S.Amdt. 922

SA 922. Mr. McCAIN (for Mr. Rubio) submitted an amendment intended to
be proposed by Mr. McCain to the bill H.R. 2810, to authorize
appropriations for fiscal year 2018 for military activities of the
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was
ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle E of title X, add the following:

SEC. ___. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS THAT POSE A THREAT TO THE
SAFETY OR SECURITY OF CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF
DEFENSE FACILITIES AND ASSETS.

(a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any provision of title 18,
United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may take, and
may authorize the Armed Forces to take, such action described
in subsection (b) as is necessary to mitigate the threat (as
defined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
Secretary of Transportation) that an unmanned aircraft system
or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of a
covered facility or asset.
(b) Forfeiture.--The action described in this subsection is
the forfeiture to the United States of any unmanned aircraft
system or unmanned aircraft that is seized by the Secretary
of Defense or the Armed Forces as described in subsection
(a).
(c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense and the
Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations and
shall issue guidance in the respective areas of each
Secretary to carry out this section.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``covered facility or asset'' means any
facility or asset that--
(A) is identified by the Secretary of Defense for purposes
of this section;
(B) is located in the United States (including the
territories and possessions of the United States); and
(C) relates to--
(i) the nuclear deterrence mission of the Department of
Defense, including with respect to nuclear command and
control, integrated tactical warning and attack assessment,
and continuity of government;
(ii) the missile defense mission of the Department; or
(iii) the national security space mission of the
Department.
(2) The terms ``unmanned aircraft system'' and ``unmanned
aircraft'' have the meaning given such terms in section 331
of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law
112-95; 49 U.S.C. 40101 note).
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