or asset.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Designation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary or the 
                Attorney General, with the concurrence of the Secretary 
                of Transportation (through the Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration), may, under the pilot 
                program established under paragraph (1), designate 1 or 
                more State, local, Tribal or territorial law 
                enforcement agencies approved by the respective chief 
                executive officer of the State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agency to engage in the 
                activities authorized in paragraph (4) under the direct 
                oversight of the Department or the Department of 
                Justice, in carrying out the responsibilities 
                authorized under subsection (a)(5)(C)(v).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Designation process.--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) Number of agencies and 
                        duration.--On and after the date that is 180 
                        days after the date of enactment of the 
                        Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats 
                        Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022, 
                        the Secretary and the Attorney General, 
                        pursuant to subparagraph (A), may designate not 
                        more than 12 State, local, Tribal, and 
                        territorial law enforcement agencies for 
                        participation in the pilot program, and may 
                        designate 12 additional State, local, Tribal, 
                        and territorial law enforcement agencies each 
                        year thereafter, provided that not more than 60 
                        State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
                        enforcement agencies in total may be designated 
                        during the 5-year period of the pilot 
                        program.</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) Revocation.--The Secretary 
                        and the Attorney General, in consultation with 
                        the Secretary of Transportation (through the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration)--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) may revoke a 
                                designation under subparagraph (A) if 
                                the Secretary, Attorney General, and 
                                Secretary of Transportation (through 
                                the Administrator of the Federal 
                                Aviation Administration) concur in the 
                                revocation; and</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) shall revoke a 
                                designation under subparagraph (A) if 
                                the Secretary, the Attorney General, or 
                                the Secretary of Transportation 
                                (through the Administrator of the 
                                Federal Aviation Administration) 
                                withdraws concurrence.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Termination of pilot program.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Designation.--The authority to 
                designate an agency for inclusion in the pilot program 
                established under this subsection shall terminate after 
                the 5-year period beginning on the date that is 180 
                days after the date of enactment of the Safeguarding 
                the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned 
                Aircraft Systems Act of 2022.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Authority of pilot program 
                agencies.--The authority of an agency designated under 
                the pilot program established under this subsection to 
                exercise any of the authorities granted under the pilot 
                program shall terminate not later than 6 years after 
                the date that is 180 days after the date of enactment 
                of the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed 
                by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022, or upon 
                revocation pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(ii).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Authorization.--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, 
        any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency 
        designated pursuant to paragraph (2) may authorize personnel 
        with assigned duties that include the safety, security, or 
        protection of people, facilities, or assets to take such 
        actions as are described in subsection (e)(2) that are 
        necessary to detect, identify, monitor, track, or mitigate a 
        credible threat (as defined by the Secretary and the Attorney 
        General, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 
        through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
        aircraft poses to the safety or security of a covered facility 
        or asset under subsection (a)(5)(C)(v).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Exemption.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Chair of the Federal Communications 
                Commission, in consultation with the Administrator of 
                the National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, shall implement a process for 
                considering the exemption of 1 or more law enforcement 
                agencies designated under paragraph (2), or any station 
                operated by the agency, from any provision of title III 
                of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et 
                seq.) to the extent that the designated law enforcement 
                agency takes such actions as are described in 
                subsection (e)(2) and may establish conditions or 
                requirements for such exemption.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Requirements.--The Chair of the 
                Federal Communications Commission, in consultation with 
                the Administrator of the National Telecommunications 
                and Information Administration, may grant an exemption 
                under subparagraph (A) only if the Chair of the Federal 
                Communications Commission in consultation with the 
                Administrator of the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration finds that the grant of an 
                exemption--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is necessary to achieve the 
                        purposes of this subsection; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) will serve the public 
                        interest.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Revocation.--Any exemption granted 
                under subparagraph (A) shall terminate automatically if 
                the designation granted to the law enforcement agency 
                under paragraph (2)(A) is revoked by the Secretary or 
                the Attorney General under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) or is 
                terminated under paragraph (3)(B).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(6) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the 
        date on which the first law enforcement agency is designated 
        under paragraph (2), the Secretary and the Attorney General 
        shall inform the appropriate committees of Congress in writing 
        of the use by any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
        enforcement agency of any authority granted pursuant to 
        paragraph (4).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(7) Restrictions.--Any entity acting pursuant to 
        the authorities granted under this subsection--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) may do so only using equipment 
                authorized by the Department, in coordination with the 
                Department of Justice, the Federal Communications 
                Commission, the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration, and the Department of 
                Transportation (through the Federal Aviation 
                Administration) according to the criteria described in 
                subsection (c)(2);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) shall, prior to any such action, 
                issue a written policy certifying compliance with the 
                privacy protections of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
                subsection (j)(2);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) shall ensure that all personnel 
                undertaking any actions listed under this subsection 
                are properly trained in accordance with the criteria 
                that the Secretary and Attorney General shall 
                collectively establish, in consultation with the 
                Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration, the Chair of the 
                Federal Communications Commission, and the Assistant 
                Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
                Information of the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) shall comply with any additional 
                guidance relating to compliance with this subsection 
                issued by the Secretary or Attorney General.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(e) Actions Described.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The actions authorized under 
        subsection (c) that may be taken by a State, local, Tribal, or 
        territorial law enforcement agency, the Department, the 
        Department of Justice, and any owner or operator of an airport 
        or critical infrastructure, are limited to actions during the 
        operation of an unmanned aircraft system, to detect, identify, 
        monitor, and track the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
        aircraft, without prior consent, including by means of 
        intercept or other access of a wire communication, an oral 
        communication, or an electronic communication used to control 
        the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Clarification.--The actions authorized in 
        subsections (b) and (d)(4) are the following:</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) During the operation of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, detect, identify, 
                monitor, and track the unmanned aircraft system or 
                unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by 
                means of intercept or other access of a wire 
                communication, an oral communication, or an electronic 
                communication used to control the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, including by 
                passive or active, and direct or indirect, physical, 
                electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior 
                consent of the operator of the unmanned aircraft system 
                or unmanned aircraft, including by disabling the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft by 
                intercepting, interfering, or causing interference with 
                wire, oral, electronic, or radio communications used to 
                control the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) Seize or exercise control of the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, 
                to disable, damage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(f) Research, Testing, Training, and Evaluation.--
</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Requirement.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 
                46502 of title 49, United States Code, or any provision 
                of title 18, United States Code, the Secretary, the 
                Attorney General, and the heads of the State, local, 
                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agencies 
                designated pursuant to subsection (d)(2) shall conduct 
                research, testing, training on, and evaluation of any 
                equipment, including any electronic equipment, to 
                determine the capability and utility of the equipment 
                prior to the use of the equipment in carrying out any 
                action described in subsection (e).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Coordination.--Personnel and 
                contractors who do not have duties that include the 
                safety, security, or protection of people, facilities, 
                or assets may engage in research, testing, training, 
                and evaluation activities pursuant to subparagraph 
                (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Training of federal, state, local, 
        territorial, and tribal law enforcement personnel.--The 
        Attorney General, through the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
        Investigation, may--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) provide training relating to 
                measures to mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned 
                aircraft or unmanned aircraft system poses to the 
                safety or security of a covered facility or asset to 
                any personnel who are authorized to take such measures, 
                including personnel authorized to take the actions 
                described in subsection (e); and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) establish or designate 1 or more 
                facilities or training centers for the purpose 
                described in subparagraph (A).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Coordination for research, testing, 
        training, and evaluation.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, the 
                Attorney General, and the heads of the State, local, 
                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agencies 
                designated pursuant to subsection (d)(2) shall 
                coordinate procedures governing research, testing, 
                training, and evaluation to carry out any provision 
                under this subsection with the Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration before initiating such 
                activity in order that the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration may ensure the activity does 
                not adversely impact or interfere with safe airport 
                operations, navigation, air traffic services, or the 
                safe and efficient operation of the national airspace 
                system.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) State, local, tribal, and 
                territorial law enforcement agency coordination.--Each 
                head of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                enforcement agency designated pursuant to subsection 
                (d)(2) shall coordinate the procedures governing 
                research, testing, training, and evaluation of the law 
                enforcement agency through the Secretary and the 
                Attorney General, in coordination with the Federal 
                Aviation Administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(g) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or 
unmanned aircraft that is seized by the Secretary or the Attorney 
General pursuant to subsection (b) is subject to forfeiture to the 
United States pursuant to the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, 
United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(h) Regulations and Guidance.--The Secretary, the 
Attorney General, and the Secretary of Transportation--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) may prescribe regulations and shall issue 
        guidance in the respective areas of each Secretary or the 
        Attorney General to carry out this section; and</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) in developing regulations and guidance 
        described in subparagraph (A), consult the Chair of the Federal 
        Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(i) Coordination.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
        General shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration before carrying out any action 
