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10 U.S.C. § 199 — Joint Interagency Task Force 401
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established in the Department of Defense a joint activity to be known as the “Joint Interagency Task Force 401” (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”).
**(b) Director.—**
(1) There is a Director of the Task Force (referred to in this section as the “Director”) who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among personnel of the Department of Defense who are—
(A) general or flag officers of the covered armed forces; or
(B) members of the Senior Executive Service.
(2) The Director shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and shall serve as the principal advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on counter-small unmanned aircraft system matters.
**(c) Organization.—** The Task Force shall—
(1) be designated as a jointly manned activity with full joint manning support from the covered armed forces as determined by the Director; and
(2) shall consist of such other subordinate organizational elements as the Director determines appropriate, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense with support from designated organizational elements within the Office of the Secretary of Defense as determined by the Director in coordination with the Secretary.
**(d) Responsibilities.—** The responsibilities of the Task Force shall include the following:
(1) Lead, advocate, coordinate, and focus all Department of Defense actions in support of efforts of the combatant commands and the covered armed forces to defeat small unmanned aircraft systems (referred to in this section as “sUAS”) as weapons of strategic influence.
(2) Integrate all counter-sUAS solutions throughout the Department of Defense, seeking interagency participation and assista
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**(a) Establishment.—** There is established in the Department of Defense a joint activity to be known as the “Joint Interagency Task Force 401” (referred to in this section as the “Task Force”).
**(b) Director.—**
(1) There is a Director of the Task Force (referred to in this section as the “Director”) who shall be appointed by the Secretary of Defense from among personnel of the Department of Defense who are—
(A) general or flag officers of the covered armed forces; or
(B) members of the Senior Executive Service.
(2) The Director shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense and shall serve as the principal advisor to the Deputy Secretary and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on counter-small unmanned aircraft system matters.
**(c) Organization.—** The Task Force shall—
(1) be designated as a jointly manned activity with full joint manning support from the covered armed forces as determined by the Director; and
(2) shall consist of such other subordinate organizational elements as the Director determines appropriate, subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense with support from designated organizational elements within the Office of the Secretary of Defense as determined by the Director in coordination with the Secretary.
**(d) Responsibilities.—** The responsibilities of the Task Force shall include the following:
(1) Lead, advocate, coordinate, and focus all Department of Defense actions in support of efforts of the combatant commands and the covered armed forces to defeat small unmanned aircraft systems (referred to in this section as “sUAS”) as weapons of strategic influence.
(2) Integrate all counter-sUAS solutions throughout the Department of Defense, seeking interagency participation and assistance as necessary.
(3) Develop and share counter-sUAS training tools, expertise, and tactics, techniques, and procedures for components of the Department of Defense that address needs of the joint force.
(4) Coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to develop, test, evaluate, and procure counter-sUAS kinetic and non-kinetic defeat capabilities.
(5) Carry out the counter-sUAS validation and acquisition responsibilities described in subsections (e) and (f).
(6) Develop and regularly update a counter-sUAS strategic plan.
(7) Carry out such other activities relating to counter-sUAS as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
**(e) Approval and Validation of Counter-suas Systems.—**
(1) The Task Force shall serve as the entity within the Department of Defense with primary responsibility for the validation and approval of counter-sUAS systems for procurement and use by the Department.
(2) In coordination with other components of the Department of Defense, the Director shall develop, maintain, and regularly update a list of counter-sUAS systems that are validated and approved for procurement and use by the Department as described in paragraph (1). The Director shall ensure that each counter-sUAS system on the list has been vetted by the Task Force and has proven to be effective for use by the Department in countering sUAS.
(3) Except as provided in paragraph (4), no component of the Department of Defense may procure a counter-sUAS system unless such system—
(A) has been validated and approved by the Task Force under paragraph (1); and
(B) is included on the list maintained under paragraph (2).
(4) The service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (in the case of a procurement by a military department) or the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment (in the case of a procurement not under the authority of a service acquisition executive) may waive the restriction under paragraph (3), on a case-by-case basis, by submitting to the congressional defense committees—
(A) notice of the intent to issue such a waiver; and
(B) an explanation of the reasons for issuing the waiver.
