Review – S 3032 Introduced – cUAS Authority Extension

Earlier this month Sen Peters (D,MI) introduced S 3032, the Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act. This bill simply changes the expiration date of 6 USC 124n the Protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft, from September 30^th, 2025, to September 30^th, 2028. No new funding is authorized by this bill.

This bill is essentially the same as to S 5639, the Counter-UAS Authority Extension Act, that was introduced by Peters in December 2024. It was introduced and then passed in the Senate by unanimous consent on the same day. No action was taken in the House on the bill in the 188^th Congress. An extension of the cUAS authority until March 14^th, 2025, was included in §5102 of PL 118-158, the American Relief Act, 2025, that was passed on the same day. The subsequent spending bill extended that date to September 30th, 2025.

Moving Forward

In an unusual move, this bill was not assigned to any committee for consideration. Instead, it was ‘read for the second time and placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders’ on the day it was introduced. This means that it could again be offered for consideration under the Senate’s unanimous consent procedure at any time.

 

For more information on this bill, including a brief commentary on the lack of committee assignment, see my article at CFSN Detailed Analysis - https://patrickcoyle.substack.com/p/s-3032-introduced-cuas-authority - subscription required.