Reauthorizes and reforms federal authority to detect, track, and disable unauthorized drones, with added coordination, privacy, and aviation safety requirements, and sets up a law enforcement pilot program and airport counter-drone planning.

• Requires the FAA to set minimum performance requirements for counter-drone systems and bars equipment made by certain foreign manufacturers from the federal list.
• Creates a pilot program letting selected state and local police mitigate drones at covered sites and events, with a 2030 sunset for most authorities.
• Requires the FAA to produce an airport counter-drone plan, deploy detection systems at large and medium hub airports, and pilot mitigation at up to 5 covered airports.
• Makes reckless or careless interference with airspace safety by non-federal counter-drone operators punishable by civil penalties and updates the drone safety statement requirement.

• Homeland Security Committee (House)
• Counterterrorism and Intelligence Subcommittee
• Judiciary Committee (House)
• Transportation and Infrastructure Committee (House)
• Aviation Subcommittee

Transportation and Public Works