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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 1250 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 1250

 To authorize Counter-UAS activities on and off commercial service 
 airport property, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 April 2, 2025

 Mr. Lee introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To authorize Counter-UAS activities on and off commercial service 
 airport property, 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 ``Stopping Harmful Incidents to 
Enforce Lawful Drone Use Act'' or the ``SHIELD U Act''.

SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

 In this Act:

    (1) Commercial service airport.--The term ``commercial 
 service airport'' has the meaning given that term in paragraph

    (7) of 

section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, and 
 includes the area of navigable airspace necessary to ensure 
 safety in the takeoff and landing of aircraft at the airport.

    (2) Covered air carrier.--The term ``covered air carrier'' 
 means an air carrier or a foreign air carrier as those terms 
 are defined in 

section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.

    (3) Counter-UAS activities.--The term ``Counter-UAS 
 activities'' means the following:
        (A) Detecting, identifying, monitoring, and 
 tracking an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft 
 system, without prior consent, including by means of 
 intercept or other access of a wire communication, an 
 oral communication, or an electronic communication used 
 to control the unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft 
 system.
        (B) Warning an operator of an unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system, including by passive or 
 active, and direct or indirect physical, electronic, 
 radio, and electromagnetic means.
            (C) Disrupting control of an unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system, without prior consent, 
 including by disabling the unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system by intercepting, interfering, 
 or causing interference with wire, oral, electronic, or 
 radio communications used to control the unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.
            (D) Seizing or exercising control of an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.
        (E) Seizing or otherwise confiscating an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.
        (F) Using reasonable force to disable, damage, or 
 destroy an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft 
 system.

    (4) Navigable airspace.--The term ``navigable airspace'' 
 has the meaning given that term in paragraph

    (32) of 

section 40102 of title 49, United States Code.

    (5) Non-kinetic equipment.--The term ``non-kinetic 
 equipment'' means equipment that is used to--
        (A) intercept or otherwise access a wire 
 communication, an oral communication, an electronic 
 communication, or a radio communication used to control 
 an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system; and
        (B) disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system, without prior consent, 
 including by disabling the unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system by intercepting, interfering, 
 or causing interference with wire, oral, electronic, or 
 radio communications that are used to control the 
 unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.

    (6) Threats posed by an unmanned aircraft or unmanned 
 aircraft system.--The term ``threats posed by an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system'' means an unauthorized 
 activity of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system 
 that is reasonably believed to--
        (A) create the potential for bodily harm to, or 
 loss of human life of, a person within property under 
 the jurisdiction of--
            (i) a commercial service airport; or
            (ii) a State or locality; or
        (B) have the potential to cause severe economic 
 damage to--
            (i) property of a commercial service 
 airport; or
            (ii) property under the jurisdiction of a 
 State or locality.

    (7) Unmanned aircraft, unmanned aircraft system.--The terms 
 ``unmanned aircraft'' and ``unmanned aircraft system'' have the 
 meanings given those terms in 

section 44801 of title 49, United 
 States Code.

SEC. 3. COUNTER-UAS ACTIVITIES ON COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

    (a) Counter-UAS Activities.--

    (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
 and subject to paragraph

    (3) , with respect to a commercial 
 service airport, the following departments and agencies may, in 
 a manner consistent with the Fourth Amendment to the 
 Constitution of the United States, carry out Counter-UAS 
 activities for purposes of detecting, identifying, and 
 mitigating the threats posed by an unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system to the safety or security of the 
 airport:
        (A) The Department of Homeland Security.
        (B) The State and local law enforcement agencies in 
 the State in which the airport is located.
            (C) The law enforcement agency of the airport.

    (2) Testing authority.--Subject to paragraphs

    (3) and

    (4) , 
 the Secretary of Homeland Security, the heads of the State or 
 local law enforcement agencies of the State in which a 
 commercial service airport is located, or the law enforcement 
 agency of the commercial service airport, may research, test, 
 provide training on, and evaluate any equipment, including any 
 electronic equipment, to determine the capability and utility 
 of the equipment to carry out Counter-UAS activities to detect, 
 identify, and mitigate the threats posed by an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to the safety or security 
 of the airport.

    (3) Airport operator consent required.--Activities 
 permitted under paragraph

    (1) or

    (2) shall only be carried out 
 with the consent of, in consultation with, and with the 
 participation of, the airport operator.

