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Text of Senate Amendment 6554

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On 2026-06-24, Senator John Hoeven (R-ND) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6554" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6554

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3680] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6554. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 in title III, insert the following: SEC. ___. REPORT ON AIRSPACE INTEGRATION. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Unmanned aircraft systems can perform a variety of applications, including cargo delivery and perimeter security, at military installations located within the United States. (2) Military installations located within the United States require the ability to defend themselves from the malicious use of unmanned aircraft systems, including the ability to detect, identify, and track potential threats as distinguished from the legitimate use of such systems. (3) Airspace awareness and management are critical to enabling the Department of Defense to leverage the benefits of unmanned aircraft systems and to mitigate the risks posed by the malicious use of such systems within the national airspace system. (b) Report Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the integration of unmanned aircraft systems and counter- unmanned aircraft systems of the Department of Defense into the national airspace system. (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall describe the following: (A) The offices and officials directly responsible for developing and deploying airspace awareness and unmanned traffic management capabilities that ensure unmanned aircraft systems of the Department of Defense safely and effectively integrate into the national airspace system. (B) Any programs specifically mandated to develop or validate airspace awareness or unmanned traffic management systems that support activities of the Department in the national airspace system. (C) Efforts of the Department to coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration to develop and operate airspace awareness and unmanned traffic management systems. (D) Plans to use existing programs, test activities, operational demonstrations and rapid prototyping efforts to integrate unmanned aircraft systems and counter-unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6554 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3680] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6554. Mr. HOEVEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 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 in title III, insert the following: SEC. ___. REPORT ON AIRSPACE INTEGRATION. (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings: (1) Unmanned aircraft systems can perform a variety of applications, including cargo delivery and perimeter security, at military installations located within the United States. (2) Military installations located within the United States require the ability to defend themselves from the malicious use of unmanned aircraft systems, including the ability to detect, identify, and track potential threats as distinguished from the legitimate use of such systems. (3) Airspace awareness and management are critical to enabling the Department of Defense to leverage the benefits of unmanned aircraft systems and to mitigate the risks posed by the malicious use of such systems within the national airspace system. (b) Report Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the integration of unmanned aircraft systems and counter- unmanned aircraft systems of the Department of Defense into the national airspace system. (2) Elements.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall describe the following: (A) The offices and officials directly responsible for developing and deploying airspace awareness and unmanned traffic management capabilities that ensure unmanned aircraft systems of the Department of Defense safely and effectively integrate into the national airspace system. (B) Any programs specifically mandated to develop or validate airspace awareness or unmanned traffic management systems that support activities of the Department in the national airspace system. (C) Efforts of the Department to coordinate with the Federal Aviation Administration to develop and operate airspace awareness and unmanned traffic management systems. (D) Plans to use existing programs, test activities, operational demonstrations and rapid prototyping efforts to integrate unmanned aircraft systems and counter-unmanned aircraft systems into the national airspace system. ______