        authorized under this section in order that the Administrator 
        may ensure the action does not adversely impact or interfere 
        with--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) safe airport operations;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) navigation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) air traffic services; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the safe and efficient operation of 
                the national airspace system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Guidance.--Before issuing any guidance, or 
        otherwise implementing this section, the Secretary or the 
        Attorney General shall, respectively, coordinate with--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the Secretary of Transportation in 
                order that the Secretary of Transportation may ensure 
                the guidance or implementation does not adversely 
                impact or interfere with any critical infrastructure 
                relating to transportation; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration in order that the Administrator 
                may ensure the guidance or implementation does not 
                adversely impact or interfere with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) safe airport 
                        operations;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) navigation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) air traffic services; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) the safe and efficient 
                        operation of the national airspace 
                        system.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Coordination with the faa.--The Secretary 
        and the Attorney General shall coordinate the development of 
        their respective guidance under subsection (h) with the 
        Secretary of Transportation (through the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration).</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Coordination with the department of 
        transportation and national telecommunications and information 
        administration.--The Secretary and the Attorney General, and 
        the heads of any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
        enforcement agencies designated pursuant to subsection (d)(2), 
        through the Secretary and the Attorney General, shall 
        coordinate the development for their respective departments or 
        agencies of the actions described in subsection (e) with the 
        Secretary of Transportation (through the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration) and the Assistant Secretary of 
        Commerce for Communications and Information of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) State, local, tribal, and territorial 
        implementation.--Prior to taking any action authorized under 
        subsection (d)(4), each head of a State, local, Tribal, or 
        territorial law enforcement agency designated under subsection 
        (d)(2) shall coordinate, through the Secretary and the Attorney 
        General--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) with the Secretary of Transportation 
                in order that the Administrators of non-aviation modes 
                of the Department of Transportation may evaluate 
                whether the action may have adverse impacts on critical 
                infrastructure relating to non-aviation 
                transportation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) with the Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration in order that the 
                Administrator may ensure the action will have no 
                adverse impact, or will not, interfere with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) safe airport 
                        operations;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) navigation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) air traffic services; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) the safe and efficient 
                        operation of the national airspace system; 
                        and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) to allow the Department and the 
                Department of Justice to ensure that any action 
                authorized by this section is consistent with Federal 
                law enforcement and in the interest of national 
                security.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(j) Privacy Protection.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Any regulation or guidance 
        issued to carry out an action under subsection (e) by the 
        Secretary or the Attorney General, respectively, shall ensure 
        for the Department or the Department of Justice, respectively, 
        that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the interception of, acquisition of, 
                access to, maintenance of, or use of any communication 
                to or from an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft under this section is conducted in a manner 
                consistent with the First and Fourth Amendments to the 
                Constitution of the United States and any applicable 
                provision of Federal law;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any communication to or from an 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft are 
                intercepted or acquired only to the extent necessary to 
                support an action described in subsection 
                (e);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) any record of a communication 
                described in subparagraph (B) is maintained only for as 
                long as necessary, and in no event for more than 180 
                days, unless the Secretary or the Attorney General, as 
                applicable, determines that maintenance of the record 
                is--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) required under Federal 
                        law;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) necessary for the purpose 
                        of litigation; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) necessary to investigate 
                        or prosecute a violation of law, including by--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) directly supporting 
                                an ongoing security operation; 
                                or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) protecting against 
                                dangerous or unauthorized activity by 
                                unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned 
                                aircraft; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) a communication described in 
                subparagraph (B) is not disclosed to any person not 
                employed or contracted by the Department or the 
                Department of Justice unless the disclosure--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is necessary to investigate 
                        or prosecute a violation of law;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) will support--</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) the Department of 
                                Defense;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) a Federal law 
                                enforcement, intelligence, or security 
                                agency;</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(III) a State, local, 
                                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
                                agency; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(IV) another relevant 
                                entity or person if the entity or 
                                person is engaged in a security or 
                                protection operation;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) is necessary to support a 
                        department or agency listed in clause (ii) in 
                        investigating or prosecuting a violation of 
                        law;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) will support the 
                        enforcement activities of a Federal regulatory 
                        agency relating to a criminal or civil 
                        investigation of, or any regulatory, statutory, 
                        or other enforcement action relating to, an 
                        action described in subsection (e);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) is between the Department 
                        and the Department of Justice in the course of 
                        a security or protection operation of either 
                        department or a joint operation of those 
                        departments; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) is otherwise required by 
                        law.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Local privacy protection.--In exercising any 
        authority described in subsection (c) or (d), a State, local, 
        Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency designated under 
        subsection (d)(2) or owner or operator of an airport or 
        critical infrastructure shall ensure that--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) the interception of, acquisition of, 
                access to, maintenance of, or use of communications to 
                or from an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft under this section is conducted in a manner 
                consistent with--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) the First and Fourth 
                        Amendments to the Constitution of the United 
                        States; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) applicable provisions of 
                        Federal, and where required, State, local, 
                        Tribal, and territorial law;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) any communication to or from an 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft is 
                intercepted or acquired only to the extent necessary to 
                support an action described in subsection 
                (e);</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) any record of a communication 
                described in subparagraph (B) is maintained only for as 
                long as necessary, and in no event for more than 180 
                days, unless the Secretary, the Attorney General, or 
                the head of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                enforcement agency designated under subsection (d)(2) 
                determines that maintenance of the record is--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) required to be maintained 
                        under Federal, State, local, Tribal, or 
                        territorial law;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) necessary for the purpose 
                        of any litigation; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) necessary to investigate 
                        or prosecute a violation of law, including by--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) directly supporting 
                                an ongoing security or protection 
                                operation; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) protecting against 
                                dangerous or unauthorized activity by 
                                an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                                aircraft; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) the communication is not disclosed 
                outside the agency or entity unless the disclosure--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) is necessary to investigate 
                        or prosecute a violation of law;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) would support the 
                        Department of Defense, a Federal law 
                        enforcement, intelligence, or security agency, 
                        or a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        enforcement agency;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) would support the 
                        enforcement activities of a Federal regulatory 
                        agency in connection with a criminal or civil 
                        investigation of, or any regulatory, statutory, 
                        or other enforcement action relating to, an 
                        action described in subsection (e);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) is to the Department or the 
                        Department of Justice in the course of a 
                        security or protection operation of either the 
                        Department or the Department of Justice, or a 
                        joint operation of the Department and 
                        Department of Justice; or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) is otherwise required by 
                        law.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(k) Budget.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
        General shall submit to Congress, as a part of the homeland 
        security or justice budget materials for each fiscal year after 
        fiscal year 2023, a consolidated funding display that 
        identifies the funding source for the actions described in 
        subsection (e) within the Department and the Department of 
        Justice.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Classification.--Each funding display 
        submitted under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form but 
        may contain a classified annex.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(l) Public Disclosures.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision 
        of State, local, Tribal, or territorial law, information shall 
        be governed by the disclosure obligations set forth in section 
        552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
        `Freedom of Information Act'), if the information relates to--
        </DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) any capability, limitation, or 
                sensitive detail of the operation of any technology 
                used to carry out an action described in subsection 
                (e)(1) of this section; or</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) an operational procedure or protocol 
                used to carry out this section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) State, local, tribal, or territorial agency 
        use.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Control.--Information described in 
                paragraph (1) that is obtained by a State, local, 
                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency from a 
                Federal agency under this section--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) shall remain subject to the 
                        control of the Federal agency, notwithstanding 
                        that the State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
                        law enforcement agency has the information 
                        described in paragraph (1) in the possession of 
                        the State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        enforcement agency; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) shall not be subject to any 
                        State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        authorizing or requiring disclosure of the 
                        information described in paragraph 
                        (1).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Access.--Any request for public 
                access to information described in paragraph (1) shall 
                be submitted to the originating Federal agency, which 
                shall process the request as required under section 
                552(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(m) Assistance and Support.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Facilities and services of other agencies 
        and non-federal entities.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the 
                Attorney General are authorized to use or accept from 
                any other Federal agency, or any other public or 
                private entity, any supply or service to facilitate or 
                carry out any action described in subsection 
