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6 U.S.C. § 146 — Penalties

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6 U.S.C. § 146 — Penalties

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**(a) Definition** In this section, the term “unmanned aircraft” has the meaning given the term in [section 44801 of title 49](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section44801&num=0&edition=prelim). **(b) Omitted** **(c) Increased penalties for operation of unmanned aircraft to facilitate felony offense** If a person who is convicted of a felony offense (other than an offense based solely on the operation of an unmanned aircraft) knowingly operated an unmanned aircraft during, in relation to, or in furtherance of such offense, the maximum imprisonment otherwise provided by law for that offense shall be doubled or increased by 5 years, whichever is less. **(d) Increased penalties for use of unmanned aircraft to introduce contraband into prisons** If a defendant who is convicted under [section 1791 of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section1791&num=0&edition=prelim) knowingly used an unmanned aircraft to provide a prohibited object to an inmate of a prison, the maximum imprisonment otherwise provided by law for that offense shall be increased by 5 years. **(e) Directive to United States Sentencing Commission: enhanced sentencing range for use of unmanned aircraft** (1) **In general** — To carry out the purposes of this section, during the Sentencing Commission’s amendment cycle in progress at the time this Act is enacted, the Commission shall, under [section 994 of title 28](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title28-section994&num=0&edition=prelim)— (A) promulgate guidelines, or amendments to guidelines, that substantially increase the sentencing range for all offenses involving the use of an unmanned aircraft; and (B) as necessary, promulgate policy statements, or amendments to policy statements to assist in the application of this section. (2) **Enhanced penalties** — In any case in which the enhanced penalties of subsection (c) apply, the guidelines and amendments issued under paragraph (1) shall call for an increase of at least 6 levels in the base offense level and in all other cases, the base offense level shall be increased by at least 4 levels. **(f) Penalties for unauthorized counter-UAS actions** Any entity or individual authorized to take such actions to mitigate the threat posed by an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft pursuant to [section 124n of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section124n&num=0&edition=prelim) who knowingly engages in such actions without Federal coordination as required by those statutes, shall be subject to— (1) a civil fine up to $100,000 per violation; or (2) suspension of counter-UAS authority pending review by the Attorney General or Secretary of Homeland Security. **(g) Civil enforcement** The Attorney General is authorized to bring a civil action in a United States district court to collect fines and enforce civil penalties imposed under this section. **(h) Effective date** This section and the amendments made by this section shall take effect 30 days after December 18, 2025.

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28 U.S.C. § 994 — Duties of the Commission

**(a)** The Commission, by affirmative vote of at least four members of the Commission, and pursuant to its rules and regulations and consistent with all pertinent provisions of any Federal statute shall promulgate and distribute to all courts of the United States and to the United States Probation System— (1) guidelines, as described in this section, for use of a sentencing court in determining the sentence to be imposed in a criminal case, including— (A) a determination whether to impose a sentence to probation, a fine, or a term of imprisonment; (B) a determination as to the appropriate amount of a fine or the appropriate length of a term of probation or a term of imprisonment; (C) a determination whether a sentence to a term of imprisonment should include a requirement that the defendant be placed on a term of supervised release after imprisonment, and, if so, the appropriate length of such a term; (D) a determination whether multiple sentences to terms of imprisonment should be ordered to run concurrently or consecutively; and (E) a determination under paragraphs (6) and (11) 11 See References in Text note below. of [section 3563(b) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3563/b&num=0&edition=prelim); (2) general policy statements regarding application of the guidelines or any other aspect of sentencing or sentence implementation that in the view of the Commission would further the purposes set forth in [section 3553(a)(2) of title 18](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title18-section3553/a/2&num=0&edition=prelim), United States Code, including the appropriate use of— (A) the sanctions set forth in sections 3554, 3555, and 3556 of title 18; (B) the conditions of proba

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18 U.S.C. § 1791 — Providing or possessing contraband in prison

**(a) Offense.—** Whoever— (1) in violation of a statute or a rule or order issued under a statute, provides to an inmate of a prison a prohibited object, or attempts to do so; or (2) being an inmate of a prison, makes, possesses, or obtains, or attempts to make or obtain, a prohibited object; shall be punished as provided in subsection (b) of this section. **(b) Punishment.—** The punishment for an offense under this section is a fine under this title or— (1) imprisonment for not more than 20 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(C) of this section; (2) imprisonment for not more than 10 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(A) of this section; (3) imprisonment for not more than 5 years, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(B) of this section; (4) imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(D), (d)(1)(E), or (d)(1)(F) of this section; and (5) imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both, if the object is specified in subsection (d)(1)(G) of this section. **(c) Consecutive Punishment Required in Certain Cases.—** Any punishment imposed under subsection (b) for a violation of this section involving a controlled substance shall be consecutive to any other sentence imposed by any court for an offense involving such a controlled substance. Any punishment imposed under subsection (b) for a violation of this section by an inmate of a prison shall be consecutive to the sentence being served by such inmate at the time the inmate commits such violation. **(d) Definitions.—** As used in this section— (1) the term “prohibited object” means— (A) a firearm or destructive device or a controlled substance in schedule I or II, other than marijua

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49 U.S.C. § 46307 — Violation of national defense airspace

A person that knowingly or willfully violates [section 40103(b)(3) of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title49-section40103/b/3&num=0&edition=prelim) or a regulation prescribed or order issued under section 40103(b)(3) shall be fined under title 18, imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. If a person is convicted of a second or subsequent offense under this section, the punishment shall be imprisonment for not more than 5 years, a fine under title 18, or both.

