S.Amdt. 47

SA 47. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 316, to repeal the authorizations for use of
military force against Iraq; which was ordered to lie on the table; as
follows:

At the end, add the following:

SEC. 3. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON RESPONSES TO UNIDENTIFIED
AERIAL PHENOMENA.

(a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
(1) The commander of the United States Northern Command has
said that the United States faces domain awareness gaps.
(2) Department of Defense efforts to identify and track
unidentified aerial phenomena to date have used expensive and
scarce resources, including fighter aircraft.
(3) Other Federal agencies, including U.S. Customs and
Border Protection, possess aircraft and radar capabilities
that could identify and track unidentified aerial phenomena.
(4) Non-Federal aircraft and radar could augment future
Department of Defense efforts to identify and track
unidentified aerial phenomena.
(b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate
that--
(1) air domain awareness gaps may be closed through better
use of existing capabilities within other Federal agencies
and in non-Federal entities in partnership with the
Department of Defense;
(2) the Department of Defense should report to Congress on
the legal authorities required to enhance cooperation with
other Federal agencies and non-Federal partners in the
identification and tracking of unidentified aerial phenomena;
and
(3) the Department of Defense should develop plans to
partner with non-Federal entities to leverage currently
available capabilities, including aircraft and radar
capabilities, to close air domain awareness gaps and reduce
the potential threat from unidentified aerial phenomena.
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