                (e).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Reimbursement.--In accordance with 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary and the Attorney 
                General may accept any supply or service with or 
                without reimbursement to the entity providing the 
                supply or service and notwithstanding any provision of 
                law that would prevent the use or acceptance of the 
                supply or service.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Agreements.--To implement the 
                requirements of subsection (a)(5)(C), the Secretary or 
                the Attorney General may enter into 1 or more 
                agreements with the head of another executive agency or 
                with an appropriate official of a non-Federal public or 
                private agency or entity, as may be necessary and 
                proper to carry out the responsibilities of the 
                Secretary and Attorney General under this 
                section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Mutual support.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph 
                (B), the Secretary and the Attorney General are 
                authorized to provide support or assistance, upon the 
                request of a Federal agency or department conducting--
                </DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) a mission described in 
                        subsection (a)(5)(C);</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) a mission described in 
                        section 130i of title 10, United States Code; 
                        or</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) a mission described in 
                        section 4510 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
                        (50 U.S.C. 2661).</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Requirements.--Any support or 
                assistance provided by the Secretary or the Attorney 
                General shall only be granted--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) for the purpose of 
                        fulfilling the roles and responsibilities of 
                        the Federal agency or department that made the 
                        request for the mission for which the request 
                        was made;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) when exigent circumstances 
                        exist;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) for a specified duration 
                        and location;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) within available 
                        resources;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(v) on a non-reimbursable basis; 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(vi) in coordination with the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(n) Semiannual Briefings and Notifications.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) In general.--On a semiannual basis beginning 
        180 days after the date of enactment of the Safeguarding the 
        Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
        Act of 2022, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall, 
        respectively, provide a briefing to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress on the activities carried out pursuant to this 
        section.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Requirement.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
        General each shall conduct the briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) jointly with the Secretary of 
        Transportation.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) Content.--Each briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) shall include--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) policies, programs, and procedures 
                to mitigate or eliminate impacts of activities carried 
                out pursuant to this section to the national airspace 
                system and other critical infrastructure relating to 
                national transportation;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) a description of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) each instance in which any 
                        action described in subsection (e) has been 
                        taken, including any instances that may have 
                        resulted in harm, damage, or loss to a person 
                        or to private property;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) the guidance, policies, or 
                        procedures established by the Secretary or the 
                        Attorney General to address privacy, civil 
                        rights, and civil liberties issues implicated 
                        by the actions permitted under this section, as 
                        well as any changes or subsequent efforts by 
                        the Secretary or the Attorney General that 
                        would significantly affect privacy, civil 
                        rights, or civil liberties;</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iii) options considered and 
                        steps taken by the Secretary or the Attorney 
                        General to mitigate any identified impacts to 
                        the national airspace system relating to the 
                        use of any system or technology, including the 
                        minimization of the use of any technology that 
                        disrupts the transmission of radio or 
                        electronic signals, for carrying out the 
                        actions described in subsection (e)(2); 
                        and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(iv) each instance in which a 
                        communication intercepted or acquired during 
                        the course of operations of an unmanned 
                        aircraft system or unmanned aircraft was--
                        </DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(I) held in the 
                                possession of the Department or the 
                                Department of Justice for more than 180 
                                days; or</DELETED>
                                <DELETED>    ``(II) shared with any 
                                entity other than the Department or the 
                                Department of Justice;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) an explanation of how the Secretary, 
                the Attorney General, and the Secretary of 
                Transportation have--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) informed the public as to 
                        the possible use of authorities granted under 
                        this section; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) engaged with Federal, 
                        State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
                        enforcement agencies to implement and use 
                        authorities granted under this 
                        section;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(D) an assessment of whether any gaps or 
                insufficiencies remain in laws, regulations, and 
                policies that impede the ability of the Federal 
                Government or State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                governments and owners or operators of critical 
                infrastructure to counter the threat posed by the 
                malicious use of unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned 
                aircraft;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(E) an assessment of efforts to 
                integrate unmanned aircraft system threat assessments 
                within National Special Security Event and Special 
                Event Assessment Rating planning and protection 
                efforts;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(F) recommendations to remedy any gaps 
                or insufficiencies described in subparagraph (D), 
                including recommendations relating to necessary changes 
                in law, regulations, or policies;</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(G) a description of the impact of the 
                authorities granted under this section on--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) lawful operator access to 
                        national airspace; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) unmanned aircraft systems 
                        and unmanned aircraft integration into the 
                        national airspace system; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(H) a summary from the Secretary of any 
                data and results obtained pursuant to subsection (r), 
                including an assessment of--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) how the details of the 
                        incident were obtained; and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) whether the operation 
                        involved a violation of Federal Aviation 
                        Administration aviation regulations.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) Unclassified form.--Each briefing required 
        under paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form but may be 
        accompanied by an additional classified briefing.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) Notification.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days 
                after an authorized department, agency, or owner or 
                operator of an airport or critical infrastructure 
                deploys any new technology to carry out the actions 
                described in subsection (e), the Secretary and the 
                Attorney General shall, respectively or jointly, as 
                appropriate, submit a notification of the deployment to 
                the appropriate committees of Congress.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Contents.--Each notification 
                submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include a 
                description of options considered to mitigate any 
                identified impacts to the national airspace system 
                relating to the use of any system or technology, 
                including the minimization of the use of any technology 
                that disrupts the transmission of radio or electronic 
                signals in carrying out the actions described in 
                subsection (e).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(o) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) vest in the Secretary, the Attorney General, 
        or any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
        agency, authorized under subsection (c) or designated under 
        subsection (d)(2) any authority of the Secretary of 
        Transportation or the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation, the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, or any 
        State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency 
        designated under subsection (d)(2) any authority of the 
        Secretary or the Attorney General;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(3) vest in the Secretary any authority of the 
        Attorney General;</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(4) vest in the Attorney General any authority 
        of the Secretary; or</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(5) provide a new basis of liability with 
        respect to an officer of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
        law enforcement agency designated under subsection (d)(2) or 
        who participates in the protection of a mass gathering 
        identified by the Secretary or Attorney General under 
        subsection (a)(5)(C)(iii)(II), who--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) is acting in the official capacity 
                of the individual as an officer; and</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) does not exercise the authority 
                granted to the Secretary and the Attorney General by 
                this section.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(p) Termination.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Termination of additional limited authority 
        for detection, identification, monitoring, and tracking.--The 
        authority to carry out any action authorized under subsection 
        (c), if performed by a non-Federal entity, shall terminate on 
        the date that is 5 years and 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats 
        Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 and the 
        authority for the pilot program established under subsection 
        (d) shall terminate as provided for in paragraph (3) of that 
        subsection.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Termination of authorities with respect to 
        covered facilities and assets.--The authority to carry out this 
        section with respect to a covered facility or asset shall 
        terminate on the date that is 7 years after the date of 
        enactment of the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats 
        Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022.</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(q) Scope of Authority.--Nothing in this section shall 
be construed to provide the Secretary or the Attorney General with any 
additional authority other than the authorities described in 
subsections (a)(5)(C)(iii), (b), (c), (d), and (f).</DELETED>
<DELETED>    ``(r) United States Government Database.--</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(1) Authorization.--The Department is authorized 
        to develop a Federal database to enable the transmission of 
        data concerning security-related incidents in the United States 
        involving unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems 
        between Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement agencies for purposes of conducting analyses of 
        such threats in the United States.</DELETED>
        <DELETED>    ``(2) Policies, plans, and procedures.--</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(A) Coordination and consultation.--
                Before implementation of the database developed under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop policies, 
                plans, and procedures for the implementation of the 
                database--</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(i) in coordination with the 
                        Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and 
                        the Secretary of Transportation (through the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration); and</DELETED>
                        <DELETED>    ``(ii) in consultation with State, 
                        local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
                        agency representatives, including 
                        representatives of fusion centers.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(B) Reporting.--The policies, plans, and 
                procedures developed under subparagraph (A) shall 
                include criteria for Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 
                territorial reporting of unmanned aircraft systems or 
                unmanned aircraft incidents.</DELETED>
                <DELETED>    ``(C) Data retention.--The policies, 
                plans, and procedures developed under subparagraph (A) 
                shall ensure that data on security-related incidents in 
                the United States involving unmanned aircraft and 
                unmanned aircraft systems that is retained as criminal 
                intelligence information is retained based on the 
                reasonable suspicion standard, as permitted under part 
                23 of title 28, Code of Federal 
                Regulations.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Safeguarding the Homeland from the 
Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022''.

SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM 
              DETECTION AND MITIGATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

    Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by striking section 210G (6 U.S.C. 124n) 
and inserting the following:

``SEC. 210G. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND ASSETS FROM UNMANNED 
              AIRCRAFT.

    ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
            ``(1) The term `air navigation facility' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 40102(a)(4) of title 49, United 
        States Code.
            ``(2) The term `airport' has the meaning given the term in 
        section 47102(2) of title 49, United Sates Code.
            ``(3) The term `appropriate committees of Congress' means--
                    ``(A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, 
                Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on the 
                Judiciary of the Senate; and
                    ``(B) the Committee on Homeland Security, the 
                Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
                Committee on Oversight and Reform, the Committee on 
                Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on the Judiciary 
                of the House of Representatives.
            ``(4) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year, 
        means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to 
        Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, 
        United States Code.
            ``(5) The term `covered facility or asset' means any 
        facility or asset that--
                    ``(A) is identified as high-risk and a potential 
                target for unlawful unmanned aircraft or unmanned 
                aircraft system activity by the Secretary or the 
                Attorney General, or by the chief executive of the 
                jurisdiction in which a State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agency designated pursuant 
                to subsection (d)(2) operates after review and approval 
                of the Secretary or the Attorney General, in 
                coordination with the Secretary of Transportation with 
                respect to potentially impacted airspace, through a 
                risk-based assessment for purposes of this section 
                (except that in the case of the missions described in 
                clauses (i)(II) and (iii)(I) of subparagraph (C), such 
                missions shall be presumed to be for the protection of 
                a facility or asset that is assessed to be high-risk 
                and a potential target for unlawful unmanned aircraft 
                or unmanned aircraft system activity);
                    ``(B) is located in the United States; and
                    ``(C) directly relates to 1 or more--
                            ``(i) missions authorized to be performed 
                        by the Department, consistent with governing 
                        statutes, regulations, and orders issued by the 
                        Secretary, pertaining to--
                                    ``(I) security or protection 
                                functions of the U.S. Customs and 
                                Border Protection, including securing 
                                or protecting facilities, aircraft, and 
                                vessels, whether moored or underway;
                                    ``(II) United States Secret Service 
                                protection operations pursuant to 
                                sections 3056(a) and 3056A(a) of title 
                                18, United States Code, and the 
                                Presidential Protection Assistance Act 
                                of 1976 (18 U.S.C. 3056 note);
                                    ``(III) protection of facilities 
                                pursuant to section 1315(a) of title 
                                40, United States Code;
                                    ``(IV) transportation security 
                                functions of the Transportation 
                                Security Administration; or
                                    ``(V) the security or protection 
                                functions for facilities, assets, and 
                                operations of Homeland Security 
                                Investigations;
                            ``(ii) missions authorized to be performed 
                        by the Department of Justice, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Attorney General, pertaining to--
                                    ``(I) personal protection 
                                operations by--
                                            ``(aa) the Federal Bureau 
                                        of Investigation as specified 
                                        in section 533 of title 28, 
                                        United States Code; or
                                            ``(bb) the United States 
                                        Marshals Service as specified 
                                        in section 566 of title 28, 
                                        United States Code;
                                    ``(II) protection of penal, 
                                detention, and correctional facilities 
                                and operations conducted by the Federal 
                                Bureau of Prisons and prisoner 
                                operations and transport conducted by 
                                the United States Marshals Service;
                                    ``(III) protection of the buildings 
                                and grounds leased, owned, or operated 
                                by or for the Department of Justice, 
                                and the provision of security for 
                                Federal courts, as specified in section 
                                566 of title 28, United States Code; or
                                    ``(IV) protection of an airport or 
                                air navigation facility;
                            ``(iii) missions authorized to be performed 
                        by the Department or the Department of Justice, 
                        acting together or separately, consistent with 
                        governing statutes, regulations, and orders 
                        issued by the Secretary or the Attorney 
                        General, respectively, pertaining to--
                                    ``(I) protection of a National 
                                Special Security Event and Special 
                                Event Assessment Rating event;
                                    ``(II) the provision of support to 
                                a State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
                                law enforcement agency, upon request of 
                                the chief executive officer of the 
                                State or territory, to ensure 
                                protection of people and property at 
                                mass gatherings, that is limited to a 
                                specified duration and location, within 
                                available resources, and without 
                                delegating any authority under this 
                                section to State, local, Tribal, or 
                                territorial law enforcement;
                                    ``(III) protection of an active 
                                Federal law enforcement investigation, 
                                emergency response, or security 
                                function, that is limited to a 
                                specified duration and location; or
                                    ``(IV) the provision of security or 
                                protection support to critical 
                                infrastructure owners or operators, for 
                                static critical infrastructure 
                                facilities and assets upon the request 
                                of the owner or operator;
                            ``(iv) missions authorized to be performed 
                        by the United States Coast Guard, including 
                        those described in clause (iii) as directed by 
                        the Secretary, and as further set forth in 
                        section 528 of title 14, United States Code, 
                        and consistent with governing statutes, 
                        regulations, and orders issued by the Secretary 
                        of the Department in which the Coast Guard is 
                        operating; and
                            ``(v) responsibilities of State, local, 
                        Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
                        agencies designated pursuant to subsection 
                        (d)(2) pertaining to--
                                    ``(I) protection of National 
                                Special Security Event and Special 
                                Event Assessment Rating events or other 
                                mass gatherings in the jurisdiction of 
                                the State, local, Tribal, or 
                                territorial law enforcement agency;
                                    ``(II) protection of critical 
                                infrastructure assessed by the 
                                Secretary as high-risk for unmanned 
                                aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft 
                                attack or disruption, including 
                                airports in the jurisdiction of the 
                                State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
                                law enforcement agency;
                                    ``(III) protection of government 
                                buildings, assets, or facilities in the 
                                jurisdiction of the State, local, 
                                Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
                                agency; or
                                    ``(IV) protection of disaster 
                                response in the jurisdiction of the 
                                State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
                                law enforcement agency.
            ``(6) The term `critical infrastructure' has the meaning 
        given the term in section 1016(e) of the Critical 
        Infrastructure Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            ``(7) The terms `electronic communication', `intercept', 
        `oral communication', and `wire communication' have the 
        meanings given those terms in section 2510 of title 18, United 
        States Code.
            ``(8) The term `homeland security or justice budget 
        materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the materials 
        submitted to Congress by the Secretary and the Attorney General 
        in support of the budget for that fiscal year.
            ``(9)(A) The term `personnel' means--
                    ``(i) an officer, employee, or contractor of the 
                Department or the Department of Justice, who is 
                authorized to perform duties that include safety, 
                security, or protection of people, facilities, or 
                assets; or
                    ``(ii) an employee who--
                            ``(I) is authorized to perform law 
                        enforcement and security functions on behalf of 
                        a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        enforcement agency designated under subsection 
                        (d)(2); and
                            ``(II) is trained and certified to perform 
                        those duties, including training specific to 
                        countering unmanned aircraft threats and 
                        mitigating risks in the national airspace, 
                        including with respect to protecting privacy 
                        and civil liberties.
            ``(B) To qualify for use of the authorities described in 
        subsection (b) or (c), respectively, a contractor conducting 
        operations described in those subsections must--
                    ``(i) be directly contracted by the Department or 
                the Department of Justice;
                    ``(ii) operate at a government-owned or government-
                leased facility or asset;
                    ``(iii) not conduct inherently governmental 
                functions;
                    ``(iv) be trained to safeguard privacy and civil 
                liberties; and
                    ``(v) be trained and certified by the Department or 
                the Department of Justice to meet the established 
                guidance and regulations of the Department or the 
                Department of Justice, respectively.
            ``(C) For purposes of subsection (c)(1), the term 
        `personnel' includes any officer, employee, or contractor who 
        is authorized to perform duties that include the safety, 
        security, or protection of people, facilities, or assets, of--
                    ``(i) a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                enforcement agency; and
                    ``(ii) an owner or operator of an airport or 
                critical infrastructure.
            ``(10) The term `risk-based assessment' means an evaluation 
        of threat information specific to a covered facility or asset 
        and, with respect to potential impacts on the safety and 
        efficiency of the national airspace system and the needs of law 
        enforcement and national security at each covered facility or 
        asset identified by the Secretary or the Attorney General, 
        respectively, of each of the following factors:
                    ``(A) Potential impacts to safety, efficiency, and 
                use of the national airspace system, including 
                potential effects on manned aircraft and unmanned 
                aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft, aviation safety, 
                airport operations, infrastructure, and air navigation 
                services relating to the use of any system or 
                technology for carrying out the actions described in 
                subsection (e)(2).
