To establish a Department of State Domestic Protection Mission relating to unmanned aircraft system and unmanned aircraft.

Summary

Authorizes the Secretary of State to detect, identify, monitor, track, warn, seize, take control of, disrupt, or if necessary disable, damage, or destroy unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that pose a credible threat to covered U.S. facilities or assets, even if those actions would otherwise run afoul of certain federal criminal, communications, or aviation laws. The measure requires testing, coordination with the FAA and other agencies, limits on communications interception and retention, annual budget disclosure, semiannual congressional briefings for seven years, and a termination of the authority after seven years.

• Gives the Secretary of State authority to counter UAS threats to covered U.S. facilities/assets inside the United States, overriding certain federal criminal, communications, and aviation statutes for those actions.
• Permits a wide range of countermeasures: detection, disruption of command/control, seizure, and even use of reasonable force to disable or destroy threatening UAS.
• Requires pre-deployment research, testing, training, and coordination with the FAA to reduce risks to the national airspace system.
• Places limits on interception and retention of communications (generally capped at 180 days), and requires protections for First and Fourth Amendment interests.
• Seized UAS may be forfeited under federal law; Secretary must include these activities in an annual budget display and may accept outside support.
• Mandates semiannual unclassified briefings to Congress (with optional classified annex) for seven years about operations, safety impacts, and civil rights protections.
• Authority to act under this law sunsets after seven years.
• Regulatory and guidance roles are shared among State, Transportation, and Commerce (NTIA) agencies to ensure coordination with FAA and FCC.