Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

Protecting Critical Infrastructure Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act

This bill requires the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to address issues related to threats of unmanned aircraft systems (drones) and other emerging threats.

Specifically, DHS must

• request additional information from other federal, state, local, and private sector agencies relating to such threats associated with new technologies;
• develop and disseminate a security threat assessment regarding drones and other emerging threats associated with such new technologies; and
• establish and utilize a secure communications and information technology infrastructure, including data-mining and other advanced analytical tools.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4432 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4432

 To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a terrorism 
threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2019

Mr. Richmond (for himself and Mr. Katko) introduced the following bill; 
        which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
 To require the Department of Homeland Security to prepare a terrorism 
threat assessment relating to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 
                               purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Critical Infrastructure 
Against Drones and Emerging Threats Act''.

SEC. 2. DRONE AND EMERGING THREAT ASSESSMENT.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall--
            (1) in consultation with other relevant officials of the 
        Department, request additional information from other agencies 
        of the Federal Government, State and local government agencies, 
        and the private sector relating to terrorism threats of 
        unmanned aircraft systems and other emerging terrorism threats 
        associated with such new technologies;
            (2) in consultation with relevant officials of the 
        Department and other appropriate agencies of the Federal 
        Government, develop and disseminate a terrorism threat 
        assessment regarding unmanned aircraft systems and other 
        emerging terrorism threats associated with such new 
        technologies; and
            (3) establish and utilize, in conjunction with the Chief 
        Information Officer of the Department and other relevant 
        entities, a secure communications and information technology 
        infrastructure, including data-mining and other advanced 
        analytical tools, in order to access, receive, and analyze data 
        and information in furtherance of the responsibilities under 
        this section, including by establishing a voluntary mechanism 
        whereby critical infrastructure owners and operators may report 
        information on emerging terrorism threats, such as the 
        terrorism threat posed by unmanned aircraft systems.
    (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary for Intelligence and 
Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security shall prepare a 
terrorism threat assessment and report to the Committee on Homeland 
Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the terrorism threat 
posed by unmanned aircraft systems, including terrorism information 
collected from critical infrastructure owners and operators and 
Federal, State, and local government agencies.
    (c) Paperwork Reduction Act Exemption.--Subchapter I of chapter 35 
of title 44, United States Code, does not apply to this section.
    (d) Definitions.--
            (1) Critical infrastructure.--The term ``critical 
        infrastructure'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        1016(e) of Public Law 107-56 (42 U.S.C. 5195c(e)).
            (2) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned aircraft 
        system'' has the meaning given such term in section 44801 of 
        title 49, United States Code.
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