                    ``(B) Options for mitigating any identified impacts 
                to the national airspace system relating to the use of 
                any system or technology, including minimizing, when 
                possible, the use of any technology that disrupts the 
                transmission of radio or electronic signals, for 
                carrying out the actions described in subsection 
                (e)(2).
                    ``(C) Potential consequences of the impacts of any 
                actions taken under subsection (e)(1) to the national 
                airspace system and infrastructure if not mitigated.
                    ``(D) The ability to provide reasonable advance 
                notice to aircraft operators consistent with the safety 
                of the national airspace system and the needs of law 
                enforcement and national security.
                    ``(E) The setting and character of any covered 
                facility or asset, including--
                            ``(i) whether the covered facility or asset 
                        is located in a populated area or near other 
                        structures;
                            ``(ii) whether the covered facility or 
                        asset is open to the public;
                            ``(iii) whether the covered facility or 
                        asset is used for nongovernmental functions; 
                        and
                            ``(iv) any potential for interference with 
                        wireless communications or for injury or damage 
                        to persons or property.
                    ``(F) The setting, character, duration, and 
                national airspace system impacts of National Special 
                Security Event and Special Event Assessment Rating 
                events, to the extent not already discussed in the 
                National Special Security Event and Special Event 
                Assessment Rating nomination process.
                    ``(G) Potential consequences to national security, 
                public safety, or law enforcement if threats posed by 
                unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft are not 
                mitigated or defeated.
                    ``(H) Civil rights and civil liberties guaranteed 
                by the First and Fourth Amendments to the Constitution 
                of the United States.
            ``(11) The terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned aircraft 
        system' have the meanings given those terms in section 44801 of 
        title 49, United States Code.
    ``(b) Authority of the Department of Homeland Security and 
Department of Justice.--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, the Secretary and the Attorney 
General may, for their respective Departments, take, and may authorize 
personnel with assigned duties that include the safety, security, or 
protection of people, facilities, or assets to take, actions described 
in subsection (e)(2) that are necessary to detect, identify, monitor, 
track, and mitigate a credible threat (as defined by the Secretary and 
the Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Transportation through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
Administration) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 
poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset.
    ``(c) Additional Limited Authority for Detection, Identification, 
Monitoring, and Tracking.--
            ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), and 
        notwithstanding sections 1030 and 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 
        of title 18, United States Code, any State, local, Tribal, or 
        territorial law enforcement agency, the Department of Justice, 
        the Department, and any owner or operator of an airport or 
        critical infrastructure may authorize personnel, with assigned 
        duties that include the safety, security, or protection of 
        people, facilities, or assets, to use equipment authorized 
        under this subsection to take actions described in subsection 
        (e)(1) that are necessary to detect, identify, monitor, or 
        track an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft within 
        the respective areas of responsibility or jurisdiction of the 
        authorized personnel.
            ``(2) Authorized equipment.--Equipment authorized for 
        unmanned aircraft system detection, identification, monitoring, 
        or tracking under this subsection shall be limited to systems 
        or technologies--
                    ``(A) tested and evaluated by the Department or the 
                Department of Justice, including evaluation of any 
                potential counterintelligence or cybersecurity risks;
                    ``(B) that are annually reevaluated for any changes 
                in risks, including counterintelligence and 
                cybersecurity risks;
                    ``(C) determined by the Federal Communications 
                Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration not to adversely impact the 
                use of the communications spectrum;
                    ``(D) determined by the Federal Aviation 
                Administration not to adversely impact the use of the 
                aviation spectrum or otherwise adversely impact the 
                national airspace system; and
                    ``(E) that are included on a list of authorized 
                equipment maintained by the Department, in coordination 
                with the Department of Justice, the Federal Aviation 
                Administration, the Federal Communications Commission, 
                and the National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration.
            ``(3) State, local, tribal, and territorial compliance.--
        Each State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
        agency or owner or operator of an airport or critical 
        infrastructure acting pursuant to this subsection shall--
                    ``(A) prior to any such action, issue a written 
                policy certifying compliance with the privacy 
                protections of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
                subsection (j)(2);
                    ``(B) certify compliance with such policy to the 
                Secretary and the Attorney General annually, and 
                immediately notify the Secretary and Attorney General 
                of any noncompliance with such policy or the privacy 
                protections of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
                subsection (j)(2); and
                    ``(C) comply with any additional guidance issued by 
                the Secretary or the Attorney General relating to 
                implementation of this subsection.
            ``(4) Prohibition.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
        construed to authorize the taking of any action described in 
        subsection (e) other than the actions described in paragraph 
        (1) of that subsection.
    ``(d) Pilot Program for State, Local, Tribal, and Territorial Law 
Enforcement.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
        may carry out a pilot program to evaluate the potential 
        benefits of State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement agencies taking actions that are necessary to 
        mitigate a credible threat (as defined by the Secretary and the 
        Attorney General, in consultation with the Secretary of 
        Transportation through the Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration) that an unmanned aircraft system or 
        unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of a covered 
        facility or asset.
            ``(2) Designation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary or the Attorney 
                General, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
                Transportation (through the Administrator of the 
                Federal Aviation Administration), may, under the pilot 
                program established under paragraph (1), designate 1 or 
                more State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                enforcement agencies approved by the respective chief 
                executive officer of the State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agency to engage in the 
                activities authorized in paragraph (4) under the direct 
                oversight of the Department or the Department of 
                Justice, in carrying out the responsibilities 
                authorized under subsection (a)(5)(C)(v).
                    ``(B) Designation process.--
                            ``(i) Number of agencies and duration.--On 
                        and after the date that is 180 days after the 
                        date of enactment of the Safeguarding the 
                        Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned 
                        Aircraft Systems Act of 2022, the Secretary and 
                        the Attorney General, pursuant to subparagraph 
                        (A), may designate not more than 12 State, 
                        local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
                        agencies for participation in the pilot 
                        program, and may designate 12 additional State, 
                        local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
                        agencies each year thereafter, provided that 
                        not more than 60 State, local, Tribal, and 
                        territorial law enforcement agencies in total 
                        may be designated during the 5-year period of 
                        the pilot program.
                            ``(ii) Revocation.--The Secretary and the 
                        Attorney General, in consultation with the 
                        Secretary of Transportation (through the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration)--
                                    ``(I) may revoke a designation 
                                under subparagraph (A) if the 
                                Secretary, Attorney General, and 
                                Secretary of Transportation (through 
                                the Administrator of the Federal 
                                Aviation Administration) concur in the 
                                revocation; and
                                    ``(II) shall revoke a designation 
                                under subparagraph (A) if the 
                                Secretary, the Attorney General, or the 
                                Secretary of Transportation (through 
                                the Administrator of the Federal 
                                Aviation Administration) withdraws 
                                concurrence.
            ``(3) Termination of pilot program.--
                    ``(A) Designation.--The authority to designate an 
                agency for inclusion in the pilot program established 
                under this subsection shall terminate after the 5-year 
                period beginning on the date that is 180 days after the 
                date of enactment of the Safeguarding the Homeland from 
                the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 
                2022.
                    ``(B) Authority of pilot program agencies.--The 
                authority of an agency designated under the pilot 
                program established under this subsection to exercise 
                any of the authorities granted under the pilot program 
                shall terminate not later than 6 years after the date 
                that is 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
                Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by 
                Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022, or upon 
                revocation pursuant to paragraph (2)(B)(ii).
            ``(4) Authorization.--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, any 
        State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency 
        designated pursuant to paragraph (2) may authorize personnel 
        with assigned duties that include the safety, security, or 
        protection of people, facilities, or assets to take such 
        actions as are described in subsection (e)(2) that are 
        necessary to detect, identify, monitor, track, or mitigate a 
        credible threat (as defined by the Secretary and the Attorney 
        General, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 
        through the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
        aircraft poses to the safety or security of a covered facility 
        or asset under subsection (a)(5)(C)(v).
            ``(5) Exemption.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Chair of the Federal Communications Commission, in 
                consultation with the Administrator of the National 
                Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
                shall implement a process for considering the exemption 
                of 1 or more law enforcement agencies designated under 
                paragraph (2), or any station operated by the agency, 
                from any provision of title III of the Communications 
                Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) to the extent that 
                the designated law enforcement agency takes such 
                actions as are described in subsection (e)(2) and may 
                establish conditions or requirements for such 
                exemption.
