US Congress House Bill 1968 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 6-2)
Status: Introduced on April 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-04-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Military Asset Protection Act This bill authorizes the Department of Defense (DOD), in order to mitigate the threat of an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset or to classified information, to take actions or authorize the Armed Forces or DOD contractors to take actions to: (1) disrupt, seize control of, or confiscate the system or aircraft; (2) use reasonable force to disable or destroy the system or aircraft; or (3) disrupt, alter, or intercept any communications to or from the system or aircraft. DOD may provide exceptions to such provisions. The bill provides that: (1) DOD shall develop such actions with Department of Transportation assistance, consistent with the protection of sensitive defense information; and (2) any such system or aircraft shall be subject to U.S. seizure and forfeiture. "Covered facility, asset, or classified information" means any facility, asset, or classified information that is: (1) so identified by DOD; (2) located in the United States or its territories and possessions; and (3) relating to DOD's missions of nuclear deterrence, missile defense, national space security, or homeland defense or other DOD missions involving vital security or infrastructure assets or information.

Military Asset Protection Act

Rep. Neal Dunn [R-FL]	Rep. Colleen Hanabusa [D-HI]	Sen. Jacky Rosen [D-NV]	Rep. John Rutherford [R-FL]
Rep. Jack Bergman [R-MI]	Rep. Don Bacon [R-NE]	Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Rep. Matt Gaetz [R-FL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-04-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces.
2017-04-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2017-04-06	House	Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 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.
2017-04-06	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1968/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr1968/BILLS-115hr1968ih.pdf