S.Amdt. 6418

SA 6418. Ms. CANTWELL submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 5499 submitted by Mr. Reed (for himself and Mr. Inhofe) and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 7900, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 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 appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM DETECTION AND MITIGATION ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY.

(a) In General.--Chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

“Sec. 44811. Unmanned aircraft system detection and

mitigation enforcement

“(a) Prohibition.--

“(1) In general.--No person may operate a system or technology to detect, identify, monitor, track, or mitigate an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system in a manner that adversely impacts or interferes with safe airport operations, navigation, or air traffic services, or the safe and efficient operation of the national airspace system.

“(2) Actions by the administrator.--The Administrator may take such action as may be necessary to address the adverse impacts or interference of operations that violate paragraph (1).

“(b) Penalties.--A person who operates a system or technology referred to in subsection (a)(1) in a manner that adversely impacts or interferes with safe airport operations, navigation, or air traffic services, or the safe and efficient operation of the national airspace system, is liable to the Federal Government for a civil penalty of not more than $25,000 per violation.

“(c) Rule of Construction.--The term ‘person' as used in this section does not include--

“(1) the Federal Government or any bureau, department, instrumentality, or other agency of the Federal Government; or

“(2) an officer, employee, or contractor of the Federal Government or any bureau, department, instrumentality, or other agency of the Federal Government if the officer, employee, or contractor is authorized by the Federal Government or any bureau, department, instrumentality or other agency of the Federal Government to operate a system or technology referred to in subsection (a)(1).”.

(b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for chapter 448 is amended by inserting at the end the following:

“44811. Unmanned aircraft system detection and mitigation enforcement.”.