                    ``(B) Requirements.--The Chair of the Federal 
                Communications Commission, in consultation with the 
                Administrator of the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration, may grant an exemption 
                under subparagraph (A) only if the Chair of the Federal 
                Communications Commission in consultation with the 
                Administrator of the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration finds that the grant of an 
                exemption--
                            ``(i) is necessary to achieve the purposes 
                        of this subsection; and
                            ``(ii) will serve the public interest.
                    ``(C) Revocation.--Any exemption granted under 
                subparagraph (A) shall terminate automatically if the 
                designation granted to the law enforcement agency under 
                paragraph (2)(A) is revoked by the Secretary or the 
                Attorney General under paragraph (2)(B)(ii) or is 
                terminated under paragraph (3)(B).
            ``(6) Reporting.--Not later than 2 years after the date on 
        which the first law enforcement agency is designated under 
        paragraph (2), and annually thereafter for the duration of the 
        pilot program, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall 
        inform the appropriate committees of Congress in writing of the 
        use by any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
        agency of any authority granted pursuant to paragraph (4), 
        including a description of any privacy or civil liberties 
        complaints known to the Secretary or Attorney General in 
        connection with the use of that authority by the designated 
        agencies.
            ``(7) Restrictions.--Any entity acting pursuant to the 
        authorities granted under this subsection--
                    ``(A) may do so only using equipment authorized by 
                the Department, in coordination with the Department of 
                Justice, the Federal Communications Commission, the 
                National Telecommunications and Information 
                Administration, and the Department of Transportation 
                (through the Federal Aviation Administration) according 
                to the criteria described in subsection (c)(2);
                    ``(B) shall, prior to any such action, issue a 
                written policy certifying compliance with the privacy 
                protections of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
                subsection (j)(2);
                    ``(C) shall ensure that all personnel undertaking 
                any actions listed under this subsection are properly 
                trained in accordance with the criteria that the 
                Secretary and Attorney General shall collectively 
                establish, in consultation with the Secretary of 
                Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration, the Chair of the Federal 
                Communications Commission, the Assistant Secretary of 
                Commerce for Communications and Information, and the 
                Administrator of the National Telecommunications and 
                Information Administration; and
                    ``(D) shall comply with any additional guidance 
                relating to compliance with this subsection issued by 
                the Secretary or Attorney General.
    ``(e) Actions Described.--
            ``(1) In general.--The actions authorized under subsection 
        (c) that may be taken by a State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
        law enforcement agency, the Department, the Department of 
        Justice, and any owner or operator of an airport or critical 
        infrastructure, are limited to actions during the operation of 
        an unmanned aircraft system, to detect, identify, monitor, and 
        track the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, 
        without prior consent, including by means of intercept or other 
        access of a wire communication, an oral communication, or an 
        electronic communication used to control the unmanned aircraft 
        system or unmanned aircraft.
            ``(2) Clarification.--The actions authorized in subsections 
        (b) and (d)(4) are the following:
                    ``(A) During the operation of the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft, detect, identify, monitor, 
                and track the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft, without prior consent, including by means of 
                intercept or other access of a wire communication, an 
                oral communication, or an electronic communication used 
                to control the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
                aircraft.
                    ``(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft, including by passive or 
                active, and direct or indirect, physical, electronic, 
                radio, and electromagnetic means.
                    ``(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent of 
                the operator of the unmanned aircraft system or 
                unmanned aircraft, including by disabling the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft by intercepting, 
                interfering, or causing interference with wire, oral, 
                electronic, or radio communications used to control the 
                unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(D) Seize or exercise control of the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(E) Seize or otherwise confiscate the unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
                    ``(F) Use reasonable force, if necessary, to 
                disable, damage, or destroy the unmanned aircraft 
                system or unmanned aircraft.
    ``(f) Research, Testing, Training, and Evaluation.--
            ``(1) Requirement.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of 
                title 49, United States Code, or any provision of title 
                18, United States Code, the Secretary, the Attorney 
                General, and the heads of the State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agencies designated 
                pursuant to subsection (d)(2) shall conduct research, 
                testing, training on, and evaluation of any equipment, 
                including any electronic equipment, to determine the 
                capability and utility of the equipment prior to the 
                use of the equipment in carrying out any action 
                described in subsection (e).
                    ``(B) Coordination.--Personnel and contractors who 
                do not have duties that include the safety, security, 
                or protection of people, facilities, or assets may 
                engage in research, testing, training, and evaluation 
                activities pursuant to subparagraph (A).
            ``(2) Training of federal, state, local, territorial, and 
        tribal law enforcement personnel.--The Attorney General, 
        through the Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, 
        may--
                    ``(A) provide training relating to measures to 
                mitigate a credible threat that an unmanned aircraft or 
                unmanned aircraft system poses to the safety or 
                security of a covered facility or asset to any 
                personnel who are authorized to take such measures, 
                including personnel authorized to take the actions 
                described in subsection (e); and
                    ``(B) establish or designate 1 or more facilities 
                or training centers for the purpose described in 
                subparagraph (A).
            ``(3) Coordination for research, testing, training, and 
        evaluation.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, the Attorney 
                General, and the heads of the State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agencies designated 
                pursuant to subsection (d)(2) shall coordinate 
                procedures governing research, testing, training, and 
                evaluation to carry out any provision under this 
                subsection with the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration before initiating such activity 
                in order that the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration may ensure the activity does not 
                adversely impact or interfere with safe airport 
                operations, navigation, air traffic services, or the 
                safe and efficient operation of the national airspace 
                system.
                    ``(B) State, local, tribal, and territorial law 
                enforcement agency coordination.--Each head of a State, 
                local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency 
                designated pursuant to subsection (d)(2) shall 
                coordinate the procedures governing research, testing, 
                training, and evaluation of the law enforcement agency 
                through the Secretary and the Attorney General, in 
                coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration.
    ``(g) Forfeiture.--Any unmanned aircraft system or unmanned 
aircraft that is lawfully seized by the Secretary or the Attorney 
General pursuant to subsection (b) is subject to forfeiture to the 
United States pursuant to the provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, 
United States Code.
    ``(h) Regulations and Guidance.--The Secretary, the Attorney 
General, and the Secretary of Transportation--
            ``(1) may prescribe regulations and shall issue guidance in 
        the respective areas of each Secretary or the Attorney General 
        to carry out this section; and
            ``(2) in developing regulations and guidance described in 
        subparagraph (A), consult the Chair of the Federal 
        Communications Commission, the Administrator of the National 
        Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
    ``(i) Coordination.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
        shall coordinate with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
        Administration before carrying out any action authorized under 
        this section in order that the Administrator may ensure the 
        action does not adversely impact or interfere with--
                    ``(A) safe airport operations;
                    ``(B) navigation;
                    ``(C) air traffic services; or
                    ``(D) the safe and efficient operation of the 
                national airspace system.
            ``(2) Guidance.--Before issuing any guidance, or otherwise 
        implementing this section, the Secretary or the Attorney 
        General shall, respectively, coordinate with--
                    ``(A) the Secretary of Transportation in order that 
                the Secretary of Transportation may ensure the guidance 
                or implementation does not adversely impact or 
                interfere with any critical infrastructure relating to 
                transportation; and
                    ``(B) the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                Administration in order that the Administrator may 
                ensure the guidance or implementation does not 
                adversely impact or interfere with--
                            ``(i) safe airport operations;
                            ``(ii) navigation;
                            ``(iii) air traffic services; or
                            ``(iv) the safe and efficient operation of 
                        the national airspace system.
            ``(3) Coordination with the faa.--The Secretary and the 
        Attorney General shall coordinate the development of their 
        respective guidance under subsection (h) with the Secretary of 
        Transportation (through the Administrator of the Federal 
        Aviation Administration).
            ``(4) Coordination with the department of transportation 
        and national telecommunications and information 
        administration.--The Secretary and the Attorney General, and 
        the heads of any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
        enforcement agencies designated pursuant to subsection (d)(2), 
        through the Secretary and the Attorney General, shall 
        coordinate the development for their respective departments or 
        agencies of the actions described in subsection (e) with the 
        Secretary of Transportation (through the Administrator of the 
        Federal Aviation Administration), the Assistant Secretary of 
        Commerce for Communications and Information, and the 
        Administrator of the National Telecommunications and 
        Information Administration.
