S4264-119

In Committee

NASA UAS Detection Act

119th Congress Introduced Mar 26, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Authority with respect to unmanned aircraft system identification and detection Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 20150. It relies on appropriations, grants, and compliance mandates. The main policy areas are Defense.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Authority with respect to unmanned aircraft system identification and detection Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended...
  • Expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 20150.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Authority with respect to unmanned aircraft system identification and detection Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 20150.

Key Policy Areas

Defense

Primary Purpose

The bill expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 2. Authority with respect to unmanned aircraft system identification and detection Subchapter III of chapter 201 of title 51, United States Code, is amended and expands a appropriation, grant, compliance mandate provision: 20150.

Policy Domains

Defense

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Mar 26, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Mar 26, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Mar 26, 2026

Mr. Peters (for himself and Mr. Moran) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Defense
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section
"the_administrator"
→ The Administrator identified in the operative section
"secretary_of_commerce"
→ Secretary of Commerce
"secretary_of_transportation"
→ Secretary of Transportation

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"covered facility or asset" §H793FC5AC4D2C4F449E800DAC051E7C53

a facility or asset of the Administration that— is a NASA center

"covered facility or asset" §HF9AF6AF0C1C849638B460B300DF9B115

a facility or asset of the Administration that— is a NASA center

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