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Coastal Drone Surveillance and Interdiction Assessment Act
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess drone deployment to improve border security and disrupt maritime or low- altitude drug smuggling along the United States coastline, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill would require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess the use of drones to improve border security and disrupt maritime or low-altitude drug smuggling along the United States coastline. The assessment must evaluate the effectiveness, risks, and potential of drone deployment, focusing on major trafficking corridors and remote or hard-to-reach communities. The Secretary would have 180 days to submit the assessment to the House and Senate Homeland Security committees after consulting with relevant federal agencies.
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Actions (3)
- Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Border Security and Enforcement. · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Homeland Security. · house
- Apr 9, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
April 9, 2025
Mr. Hernandez introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Homeland Security to assess drone deployment to improve border security and disrupt maritime or low- altitude drug smuggling along the United States coastline, 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 “Coastal Drone Surveillance and Interdiction Assessment Act”.
SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF DRONE DEPLOYMENT TO IMPROVE BORDER SECURITY AND DISRUPT MARITIME OR LOW-ALTITUDE DRUG SMUGGLING ALONG THE UNITED STATES COASTLINE.
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the heads of relevant Federal departments or agencies as the Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate an assessment of the effectiveness, risks, and potential of drone deployment to improve border security and disrupt maritime or low-altitude drug smuggling along the United States coastline. Such assessment shall focus on major trafficking corridors across the United States, as well as on communities in remote, insular, or hard-to-reach areas. <all>
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