            ``(5) State, local, tribal, and territorial 
        implementation.--Prior to taking any action authorized under 
        subsection (d)(4), each head of a State, local, Tribal, or 
        territorial law enforcement agency designated under subsection 
        (d)(2) shall coordinate, through the Secretary and the Attorney 
        General--
                    ``(A) with the Secretary of Transportation in order 
                that the Administrators of non-aviation modes of the 
                Department of Transportation may evaluate whether the 
                action may have adverse impacts on critical 
                infrastructure relating to non-aviation transportation;
                    ``(B) with the Administrator of the Federal 
                Aviation Administration in order that the Administrator 
                may ensure the action will have no adverse impact, or 
                will not, interfere with--
                            ``(i) safe airport operations;
                            ``(ii) navigation;
                            ``(iii) air traffic services; or
                            ``(iv) the safe and efficient operation of 
                        the national airspace system; and
                    ``(C) to allow the Department and the Department of 
                Justice to ensure that any action authorized by this 
                section is consistent with Federal law enforcement and 
                in the interest of national security.
    ``(j) Privacy Protection.--
            ``(1) In general.--Any regulation or guidance issued to 
        carry out an action under subsection (e) by the Secretary or 
        the Attorney General, respectively, shall ensure for the 
        Department or the Department of Justice, respectively, that--
                    ``(A) the interception of, acquisition of, access 
                to, maintenance of, or use of any communication to or 
                from an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft 
                under this section is conducted in a manner consistent 
                with the First and Fourth Amendments to the 
                Constitution of the United States and any applicable 
                provision of Federal law;
                    ``(B) any communication to or from an unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft are intercepted or 
                acquired only to the extent necessary to support an 
                action described in subsection (e);
                    ``(C) any record of a communication described in 
                subparagraph (B) is maintained only for as long as 
                necessary, and in no event for more than 180 days, 
                unless the Secretary or the Attorney General, as 
                applicable, determines that maintenance of the record 
                is--
                            ``(i) required under Federal law;
                            ``(ii) necessary for the purpose of 
                        litigation; and
                            ``(iii) necessary to investigate or 
                        prosecute a violation of law, including by--
                                    ``(I) directly supporting an 
                                ongoing security operation; or
                                    ``(II) protecting against dangerous 
                                or unauthorized activity by unmanned 
                                aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft; 
                                and
                    ``(D) a communication described in subparagraph (B) 
                is not disclosed to any person not employed or 
                contracted by the Department or the Department of 
                Justice unless the disclosure--
                            ``(i) is necessary to investigate or 
                        prosecute a violation of law;
                            ``(ii) will support--
                                    ``(I) the Department of Defense;
                                    ``(II) a Federal law enforcement, 
                                intelligence, or security agency;
                                    ``(III) a State, local, Tribal, or 
                                territorial law enforcement agency; or
                                    ``(IV) another relevant entity or 
                                person if the entity or person is 
                                engaged in a security or protection 
                                operation;
                            ``(iii) is necessary to support a 
                        department or agency listed in clause (ii) in 
                        investigating or prosecuting a violation of 
                        law;
                            ``(iv) will support the enforcement 
                        activities of a Federal regulatory agency 
                        relating to a criminal or civil investigation 
                        of, or any regulatory, statutory, or other 
                        enforcement action relating to, an action 
                        described in subsection (e);
                            ``(v) is between the Department and the 
                        Department of Justice in the course of a 
                        security or protection operation of either 
                        department or a joint operation of those 
                        departments; or
                            ``(vi) is otherwise required by law.
            ``(2) Local privacy protection.--In exercising any 
        authority described in subsection (c) or (d), a State, local, 
        Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency designated under 
        subsection (d)(2) or owner or operator of an airport or 
        critical infrastructure shall ensure that--
                    ``(A) the interception of, acquisition of, access 
                to, maintenance of, or use of communications to or from 
                an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft under 
                this section is conducted in a manner consistent with--
                            ``(i) the First and Fourth Amendments to 
                        the Constitution of the United States; and
                            ``(ii) applicable provisions of Federal, 
                        and where required, State, local, Tribal, and 
                        territorial law;
                    ``(B) any communication to or from an unmanned 
                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft is intercepted or 
                acquired only to the extent necessary to support an 
                action described in subsection (e);
                    ``(C) any record of a communication described in 
                subparagraph (B) is maintained only for as long as 
                necessary, and in no event for more than 180 days, 
                unless the Secretary, the Attorney General, or the head 
                of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                enforcement agency designated under subsection (d)(2) 
                determines that maintenance of the record is--
                            ``(i) required to be maintained under 
                        Federal, State, local, Tribal, or territorial 
                        law;
                            ``(ii) necessary for the purpose of any 
                        litigation; or
                            ``(iii) necessary to investigate or 
                        prosecute a violation of law, including by--
                                    ``(I) directly supporting an 
                                ongoing security or protection 
                                operation; or
                                    ``(II) protecting against dangerous 
                                or unauthorized activity by an unmanned 
                                aircraft system or unmanned aircraft; 
                                and
                    ``(D) the communication is not disclosed outside 
                the agency or entity unless the disclosure--
                            ``(i) is necessary to investigate or 
                        prosecute a violation of law;
                            ``(ii) would support the Department of 
                        Defense, a Federal law enforcement, 
                        intelligence, or security agency, or a State, 
                        local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement 
                        agency;
                            ``(iii) would support the enforcement 
                        activities of a Federal regulatory agency in 
                        connection with a criminal or civil 
                        investigation of, or any regulatory, statutory, 
                        or other enforcement action relating to, an 
                        action described in subsection (e);
                            ``(iv) is to the Department or the 
                        Department of Justice in the course of a 
                        security or protection operation of either the 
                        Department or the Department of Justice, or a 
                        joint operation of the Department and 
                        Department of Justice; or
                            ``(v) is otherwise required by law.
    ``(k) Budget.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
        shall submit to Congress, as a part of the homeland security or 
        justice budget materials for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
        2023, a consolidated funding display that identifies the 
        funding source for the actions described in subsection (e) 
        within the Department and the Department of Justice.
            ``(2) Classification.--Each funding display submitted under 
        paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form but may contain a 
        classified annex.
    ``(l) Public Disclosures.--
            ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of State, 
        local, Tribal, or territorial law, information shall be 
        governed by the disclosure obligations set forth in section 552 
        of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the `Freedom 
        of Information Act'), if the information relates to--
                    ``(A) any capability, limitation, or sensitive 
                detail of the operation of any technology used to carry 
                out an action described in subsection (e)(1) of this 
                section; or
                    ``(B) an operational procedure or protocol used to 
                carry out this section.
            ``(2) State, local, tribal, or territorial agency use.--
                    ``(A) Control.--Information described in paragraph 
                (1) that is obtained by a State, local, Tribal, or 
                territorial law enforcement agency from a Federal 
                agency under this section--
                            ``(i) shall remain subject to the control 
                        of the Federal agency, notwithstanding that the 
                        State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        enforcement agency has the information 
                        described in paragraph (1) in the possession of 
                        the State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
                        enforcement agency; and
                            ``(ii) shall not be subject to any State, 
                        local, Tribal, or territorial law authorizing 
                        or requiring disclosure of the information 
                        described in paragraph (1).
                    ``(B) Access.--Any request for public access to 
                information described in paragraph (1) shall be 
                submitted to the originating Federal agency, which 
                shall process the request as required under section 
                552(a)(3) of title 5, United States Code.
    ``(m) Assistance and Support.--
            ``(1) Facilities and services of other agencies and non-
        federal entities.--
                    ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
                General are authorized to use or accept from any other 
                Federal agency, or any other public or private entity, 
                any supply or service to facilitate or carry out any 
                action described in subsection (e).
                    ``(B) Reimbursement.--In accordance with 
                subparagraph (A), the Secretary and the Attorney 
                General may accept any supply or service with or 
                without reimbursement to the entity providing the 
                supply or service and notwithstanding any provision of 
                law that would prevent the use or acceptance of the 
                supply or service.
                    ``(C) Agreements.--To implement the requirements of 
                subsection (a)(5)(C), the Secretary or the Attorney 
                General may enter into 1 or more agreements with the 
                head of another executive agency or with an appropriate 
                official of a non-Federal public or private agency or 
                entity, as may be necessary and proper to carry out the 
                responsibilities of the Secretary and Attorney General 
                under this section.
            ``(2) Mutual support.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
                Secretary and the Attorney General are authorized to 
                provide support or assistance, upon the request of a 
                Federal agency or department conducting--
                            ``(i) a mission described in subsection 
                        (a)(5)(C);
                            ``(ii) a mission described in section 130i 
                        of title 10, United States Code; or
                            ``(iii) a mission described in section 4510 
                        of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 
                        2661).
