[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 32 (Wednesday, March 6, 2013)]
[House]
[Pages H997-H1316]
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND VETERANS AFFAIRS, AND
FULL-YEAR CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2013
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USE OF UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES IN DOMESTIC AIRSPACE
The conferees are aware of concerns that have been raised
regarding the use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and their
sensors in domestic airspace. The conferees understand that
the Air Force has policies and procedures in place governing
the disposition of UAV collections that may inadvertently
capture matters of concern to law enforcement agencies. These
policies and procedures are designed to ensure constitutional
protections and proper separation between the military and
law enforcement. However, it is unclear if other Services and
Defense agencies have similar policies and procedures in
place, or if these policies and procedures need to be revised
or standardized. Therefore, the conferees direct the
Secretary of Defense to report to the congressional defense
committees on the policies and procedures in place across the
Services and Defense agencies governing the use of such
collections and to identify any additional steps that need to
be taken to ensure that such policies and procedures are
adequate and consistent across the Department of Defense.
This report shall be submitted not later than 90 days after
the enactment of this Act.
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