    (4) Consultation requirement for testing of non-kinetic 
 equipment.--Any testing of non-kinetic equipment carried out 
 under the authority of this subsection shall be done in 
 consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the 
 National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

    (b) Non-Kinetic Equipment.--

    (1) In general.--Before adopting any standard operating 
 procedures within a tactical response plan for use of non-
 kinetic equipment to carry out a Counter-UAS activity under the 
 authority of this section, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
 and the heads of the State, local, or airport law enforcement 
 agencies of the State in which a commercial service airport is 
 located, shall do the following:
        (A) Consult with the Federal Communications 
 Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
 Information Administration about the use of non-kinetic 
 equipment to carry out a Counter-UAS activity 
 consistent with the tactical response plan updates 
 required under subsection
            (c) .
        (B) Jointly, with the Federal Communications 
 Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
 Information Administration, create a process for an 
 authorized designee of the commercial service airport 
 to, consistent with procedures outlined in the tactical 
 response plan (as updated under subsection
            (c) ), notify 
 the Commission when non-kinetic equipment has been used 
 to carry out a Counter-UAS activity.

    (2) FCC and ntia duties.--The Federal Communications 
 Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information 
 Administration shall--
        (A) not later than 30 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, assign to an office of the 
 Commission and to an office of the Administration, 
 respectively, responsibility for carrying out the 
 consultation regarding the use of non-kinetic equipment 
 to carry out Counter-UAS activities required by 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (A) and the consultation regarding the 
 testing of non-kinetic equipment required by subsection

    (a)

    (4) ; and
        (B) not later than 180 days after the 
 responsibility described in subparagraph
        (A) is 
 assigned to each such office--
            (i) publicly designate an office of the 
 Commission and an office of the Administration, 
 respectively, to receive the notifications from 
 commercial service airports required under 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (B) ; and
            (ii) make publicly available the process 
 for the Commission and the Administration to 
 carry out any follow-up consultation, if 
 necessary.

    (3) Nonduplication.--To the greatest extent practicable, 
 the Federal Communications Commission and the National 
 Telecommunications and Information Administration shall 
 coordinate with respect to the consultations, process creation, 
 follow-up consultations, and other requirements of this 
 subsection and subsection

    (a)

    (4) so as to minimize duplication 
 of requirements, efforts, and expenditures.
            (c) Tactical Response Plan Updates.--

    (1) Task force.--Not later than 2 years after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the airport director of each commercial 
 service airport shall convene a task force for purposes of 
 establishing or modifying the emergency action preparedness 
 plan for the airport to include a tactical response plan for 
 the detection, identification, and mitigation of threats posed 
 by an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.

    (2) Required coordination.--Each task force convened under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall coordinate the establishing or modifying of 
 the airport's emergency action preparedness plan with 
 representatives of the following:
        (A) The Department of Transportation.
        (B) The Federal Aviation Administration.
            (C) The Department of Homeland Security.
            (D) The State and local law enforcement agencies in 
 the State in which the airport is located.
        (E) The law enforcement agency of the airport.
        (F) The covered air carriers operating at the 
 airport.
        (G) Representatives of general aviation operators 
 at the airport.
        (H) Representatives of providers of 
 telecommunications and broadband service with a service 
 area that covers the airport property or the navigable 
 airspace necessary to ensure safety in the takeoff and 
 landing of aircraft at such airport.

    (3) Duties.--As part of the inclusion of a tactical 
 response plan in the emergency action preparedness plan for a 
 commercial service airport, each task force convened under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall do the following:
        (A) Create and define the various threat levels 
 posed by an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft 
 system to the airport.
        (B) Create the standard operating procedures for 
 responding to each threat level defined under 
 subparagraph
        (A) that include a requirement to minimize 
 collateral damage.
            (C) Define and assign to each entity specified in 
 paragraph

    (2) , the role and responsibilities of the 
 entity in carrying out the standard operating 
 procedures for responding to a specified threat posed 
 by an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to 
 the airport.
            (D) Designate the applicable State and local law 
 enforcement agencies, or the law enforcement agency of 
 the airport, in coordination with the Department of 
 Homeland Security, as the first responders to any 
 specified threat posed by an unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system to the airport.
        (E) Narrowly tailor the use of non-kinetic Counter-
 UAS equipment (if applicable under the standard 
 operating procedures) to only temporary activities 
 necessary to mitigate an immediate threat posed by an 
 unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system to the 
 airport.
        (F) Incorporate any existing Federal guidance for 
 updating airport emergency plans for responding to 
 unauthorized unmanned aircraft system operations into 1 
 tactical response plan for addressing threats posed by 
 an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.

