Text of Senate Amendment 6580

On 2026-07-13, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-IA) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6580" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6580

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 113 (Monday, July 13, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3780] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6580. Mr. GRASSLEY 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, insert the following: SEC. __. COUNTER-UAS AUTHORITY. Section 210G of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n) is amended-- (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Authority of the marshal of the united states supreme court.--Notwithstanding section 46502 of title 49, United States Code, or sections 32, 1030, 1367 and chapters 119 and 206 of title 18, United States Code, notwithstanding the laws of any particular State, local, Tribal, or territorial jurisdiction, and after completing the training required under subsection (d)(4), the Marshal of the Supreme Court may take and may authorize personnel with assigned duties that include the security or protection of the Chief Justice or any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to take such actions as are described in subsection (b)(1)(A) that are necessary to detect, identify, monitor, or track a credible threat that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of the Chief Justice or any Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on the grounds of the Supreme Court, property leased for use by the Supreme Court, or at the residence of the Chief Justice or any Associate Justice.''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) in paragraph (2)-- (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting: ``(A) In general.--The Secretary''; and (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``(B) Marshal of the supreme court.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court shall develop for the Supreme Court Police the actions described in paragraph (1) in coordination with the Secretary of Transportation.''; (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and (C) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; (3) in subsection (d)-- (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows: ``(1) In general.-- ``(A) Agency guidance.--The Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Transportation may prescribe regulations and shall issue guidance in the respective areas of the Secretary, the Attorney General, or the Secretary of Transportation to carry out this section, including guidance relating to actions carried out by any State, local, Tribal, or territorial law enforcement or correctional agency under this section. ``(B) Supreme court.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court shall prescribe regulations and issue guidance, in coordination with the Secretary, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of Transportation, that are consistent with regulations prescribed and guidance issued by the Secretary, Attorney General, or Secretary of Transportation under subparagraph (A).''; (B) in paragraph (3)-- (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and (C) by adding at the end the following: ``(4) Marshal of the supreme court training and certification.--The Marshal of the Supreme Court and any personnel of the Marshal of the Supreme Court shall be subject to the same training and certification requirements relating to the detection, identification, monitoring, and tracking of unmanned aircraft as personnel of the Department of Homeland Security.''; (4) in subsection (e)-- (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``each Secretary, the Attorney General'' and inserting ``the Secretary, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; (B) in paragraph (3)-- (i) by inserting ``the Marshal of the Supreme Court,'' after ``the Attorney General,''; and (ii) by striking ``determine'' and inserting ``determines''; (C) in paragraph (4)-- (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)-- (I) by inserting a comma after ``Security''; and (II) by inserting ``the Supreme Court Police,'' after ``Justice,''; and (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and the Department of Justice'' and inserting ``, the Department of Justice, or the Supreme Court Police''; and (D) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and the Department of Justice'' and inserting ``, the Department of Justice, and the Supreme Court Police''; (5) in subsection (g)-- (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; (B) in paragraph (3)-- (i) by inserting ``the Marshall of the Supreme Court,'' after ``the Attorney General,'' each place the term appears; and (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``or the Department of Homeland Security'' and inserting ``, the Department of Homeland Security, or the Supreme Court Police''; and (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, and the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; (6) in subsection (h)(1), by striking ``or the Attorney General'' and inserting ``, the Attorney General, or the Marshal of the Supreme Court''; and (7) in subsection (j), by adding at the end the following: ``(3) Marshal of the united states supreme court.--The authority of the Marshal of the Supreme Court to carry out actions with respect to subsection (a)(3) shall terminate on September 30, 2031.''. ______