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National Training Center for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to establish counter-UAS system training and require the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish related standards for initial and recurrent training programs or certifications for individuals seeking to operate counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equipment, or technology, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill authorizes the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to establish training programs and facilities for counter-unmanned aircraft systems (counter-UAS) operations. The bill requires the Attorney General, Homeland Security Secretary, and FAA Administrator to jointly establish standards for initial and recurrent training and certification for individuals operating counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems. Any standards must consider impacts on aviation safety, civil aviation operations, aircraft airworthiness, and civilian airspace use. The bill also requires establishing interagency coordination requirements before deployment of counter-UAS systems and setting the frequency for training and certification renewal.
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Sponsor (1)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Dale W. Strong’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $16,900
- LEIDOS $16,800
- MONTE SANO RESEARCH CORP $13,200
- COLLAZO ENTERPRISES $12,400
- IGNITE $10,150
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Dale W. Strong → · Outside spending →
Actions (3)
- Jan 24, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. · house
- Jan 23, 2025 Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jan 23, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
January 23, 2025
Mr. Strong introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to require the Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary of Homeland Security, to establish counter-UAS system training and require the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to establish related standards for initial and recurrent training programs or certifications for individuals seeking to operate counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equipment, or technology, 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 “National Training Center for Counter-Unmanned Aircraft Systems Act”.
SEC. 2. ESTABLISHMENT OF COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM TRAINING.
(a) In General.—Subtitle A of title II of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new sections:
“SEC. 210H. COUNTER-UAS SYSTEM TRAINING.
“The Attorney General, in coordination with the Secretary (acting through the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers), may—
“(1) provide training relating to measures to take the actions described in subsection (b)(1) of section 210G; and
“(2) establish or designate one or more facilities or training centers for the purpose described in paragraph (1).
“SEC. 210I. COUNTER-UAS DETECTION AND MITIGATION SYSTEM OPERATOR QUALIFICATION AND TRAINING CRITERIA.
“(a) In General.—The Secretary of Homeland Security and Attorney General, in coordination with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, shall establish standards for initial and recurrent training programs or certifications for individuals seeking to operate counter-UAS detection and mitigation systems, equipment, or technology.
“(b) Implementation.—To carry out subsection (a), the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General shall, at a minimum—
“(1) consider the potential impacts of the systems, equipment, and technology referred to in such subsection on aviation safety, civil aviation and aerospace operations, aircraft airworthiness, or the civilian use of airspace, and appropriate actions to maintain aviation safety, as determined by the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration; and
“(2) establish—
“(A) interagency coordination requirements prior to deployment of such systems, equipment, and technology; and
“(B) the frequency at which an individual authorized to operate such systems, equipment, or technology shall complete and renew such training or certification.
“(c) Definitions.—In this section:
“(1) UAS.—The term ‘UAS’ means an unmanned aircraft system.
“(2) Unmanned aircraft.—The term ‘unmanned aircraft’ has the meaning given such term in section 44801, of title 49, United States Code.
“(3) Unmanned aircraft system.—The term ‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given such term in section 44801, of title 49, United States Code.”.
(b) Clerical Amendment.—The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 210G the following new item:
“Sec. 210H. Counter-UAS system training. “Sec. 210I. Counter-UAS detection and mitigation system operator qualification and training criteria.”. <all>
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