    (4) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
 be construed to require multiple tactical response plans or 
 emergency action preparedness plans for addressing the threats 
 posed by an unmanned aircraft, an unmanned aircraft system, or 
 unauthorized unmanned aircraft system operations.
            (d) Airport Improvement Program Eligibility.--Notwithstanding 

section 47102 of title 49, United States Code, the definition of the 
term ``airport development'' under that section shall include the 
purchase of equipment necessary to carry out Counter-UAS activities at 
commercial service airports.

    (e) Best Practices.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
 Aviation Administration and the Administrator of the 
 Transportation Security Administration acting jointly and in 
 collaboration with airport directors of commercial service 
 airports, shall--
        (A) publish guidance regarding best practices for 
 use of Counter-UAS Activities at commercial service 
 airports; and
        (B) make such guidance available to the airport 
 director for each commercial service airport in the 
 United States.

    (2) Annual updates.--The guidance issued under this 
 subsection shall be annually updated to incorporate the most 
 recent results and conclusions regarding best practices for the 
 use of Counter-UAS activities at commercial service airports.

SEC. 4. COUNTER-UAS ACTIVITIES OFF COMMERCIAL SERVICE AIRPORT PROPERTY.

    (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with 
respect to a State, the State and local law enforcement agencies in the 
State may, in a manner consistent with the Fourth Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States, carry out Counter-UAS activities for 
purposes of detecting, identifying, and mitigating the threats posed by 
an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system within the 
jurisdiction of the State or locality.

    (b) Testing Authority.--

    (1) In general.--
        (A) States and localities.--Subject to paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) , any State or locality of a State may 
 establish testing areas for purposes of researching, 
 testing, providing training on, and evaluating of any 
 equipment, including any electronic equipment, to 
 determine the capability and utility of the equipment 
 to carry out Counter-UAS activities to detect, 
 identify, and mitigate the threats posed by an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system within the 
 jurisdiction of the State or locality.
        (B) Private sector entities.--Subject to paragraphs

    (2) and

    (3) , any private sector entity may establish 
 testing areas for purposes of researching, testing, 
 providing training on, and evaluating of any equipment, 
 including any electronic equipment, to determine the 
 capability and utility of the equipment to carry out 
 Counter-UAS activities to detect, identify, and 
 mitigate the threats posed by an unmanned aircraft or 
 unmanned aircraft system, so long as such activities 
 are carried out in accordance with applicable State and 
 local laws.

    (2) FAA cooperation.--The Federal Aviation Administration 
 shall cooperate with any action by a State, a locality of a 
 State, or a private sector entity to designate airspace to be 
 used for testing under paragraph

    (1) unless the State, 
 locality, or entity designates an area of airspace that would 
 create a significant safety hazard to airport operations, air 
 navigation facilities, air traffic control systems, or other 
 components of the national airspace system that facilitate the 
 safe and efficient operation of manned civil, commercial, or 
 military aircraft within the United States.

    (3) Consultation requirement for testing of non-kinetic 
 equipment.--Any testing of non-kinetic equipment carried out 
 under the authority of this subsection shall be done in 
 consultation with the Federal Communications Commission and the 
 National Telecommunications and Information Administration.
            (c) Non-Kinetic Equipment.--

    (1) In general.--Before adopting any standard operating 
 procedures for using any non-kinetic equipment to carry out a 
 Counter-UAS activity under the authority of this section, a 
 State or local law enforcement agency shall do the following:
        (A) Consult with the Federal Communications 
 Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
 Information Administration about the use of non-kinetic 
 equipment to carry out a Counter-UAS activity and the 
 standard operating procedures that the State or local 
 law enforcement agency will follow for use of such 
 equipment.
        (B) Jointly, with the Federal Communications 
 Commission and the National Telecommunications and 
 Information Administration create a process for an 
 authorized designee of the State or local law 
 enforcement agency to notify the Commission when non-
 kinetic equipment has been used to carry out a Counter-
 UAS activity.

