Give NASA authority to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft systems.

S.4264 Sponsored — A bill to provide NASA the authority to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes.

Sponsored legislation to expand NASA's authority over unmanned aircraft systems monitoring and tracking.

Legislation | Senator Gary Peters
secondary · other · model gpt-5.4-mini

Division H added 6 U.S.C. 124n. It authorized the Secretary of Homeland Security and the Attorney General to take actions against unmanned aircraft threats, including to detect, identify, monitor, and track unmanned aircraft systems.

The core counter-UAS detect/identify/monitor/track authority was enacted, but the official statute assigns it to DHS and DOJ, not NASA.

partial same_term

Public Law 115-254, FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Division H - Preventing Emerging Threats Act of 2018
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 90%

Congress.gov shows H.R.302 became Public Law No. 115-254 on October 5, 2018, after Senate passage and resolving differences.

The bill containing the Preventing Emerging Threats Act became law during Peters's 2015-2021 Senate term.

partial same_term

H.R.302 - FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, Congress.gov bill status
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 88%

The Senate motion to concur in the House amendment to H.R.302 was agreed to 93-6 on October 3, 2018; Peters (D-MI) voted Yea.

Peters took concrete official action supporting final Senate passage of the enacted vehicle containing the counter-UAS authority.

partial same_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 115th Congress, Vote 220 on H.R.302
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 92%

The SAFER SKIES Act amended 6 U.S.C. 124n to continue and expand counter-UAS authorities and set termination of federal counter-UAS authority at September 30, 2031.

Later legislation kept the DHS/DOJ counter-UAS authority active beyond the original sunset, so the delivered non-NASA authority had not been reversed as of this refresh.

partial later_term

S.1071 Enrolled Bill, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026, SAFER SKIES Act
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 86%

The Senate agreed to the House amendment to S.1071 by 77-20 on December 17, 2025; Peters (D-MI) voted Yea.

Peters later voted for the NDAA vehicle that included the SAFER SKIES Act extension and expansion of counter-UAS authority.

partial later_term A for effort

U.S. Senate Roll Call Vote 119th Congress, Vote 648 on S.1071
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 87%

Current codified text states DHS and DOJ may take actions necessary to enforce the law, protect the public, or mitigate credible UAS threats; subsection (b)(1)(A) includes detecting, identifying, monitoring, and tracking UAS or unmanned aircraft.

The current codified authority exists for DHS/DOJ and related agencies, not NASA, supporting a partial rather than literal NASA delivery finding.

partial later_term

6 U.S. Code § 124n - Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft
secondary · model gpt-5.5 · confidence 78%