**(f) Acquisition Division.—** The Director shall establish and maintain an acquisition division within the Task Force. The acquisition division shall—
(1) include acquisition professionals from relevant portfolio acquisition executives (as described in [section 1732 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1732&num=0&edition=prelim)) within each covered armed force;
(2) support and facilitate efforts of the Director and covered armed forces—
(A) to budget and plan for the integration and sustainment of counter-sUAS capabilities that are approved and validated by the Task Force under subsection (e); and
(B) to efficiently and effectively transition such capabilities into operational use; and
(3) have such other duties and responsibilities as the Director determines appropriate.
**(g) Annual Reports.—** On an annual basis, the Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report that includes a summary of the activities of the Task Force over the period covered by the report, including a description of—
(1) the progress of the Task Force in carrying out the requirements of this section;
(2) the metrics used to measure such progress; and
(3) recommendations for congressional consideration.
**(h) Definitions.—** In this section:
(1) The term “counter-sUAS system” means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of a small unmanned aircraft or small unmanned aircraft system.
(2) The term “covered armed forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
(3) The terms “small unmanned aircraft”, “unmanned aircraft”, and “unmanned aircraft system” have the meanings given those terms in [section 44801 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44801&num=0&edition=prelim).
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In this chapter, the following definitions apply:
(1) **Actively tethered unmanned aircraft system.—** — The term “actively tethered unmanned aircraft system” means an unmanned aircraft system in which the unmanned aircraft component—
(A) weighs 55 pounds or less, including payload but not including the tether;
(B) is physically attached to a ground station with a taut, appropriately load-rated tether that provides continuous power to the unmanned aircraft and is unlikely to be separated from the unmanned aircraft;
(C) is controlled and retrieved by such ground station through physical manipulation of the tether;
(D) is able to maintain safe flight control in the event of a power or flight control failure during flight; and
(E) is programmed to initiate a controlled landing in the event of a tether separation.
(2) **Appropriate committees of congress.—** — The term “appropriate committees of Congress” means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
(3) **Arctic.—** — The term “Arctic” means the United States zone of the Chukchi Sea, Beaufort Sea, and Bering Sea north of the Aleutian chain.
(4) **Certificate of waiver; certificate of authorization.—** — The terms “certificate of waiver” and “certificate of authorization” mean a Federal Aviation Administration grant of approval for a specific flight operation.
(5) **Counter-UAS system.—** — The term “counter-UAS system” means a system or device capable of lawfully and safely disabling, disrupting, or seizing control of an unmanned aircraft or unmanned aircraft system.
(6) **Permanent areas.—** — The term “permanent areas” means areas on land or water that provide for launch, recovery, and
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**(a) In General.—** A portfolio acquisition executive is the senior acquisition official designated by the component acquisition executive or the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned, as applicable, to lead a portfolio of capabilities, with authority for plans, budgets, and execution of programs assigned to the portfolio, including life-cycle management.
**(b) Reporting Relationships.—** To ensure streamlined accountability for management, the following relationships shall apply:
(1) Each program manager (as defined in [section 1737 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title10-section1737&num=0&edition=prelim)) for a defense acquisition program shall report directly to the portfolio acquisition executive for such program unless otherwise directed by the component acquisition executive or service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as applicable).
(2) Each portfolio acquisition executive shall report directly to the component acquisition executive or the service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as applicable).
(3) The component acquisition executive or service acquisition executive of the military department concerned (as applicable) shall oversee the designation of, performance of, and resource allocation for all portfolio acquisition executives.
**(c) Responsibilities.—** For the defense acquisition programs assigned to a portfolio acquisition executive, such portfolio acquisition executive shall—
(1) ensure that activities carried out under such programs are aligned with, and are conducted in a manner that supports, the objectives of the defense acquisition system established pursuant to [section 3102 of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/vi
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**(a) Authority.—** Notwithstanding [section 46502 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section46502&num=0&edition=prelim), or section 32, 1030, or 1367 or chapter 119 or 206 of title 18, the Secretary of Defense may take, and may authorize members of the armed forces and officers, civilian employees, and contractors of the Department of Defense with assigned duties that include safety, security, or protection of personnel, facilities, or assets, to take, such actions described in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset.
**(b) Actions Described.—**
(1) The actions described in this paragraph are the following:
(A) Detect, identify, monitor, and track the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by means of intercept or other access of a wire communication, an oral communication, or an electronic communication used to control the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft.
(B) Warn the operator of the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, including by passive or active, and direct or indirect physical, electronic, radio, and electromagnetic means, including through the use of remote identification broadcast or other means.
(C) Disrupt control of the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft, without prior consent, including by disabling the unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft by intercepting, interfering, or causing interference with wire, oral, electronic, or radio communications used to control the unmanned aircraft system
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