To establish a Department of State Domestic Protection Mission relating to unmanned aircraft system and unmanned aircraft.
IntroducedFebruary 14, 2025
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Why This Matters
This bill lets the Department of State protect U.S. sites and personnel from drone threats. It creates rules for counter-drone actions, privacy safeguards, coordination with other agencies, and oversight.
Who this affects
Department of State personnel · contractors · FAA · FCC
What changes is this bill making?
1Authorizes the Secretary of State and trained personnel to detect, track, warn, disrupt, seize, or destroy unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned aircraft posing a credible threat to covered U.S. facilities and assets.
2Exempts these counter-drone actions from certain federal aviation, communications, and criminal laws.
3Requires research, testing, training, and evaluation of counter-drone technologies in coordination with the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
4Directs the Department of State and Department of Transportation to issue regulations and guidance in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA).
5Establishes privacy rules to limit interception, retention (no more than 180 days), and disclosure of drone communications under the First and Fourth Amendments.
6Mandates semiannual unclassified briefings to key congressional committees on counter-drone activities, privacy protections, and impacts on the national airspace.
7Requires an annual unclassified budget display to Congress showing funding sources for these counter-drone actions, with an optional classified annex.
8Terminates the authority seven years after enactment.
