Title 6, Domestic SecurityRelease 119-110

§195g Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator

Title 6 › CHAPTER 1 — HOMELAND SECURITY ORGANIZATION › SUBCHAPTER III — SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF HOMELAND SECURITY › § 195g

Last updated Sep 22, 2026|Official source

Summary

Secretary must appoint a Senior Executive Service employee in the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans to be the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator and give that person a staff. The Coordinator must lead DHS efforts on countering unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). They must work with DHS offices (including civil rights and privacy), promote R&D with the Science and Technology Directorate, share threat information and incident records with DHS intelligence offices, act as DHS contact to the Department of Defense, other governments, law enforcement, and industry, keep the information called for in section 124n(g)(3), and carry out other duties under section 124n as directed by the Secretary. The Coordinator must also ensure any testing, evaluation, or use of systems to detect, assess, or defeat UAS follows federal law. They are the main DHS official for sharing counter‑UAS information with the private sector, working with the Office of Partnership and Engagement and other agencies, especially when technology could affect lawful private services or systems.

Full Legal Text

Title 6, §195g

Domestic Security, Source: USLM XML via OLRC

(a)Coordinator (b) Coordination with applicable Federal laws

(1)In general

The Secretary shall designate an individual in a Senior Executive Service position (as defined in section 3132 of title 5) of the Department within the Office of Strategy, Policy, and Plans as the Countering Unmanned Aircraft Systems Coordinator (in this section referred to as the “Coordinator”) and provide appropriate staff to carry out the responsibilities of the Coordinator.

(2)Responsibilities

The Coordinator shall—

(A)oversee and coordinate with relevant Department offices and components, including the Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties and the Privacy Office, on the development of guidance and regulations to counter threats associated with unmanned aircraft systems (in this section referred to as “UAS”) as described in section 124n of this title;

(B)promote research and development of counter UAS technologies in coordination within the Science and Technology Directorate;

(C)coordinate with the relevant components and offices of the Department, including the Office of Intelligence and Analysis, to ensure the sharing of information, guidance, and intelligence relating to countering UAS threats, counter UAS threat assessments, and counter UAS technology, including the retention of UAS and counter UAS incidents within the Department;

(D)serve as the Department liaison, in coordination with relevant components and offices of the Department, to the Department of Defense, Federal, State, local, and Tribal law enforcement entities, and the private sector regarding the activities of the Department relating to countering UAS;

(E)maintain the information required under section 124n(g)(3) of this title; and

(F)carry out other related counter UAS authorities and activities under section 124n of this title, as directed by the Secretary.

(c)Coordination with private sector

The Coordinator shall, among other assigned duties, working with the Office of Partnership and Engagement and other relevant Department offices and components, or other Federal agencies, as appropriate, serve as the principal Department official responsible for sharing to the private sector information regarding counter UAS technology, particularly information regarding instances in which counter UAS technology may impact lawful private sector services or systems.

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Citation

6 U.S.C. § 195g

Title 6, Domestic Security

Last Updated

Sep 22, 2026

Release point: 119-110