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6 U.S.C. § 124n — Threat information sharing

**(a) Prioritization** The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prioritize the assignment of officers and intelligence analysts under [section 124h of this title](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title6-section124h&num=0&edition=prelim) from the Transportation Security Administration and, as appropriate, from the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of the Department of Homeland Security, to locations with participating State, local, and regional fusion centers in jurisdictions with a high-risk surface transportation asset in order to enhance the security of such assets, including by improving timely sharing, in a manner consistent with the protection of privacy rights, civil rights, and civil liberties, of information regarding threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence. **(b) Intelligence products** Officers and intelligence analysts assigned to locations with participating State, local, and regional fusion centers under this section shall participate in the generation and dissemination of transportation security intelligence products, with an emphasis on such products that relate to threats of terrorism and other threats, including targeted violence, to surface transportation assets that— (1) assist State, local, and Tribal law enforcement agencies in deploying their resources, including personnel, most efficiently to help detect, prevent, investigate, apprehend, and respond to such threats; (2) promote more consistent and timely sharing with and among jurisdictions of threat information; and (3) enhance the Department of Homeland Security’s situational awareness of such threats. **(c) Clearances** The Secretary of Homeland Security shall make available to appropriate owners and operators of surface transportat

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49 U.S.C. § 44801 — Definitions

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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5 U.S.C. § 101 — Executive departments

The Executive departments are:

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6 U.S.C. § 111 — Definitions

In this chapter, the following definitions apply: (1) Each of the terms “American homeland” and “homeland” means the United States. (2) The term “appropriate congressional committee” means any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate having legislative or oversight jurisdiction under the Rules of the House of Representatives or the Senate, respectively, over the matter concerned. (3) The term “assets” includes contracts, facilities, property, records, unobligated or unexpended balances of appropriations, and other funds or resources (other than personnel). (4) The term “critical infrastructure” has the meaning given that term in [section 5195c(e) of title 42](https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title42-section5195c/e&num=0&edition=prelim). (5) The term “Department” means the Department of Homeland Security. (6) The term “emergency response providers” includes Federal, State, and local governmental and nongovernmental emergency public safety, fire, law enforcement, emergency response, emergency medical (including hospital emergency facilities), and related personnel, agencies, and authorities. (7) The term “EMP” means an electromagnetic pulse caused by a nuclear device or nonnuclear device, including such a pulse caused by an act of terrorism. (8) The term “executive agency” means an executive agency and a military department, as defined, respectively, in sections 105 and 102 of title 5. (9) The term “functions” includes authorities, powers, rights, privileges, immunities, programs, projects, activities, duties, and responsibilities. (10) The term “GMD” means a geomagnetic disturbance caused by a solar storm or another naturally occurring phenomenon. (11) The term “intelligence component of the Department” means any elem

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6 U.S.C. § 146 — Cybersecurity workforce assessment and

Page 63 TITLE 6—DOMESTIC SECURITY § 146 1 So in original. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 334, which related to NET Guard, was renumbered section 2206 of Pub. L. 107–296 by Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(I), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178, and transferred to section 656 of this title. Section 145, Pub. L. 107–296, title II, § 225, Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2156, which related to Cyber Security En- hancement Act of 2002, was renumbered section 2207 of Pub. L. 107–296 by Pub. L. 115–278, § 2(g)(2)(I), Nov. 16, 2018, 132 Stat. 4178, and transferred to section 657 of this title. § 146. Cybersecurity workforce assessment and strategy (a) Workforce assessment (1) In general Not later than 180 days after December 18, 2014, and annually thereafter for 3 years, the Secretary shall assess the cybersecurity work- force of the Department. (2) Contents The assessment required under paragraph (1) shall include, at a minimum— (A) an assessment of the readiness and ca- pacity of the workforce of the Department to meet its cybersecurity mission; (B) information on where cybersecurity workforce positions are located within the Department; (C) information on which cybersecurity workforce positions are— (i) performed by— (I) permanent full-time equivalent em- ployees of the Department, including, to the greatest extent practicable, demo- graphic information about such employ- ees; (II) independent contractors; and (III) individuals employed by other Federal agencies, including the National Security Agency; or (ii) vacant; and (D) information on— (i) the percentage of individuals within each Cybersecurity Category and Spe- cialty Area who received essential training to perform their jobs; and (ii) in cases in which such essential training was not received, what chal- lenges,

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