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.
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Latest Action · May 31, 2024
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.
This bill requires the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland Security to establish training programs and certification standards for people who operate counter-unmanned aircraft systems (counter-UAS), which are tools designed to detect and disable drones. The legislation directs these agencies to work together with the Federal Aviation Administration to create both initial and ongoing training requirements for operators of this technology. The bill emphasizes that any training standards must account for aviation safety concerns and establish coordination procedures before these systems are deployed. While the legislation does not specify dedicated funding amounts or exact timelines, it assigns responsibility for developing these standards to federal law enforcement and homeland security agencies using existing infrastructure like the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers.
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