United States Congress, NDAA 2018 Sec. 1049 , September 18 2017. Unclassified.
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"Sense of Congress on use of test sites for research and development on countering unmanned aircraft systems."
Source: United States Congress, NDAA 2018 Sec. 1049 , September 18 2017. Unclassified. Date: Sep 18, 2017 Archive: United States Congress Collection: Cyber Vault: Inside the 2018 NDAA, Senate Part 2 Nov 22, 2017
520 1 SEC. 1049. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF TEST SITES 2 FOR RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ON 3 COUNTERING UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYS- 4 TEMS. 5 It is the sense of Congress that— 6 (1) the armed unmanned aircraft systems deployed by adversaries for military purposes pose a threat to military installations, critical infrastructure, and members of the Armed Forces in conflict areas like Iraq and Syria; 11 (2) the unmanned aircraft systems test sites designated by the Federal Aviation Administration offer unique capabilities, expertise, and airspace for research and development related to unmanned aircraft systems; and 16 (3) the Armed Forces should, as appropriate and to the extent practicable, seek to leverage the test sites described in paragraph (2), as well as existing Department of Defense facilities with appropriate expertise, for research and development on capabilities to counter the nefarious use of unmanned aircraft systems. 23 Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 24 SEC. 1061. ASSESSMENT OF GLOBAL FORCE POSTURE. 25 (a) ASSESSMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall, in consultation with the Chairman of the Joint 26 HR 2810 PAP
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