Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 7525 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7525 To authorize counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities for State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES February 12, 2026 Mr. Burlison introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize counter-unmanned aircraft system authorities for State, local, territorial, and Tribal law enforcement, 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 ``Counter Drone State and Local Defender Act''. SEC. 2. FAA COUNTER-UAS ACTIVITIES. (a) In General.--Chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: ``Sec. 44815. State, Local, and Tribal law enforcement counter drone programs ``(a) Authority.-- ``(1) In general.--The Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration may take such actions as described in paragraph (2) that are necessary to-- ``(A) detect or mitigate a credible threat that an operation of an unmanned aircraft or an unmanned aircraft system poses to the safe and efficient operation of the national airspace system; or ``(B) test or evaluate the potential adverse impacts or interference of a counter-UAS detection or mitigation system, equipment, or technology on or with safe airport operations, aircraft navigation, air traffic servi