Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act

The Counter-UAS Authority Security, Safety, and Reauthorization Act would reauthorize and reform United States counter-unmanned aircraft system (counter-UAS) authorities through 2030 and expand the FAA’s role in detecting, identifying, tracking, and mitigating unauthorized UAS operations. It creates a more formal framework for interagency coordination (FAA, Department of Homeland Security, and the Department of Justice), requires a published list of approved counter-UAS technologies (with certain restrictions on foreign-made systems), and imposes new reporting, training, and oversight requirements intended to increase transparency, safety, and accountability. It also adds programmatic elements to expand airport and critical-infrastructure protection, establish an internal FAA office for counter-UAS activities, and create a voluntary operator program to facilitate safer, more streamlined access to parts of the national airspace. Key themes include tighter oversight of which technologies can be used and how, privacy protections around interceptions and records, periodic congressional reporting, a sunset-like termination in 2030, and a set of training and standards intended to professionalize the use of counter-UAS tools by federal, state, and local actors. The bill aims to balance security needs with aviation safety, civil liberties, and coordination across agencies and stakeholders.