    (2) FCC and ntia duties.--The Federal Communications 
 Commission shall--
        (A) not later than 30 days after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, assign to an office of the 
 Commission and to an office of the Administration, 
 respectively, responsibility for carrying out the 
 consultation regarding the use of non-kinetic equipment 
 to carry out Counter-UAS activities required under 
 paragraph

    (1)
        (A) and the consultation regarding the 
 testing of non-kinetic equipment required by subsection

    (b)

    (3) ; and
        (B) not later than 180 days after the 
 responsibility described in subparagraph
        (A) is 
 assigned to each such office--
            (i) publicly designate an office of the 
 Commission and an office of the Administration, 
 respectively, to receive the notifications from 
 State or local law enforcement agencies 
 required under paragraph

    (1)
        (B) ; and
            (ii) make publicly available the process 
 for the Commission and the Administration to 
 carry out any follow-up consultation, if 
 necessary.

    (3) Nonduplication.--To the greatest extent practicable, 
 the Federal Communications Commission and the National 
 Telecommunications and Information Administration shall 
 coordinate with respect to the consultations, process creation, 
 follow-up consultations, and other requirements of this 
 subsection and subsection

    (a)

    (4) so as to minimize duplication 
 of requirements, efforts, and expenditures.
            (d) Coordination With the FAA.--

Section 376 of the FAA 
Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) is amended--

    (1) in subsection

    (b) , by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (4) Permit a process for an applicable State or local law 
 enforcement agency to notify and coordinate with the Federal 
 Aviation Administration on actions being taken by the State or 
 local law enforcement agency to exercise the Counter-UAS 
 activities authority established under 

section 4

    (a) of the 
 SHIELD U Act.''; and

    (2) in subsection
            (c) --
        (A) in paragraph

    (3)
        (G) , by striking ``and'' after 
 the semicolon;
        (B) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking the period at the 
 end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (C) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (5) establish a process that allows for collaboration and 
 coordination between the Federal Aviation Administration and 
 the law enforcement of a State or local government with respect 
 to the use of the Counter-UAS activities authority established 
 under 

section 4

    (a) of the SHIELD U Act.''.

    (e) Interim Notification Plan.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal 
 Aviation Administration shall establish a process under which--
        (A) the law enforcement agency of a State or local 
 government may notify the Administrator of an active 
 threat posed by an unmanned aircraft or unmanned 
 aircraft system within the jurisdiction of the State or 
 local law enforcement agency and the intent of the 
 agency to facilitate Counter-UAS activities;
        (B) the Administrator, based on notice made 
 pursuant to subparagraph
        (A) , shall issue immediate 
 warnings to operators of both manned and unmanned 
 aircraft operating within the area of airspace where 
 the law enforcement agency's Counter-UAS activities are 
 taking place; and
            (C) the Administrator and the State and local law 
 enforcement agency notify UAS operators and manned 
 operators in the area that an area of airspace is clear 
 once the State and local law enforcement have concluded 
 the Counter-UAS activities to mitigate the threat.

    (2) Sunset.--The process established under paragraph

    (1) shall terminate on the date on which the unmanned aircraft 
 systems traffic management system required under 

section 376 of 
 the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018 (49 U.S.C. 44802 note) is 
 fully implemented.

SEC. 5. AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO CONTRACTS TO PROTECT FACILITIES FROM 
 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Authority.--The following Federal departments are authorized to 
enter into contracts to carry out the following authorities:

    (1) The Department of Defense for the purpose of carrying 
 out activities under 

section 130i of title 10, United States 
 Code.

    (2) The Department of Homeland Security for the purpose of 
 carrying out activities under 

section 210G of the Homeland 
 Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n).

    (3) The Department of Justice for the purpose of carrying 
 out activities under 

section 210G of the Homeland Security Act 
 of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n).

    (4) The Department of Energy for the purpose of carrying 
 out activities under 

section 4510 of the Atomic Energy Defense 
 Act (50 U.S.C. 2661).

    (b) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition 
Regulatory Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
implement the authority provided under subsection

    (a) .
            (c) Annual Publication of Recommended Vendors and Equipment.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
 enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Director of 
 the Office of Management and Budget, in consultation with the 
 Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
 Attorney General, the Secretary of Energy, the Secretary of 
 Transportation, and the heads of such other Federal departments 
 or agencies as determined appropriate by the Director of the 
 Office of Management and Budget, shall publish and make 
 available to State and local governments the following:
        (A) A list of vendors that are eligible under the 
 Federal Acquisition Regulation to enter into contracts 
 with the Federal Government to carry out Counter-UAS 
 activities.
        (B) A list of Counter-UAS equipment that is 
 recommended by the Federal Government to carry out 
 Counter-UAS activities.

