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HR 6898 118th Congress House Armed Forces and National Security

To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct an operational assessment of the installation defense capabilities of the Department of Defense to defeat unmanned aircraft system.

Introduced: December 22, 2023 Introduced by: Slotkin, Elissa Democratic · Michigan See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.
Dec 22, 2023
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires the Department of Defense (DOD) to conduct an operational assessment of its installation defense capabilities to defeat unmanned aircraft system threats. DOD must report on the results of the assessment and provide recommendations for any changes or modifications to operationally employ directed energy systems for installation defense against unmanned aircraft system threats.

What's happening now December 22, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6898: To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct an operational assessment of the installation defense capabilities of the Department of Defense to defeat unmanned aircraft system.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6898/
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"H.R. 6898: To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct an operational assessment of the installation defense capabilities of the Department of Defense to defeat unmanned aircraft system.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6898/.
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H.R. 6898, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6898/.
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[H.R. 6898: To direct the Secretary of Defense to conduct an operational assessment of the installation defense capabilities of the Department of Defense to defeat unmanned aircraft system.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6898/)
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