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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
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[S. 4768 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4768

     To provide for a requirement for networked autonomous kinetic 
          capability against small unmanned aircraft systems.

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 11, 2026

  Mr. Cornyn introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL

 
     To provide for a requirement for networked autonomous kinetic 
          capability against small unmanned aircraft systems.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REQUIREMENT FOR NETWORKED AUTONOMOUS KINETIC CAPABILITY 
              AGAINST SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

    (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army should establish 
requirements for a networked, autonomous kinetic capability designed to 
protect ground combat, support, and mobility platforms against Group 1 
and Group 2 unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
    (b) Unit Commonality.--The requirements established under 
subsection (a) shall prioritize unit common architectures to ensure 
that detection, tracking, and kinetic interception capabilities are 
interoperable across disparate brigade combat team elements.
    (c) Technical Specifications.--The capability required under 
subsection (a) shall integrate the following features:
            (1) Passive and active sensors for the persistent detection 
        and tracking of UAS threats.
            (2) Autonomous kinetic effects capable of neutralizing 
        threats with minimal operator intervention.
            (3) Mesh networking to allow for sensor-to-shooter handoffs 
        between multiple ground platforms.
    (d) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the hardware and software components 
identified to meet this requirement, including an implementation 
timeline for the fiscal years 2028-2032 Future Years Defense Program 
(FYDP).
    (e) Congressional Defense Committees Defined.--In this section, the 
term ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given the 
term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.
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A bill to provide for a requirement for networked autonomous kinetic capability against small unmanned aircraft systems.

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