                    ``(B) Requirements.--Any support or assistance 
                provided by the Secretary or the Attorney General shall 
                only be granted--
                            ``(i) for the purpose of fulfilling the 
                        roles and responsibilities of the Federal 
                        agency or department that made the request for 
                        the mission for which the request was made;
                            ``(ii) when exigent circumstances exist;
                            ``(iii) for a specified duration and 
                        location;
                            ``(iv) within available resources;
                            ``(v) on a non-reimbursable basis; and
                            ``(vi) in coordination with the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration.
    ``(n) Semiannual Briefings and Notifications.--
            ``(1) In general.--On a semiannual basis beginning 180 days 
        after the date of enactment of the Safeguarding the Homeland 
        from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 
        2022, the Secretary and the Attorney General shall, 
        respectively, provide a briefing to the appropriate committees 
        of Congress on the activities carried out pursuant to this 
        section.
            ``(2) Requirement.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
        each shall conduct the briefing required under paragraph (1) 
        jointly with the Secretary of Transportation.
            ``(3) Content.--Each briefing required under paragraph (1) 
        shall include--
                    ``(A) policies, programs, and procedures to 
                mitigate or eliminate impacts of activities carried out 
                pursuant to this section to the national airspace 
                system and other critical infrastructure relating to 
                national transportation;
                    ``(B) a description of--
                            ``(i) each instance in which any action 
                        described in subsection (e) has been taken, 
                        including any instances that may have resulted 
                        in harm, damage, or loss to a person or to 
                        private property;
                            ``(ii) the guidance, policies, or 
                        procedures established by the Secretary or the 
                        Attorney General to address privacy, civil 
                        rights, and civil liberties issues implicated 
                        by the actions permitted under this section, as 
                        well as any changes or subsequent efforts by 
                        the Secretary or the Attorney General that 
                        would significantly affect privacy, civil 
                        rights, or civil liberties;
                            ``(iii) options considered and steps taken 
                        by the Secretary or the Attorney General to 
                        mitigate any identified impacts to the national 
                        airspace system relating to the use of any 
                        system or technology, including the 
                        minimization of the use of any technology that 
                        disrupts the transmission of radio or 
                        electronic signals, for carrying out the 
                        actions described in subsection (e)(2); and
                            ``(iv) each instance in which a 
                        communication intercepted or acquired during 
                        the course of operations of an unmanned 
                        aircraft system or unmanned aircraft was--
                                    ``(I) held in the possession of the 
                                Department or the Department of Justice 
                                for more than 180 days; or
                                    ``(II) shared with any entity other 
                                than the Department or the Department 
                                of Justice;
                    ``(C) an explanation of how the Secretary, the 
                Attorney General, and the Secretary of Transportation 
                have--
                            ``(i) informed the public as to the 
                        possible use of authorities granted under this 
                        section; and
                            ``(ii) engaged with Federal, State, local, 
                        Tribal, and territorial law enforcement 
                        agencies to implement and use authorities 
                        granted under this section;
                    ``(D) an assessment of whether any gaps or 
                insufficiencies remain in laws, regulations, and 
                policies that impede the ability of the Federal 
                Government or State, local, Tribal, and territorial 
                governments and owners or operators of critical 
                infrastructure to counter the threat posed by the 
                malicious use of unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned 
                aircraft;
                    ``(E) an assessment of efforts to integrate 
                unmanned aircraft system threat assessments within 
                National Special Security Event and Special Event 
                Assessment Rating planning and protection efforts;
                    ``(F) recommendations to remedy any gaps or 
                insufficiencies described in subparagraph (D), 
                including recommendations relating to necessary changes 
                in law, regulations, or policies;
                    ``(G) a description of the impact of the 
                authorities granted under this section on--
                            ``(i) lawful operator access to national 
                        airspace; and
                            ``(ii) unmanned aircraft systems and 
                        unmanned aircraft integration into the national 
                        airspace system; and
                    ``(H) a summary from the Secretary of any data and 
                results obtained pursuant to subsection (r), including 
                an assessment of--
                            ``(i) how the details of the incident were 
                        obtained; and
                            ``(ii) whether the operation involved a 
                        violation of Federal Aviation Administration 
                        aviation regulations.
            ``(4) Unclassified form.--Each briefing required under 
        paragraph (1) shall be in unclassified form but may be 
        accompanied by an additional classified briefing.
            ``(5) Notification.--
                    ``(A) In general.--Not later than 30 days after an 
                authorized department, agency, or owner or operator of 
                an airport or critical infrastructure deploys any new 
                technology to carry out the actions described in 
                subsection (e), the Secretary and the Attorney General 
                shall, respectively or jointly, as appropriate, submit 
                a notification of the deployment to the appropriate 
                committees of Congress.
                    ``(B) Contents.--Each notification submitted 
                pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall include a 
                description of options considered to mitigate any 
                identified impacts to the national airspace system 
                relating to the use of any system or technology, 
                including the minimization of the use of any technology 
                that disrupts the transmission of radio or electronic 
                signals in carrying out the actions described in 
                subsection (e).
    ``(o) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to--
            ``(1) vest in the Secretary, the Attorney General, or any 
        State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency, 
        authorized under subsection (c) or designated under subsection 
        (d)(2) any authority of the Secretary of Transportation or the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration;
            ``(2) vest in the Secretary of Transportation, the 
        Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, or any 
        State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement agency 
        designated under subsection (d)(2) any authority of the 
        Secretary or the Attorney General;
            ``(3) vest in the Secretary any authority of the Attorney 
        General;
            ``(4) vest in the Attorney General any authority of the 
        Secretary; or
            ``(5) provide a new basis of liability with respect to an 
        officer of a State, local, Tribal, or territorial law 
        enforcement agency designated under subsection (d)(2) or who 
        participates in the protection of a mass gathering identified 
        by the Secretary or Attorney General under subsection 
        (a)(5)(C)(iii)(II), who--
                    ``(A) is acting in the official capacity of the 
                individual as an officer; and
                    ``(B) does not exercise the authority granted to 
                the Secretary and the Attorney General by this section.
    ``(p) Termination.--
            ``(1) Termination of additional limited authority for 
        detection, identification, monitoring, and tracking.--The 
        authority to carry out any action authorized under subsection 
        (c), if performed by a non-Federal entity, shall terminate on 
        the date that is 5 years and 6 months after the date of 
        enactment of the Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats 
        Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022 and the 
        authority for the pilot program established under subsection 
        (d) shall terminate as provided for in paragraph (3) of that 
        subsection.
            ``(2) Termination of authorities with respect to covered 
        facilities and assets.--The authority to carry out this section 
        with respect to a covered facility or asset shall terminate on 
        the date that is 7 years after the date of enactment of the 
        Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned 
        Aircraft Systems Act of 2022.
    ``(q) Scope of Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be 
construed to provide the Secretary or the Attorney General with any 
additional authority other than the authorities described in 
subsections (a)(5)(C)(iii), (b), (c), (d), and (f).
    ``(r) United States Government Database.--
            ``(1) Authorization.--The Department is authorized to 
        develop a Federal database to enable the transmission of data 
        concerning security-related incidents in the United States 
        involving unmanned aircraft and unmanned aircraft systems 
        between Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial law 
        enforcement agencies for purposes of conducting analyses of 
        such threats in the United States.
            ``(2) Policies, plans, and procedures.--
                    ``(A) Coordination and consultation.--Before 
                implementation of the database developed under 
                paragraph (1), the Secretary shall develop policies, 
                plans, and procedures for the implementation of the 
                database--
                            ``(i) in coordination with the Attorney 
                        General, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
                        Secretary of Transportation (through the 
                        Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
                        Administration); and
                            ``(ii) in consultation with State, local, 
                        Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agency 
                        representatives, including representatives of 
                        fusion centers.
                    ``(B) Reporting.--The policies, plans, and 
                procedures developed under subparagraph (A) shall 
                include criteria for Federal, State, local, Tribal, and 
                territorial reporting of unmanned aircraft systems or 
                unmanned aircraft incidents.
                    ``(C) Data retention.--The policies, plans, and 
                procedures developed under subparagraph (A) shall 
                ensure that data on security-related incidents in the 
                United States involving unmanned aircraft and unmanned 
                aircraft systems that is retained as criminal 
                intelligence information is retained based on the 
                reasonable suspicion standard, as permitted under part 
                23 of title 28, Code of Federal Regulations.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 676

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 4687

                          [Report No. 117-277]

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Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022
A bill to enhance the authority granted to the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice with respect to unmanned aircraft systems and unmanned aircraft, and for other purposes.
Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022
Safeguarding the Homeland from the Threats Posed by Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act of 2022
Sen. Peters, Gary C.