    (2) Annual risk assessment.--The Director of the Office of 
 Management and Budget, in consultation with the heads of the 
 applicable Federal departments and agencies, shall review and 
 reassess the vendors and equipment specified on the lists 
 required to be published and made available under paragraph

    (1) based on a risk assessment that is jointly considered by the 
 applicable agencies as part of each annual update of such 
 lists.

SEC. 6. FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT TRAINING.

 

Section 884
            (c) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
464
            (c) ) is amended--

    (1) in paragraph

    (9) , by striking ``and'' at the end;

    (2) by redesignating paragraph

    (10) as paragraph

    (11) ; and

    (3) by inserting after paragraph

    (9) the following:
 ``

    (10) develop and implement homeland security and law 
 enforcement training curricula related to the use of Counter-
 UAS activities (as defined in 

section 2 of the SHIELD U Act) to 
 protect against a threat from an unmanned aircraft or unmanned 
 aircraft system (as such terms are defined in 

section 210G), 
 which shall--
 ``
        (A) include--
 ``
            (i) training on the use of both kinetic 
 and non-kinetic equipment;
 ``
            (ii) training on the tactics used to 
 detect, identify, and mitigate a threat from an 
 unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system; 
 and
 ``
            (iii) such other curricula or training 
 the Director believes necessary; and
 ``
        (B) be made available to Federal, State, local, 
 Tribal, and territorial law enforcement and security 
 agencies and private sector security agencies; and''.

SEC. 7. AUTHORIZED USE OF JAMMING TECHNOLOGY.

 Title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) 
is amended--

    (1) in 

section 301 (47 U.S.C. 301)--
        (A) by striking ``It is'' and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (a) In General.--It is''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (b) Exception for an Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft 
System.--
 ``

    (1) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection--
 ``
        (A) the term `covered equipment' means equipment 
 that is used to--
 ``
            (i) intercept or otherwise access a wire 
 communication, an oral communication, an 
 electronic communication, or a radio 
 communication used to control an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system; and
 ``
            (ii) disrupt control of an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system, without 
 prior consent, including by disabling the 
 unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system 
 by intercepting, interfering, or causing 
 interference with wire, oral, electronic, or 
 radio communications that are used to control 
 the unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft 
 system; and
 ``
        (B) the terms `unmanned aircraft' and `unmanned 
 aircraft system' have the meanings given those terms in 
 

section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
 ``

    (2) Exception.--Subsection

    (a) shall not apply with 
 respect to actions taken by State or local law enforcement or 
 the law enforcement agency of a commercial service airport 
 using covered equipment in consultation with the Commission to 
 detect, identify, or mitigate a threat posed by an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.'';

    (2) in 

section 302 (47 U.S.C. 302a), by adding at the end 
 the following:
 ``

    (g) Exception for an Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft 
System.--
 ``

    (1) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection, the terms `covered 
 equipment', `unmanned aircraft', and `unmanned aircraft system' 
 have the meanings given those terms in 

section 301.
 ``

    (2) Exception.--The provisions of this section shall not 
 apply with respect to actions taken by State or local law 
 enforcement or the law enforcement agency of a commercial 
 service airport using covered equipment in consultation with 
 the Commission to detect, identify, or mitigate a threat posed 
 by an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.''; and

    (3) in 

section 333 (47 U.S.C. 333)--
        (A) by striking ``No person'' and inserting the 
 following:
 ``

    (a) In General.--No person''; and
        (B) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (b) Exception for an Unmanned Aircraft and Unmanned Aircraft 
System.--
 ``

    (1) === Definitions. ===
-In this subsection, the terms `covered 
 equipment', `unmanned aircraft', and `unmanned aircraft system' 
 have the meanings given those terms in 

section 301

    (b) .
 ``

    (2) Exception.--Subsection

    (a) shall not apply with 
 respect to actions taken by State or local law enforcement or 
 the law enforcement agency of a commercial service airport 
 using covered equipment in consultation with the Commission to 
 detect, identify, or mitigate a threat posed by an unmanned 
 aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.''.

SEC. 8. NO ABROGATION OF TRADITIONAL POLICE POWERS.

 Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act shall be 
construed to abrogate the inherent authority of a State government or 
subdivision thereof from using their traditional police powers, 
including (but not limited to) the authority to counter an imminent 
threat to public health or safety.
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