[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9291 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9291

 To direct the Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to Congress 
    on the efforts of the Army to field passive multi-static radar 
  detection technology for mobile counter-UAS systems, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             August 2, 2024

 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                      Committee on Armed Services

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                                 A BILL


 
 To direct the Secretary of the Army to provide a briefing to Congress 
    on the efforts of the Army to field passive multi-static radar 
  detection technology for mobile counter-UAS systems, 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. BRIEFING ON PASSIVE MULTI-STATIC RADAR DETECTION EFFORTS.

    (a) In General.--Not later than February 1, 2025, the Secretary of 
the Army shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the efforts of 
the Army to field passive multi-static radar detection technology for 
mobile counter-UAS systems.
    (b) Elements.--The briefing under subsection (a) shall address--
            (1) the plan of the Army to incorporate passive multi-
        static radar technology into its existing counter-UAS system 
        and base defense architecture;
            (2) efforts within the Army to integrate passive multi-
        static radar technology into integrated counter-UAS systems;
            (3) an assessment of any capability gaps in threat 
        detection technology and threat defeat systems; and
            (4) any research, development, test, and evaluation 
        activities that are being conduced, or that are planned to be 
        conducted, with respect to passive multi-static radar 
        detection.
    (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``counter-UAS system'' 
has the meaning given that term in section 44801 of title 49, United 
States Code.
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