UAS Threat Disclosure Act

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9071 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9071

    To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify 
  information relating to security threats posed by covered unmanned 
               aircraft systems, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 18, 2024

 Mr. Nunn of Iowa (for himself and Mr. Golden of Maine) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on 
                              Intelligence

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                                 A BILL


 
    To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify 
  information relating to security threats posed by covered 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 ``UAS Threat Disclosure Act''.

SEC. 2. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO SECURITY THREATS 
              POSED BY COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director shall--
            (1) declassify all information related to security threats 
        posed by covered unmanned aircraft systems, including--
                    (A) the complete and unredacted report and findings 
                of any security assessment, test, inspection, audit, 
                review, technical evaluation, analysis, or study 
                conducted or commissioned by any Federal agency 
                regarding a covered unmanned aircraft system prior to 
                May 31, 2024; and
                    (B) a description of the actions taken by any 
                Federal agency as a result of any such report and 
                findings;
            (2) submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
        complete and unclassified report that contains the information 
        declassified and described under paragraph (1); and
            (3) publish on a publicly available internet website of the 
        Office of the Director of National Intelligence such 
        information, unless the Director determines any such 
        declassification would be incompatible with the national 
        security interests of the United States or otherwise 
        inconsistent with the protection of intelligence sources or 
        methods.
    (b) Briefing Required.--
            (1) Briefing.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Director of National 
        Intelligence shall provide to the appropriate committees of 
        Congress a briefing on the information declassified and 
        described under subsection (a).
            (2) Requirement.--The briefing under paragraph (1) shall be 
        conducted jointly with the Secretary of Homeland Security.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
        ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                    (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and the 
                Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
                of Representatives; and
                    (B) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
                Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on 
                Intelligence of the Senate.
            (2) Business entity.--The term ``business entity'' has the 
        meaning given such term in section 334 of the Graham-Leach-
        Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 6764).
            (3) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``covered 
        unmanned aircraft system'' means any unmanned aircraft system 
        that has been produced, manufactured, or assembled by a 
        business entity domiciled in the People's Republic of China or 
        subject to influence or control by the Government of the 
        People's Republic of China or the Communist Party of the 
        People's Republic of China, as determined by the Director.
            (4) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
        National Intelligence.
            (5) 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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