Review and report on UAS activity in the vicinity of critical installations

(a) In general The Inspector General of the Department of Defense shall conduct a review of potential foreign adversary connected unmanned aircraft system (UAS) activity over critical military installations, vessels, aircraft, and the homeland, and other matters. (b) Report Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General shall submit to the relevant committees a report on— (1) UAS activity over military installations in the United States and abroad; (2) UAS activity in close proximity to sensitive national security installations; (3) instances of UAS activity in the vicinity of United States military and law enforcement vessels and aircraft; (4) the process for deploying counter-UAS systems to assist State and local law enforcement; (5) instances where the Department of Defense deployed counter-UAS systems to assist State and local law enforcement; (6) instances where the Department of Defense received requests for counter-UAS assistance from Installation Commanders; (7) whether the Department of Defense possess appropriate capabilities to supply all installations with counter-UAS technology; (8) whether Installation Commanders possess the capability and authorities to address UAS incursions to installations and in the immediate vicinity of installations; and (9) an analysis of near-peer actors who possess the capabilities to conduct such activities. (c) Definition of relevant committee In this section, the term relevant committees means— (1) the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate; (2) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs of the Senate; (3) the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate; (4) the Committee on the Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate; (5) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; (6) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and (7) the Committee on Oversight and Accountability of the House of Representatives. (d) Form The report required under subsection (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.