Authorizes the National Guard to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.
The Guard the Skies Act amends the Homeland Security Act of 2002 and titles 10 and 32, United States Code, to authorize the National Guard to protect certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft. It allows the Secretary of Defense to authorize National Guard members to take actions against unmanned aircraft at the request of a state's chief executive officer. The bill also includes provisions for coordination between the Secretary of Transportation, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration, and the Secretary of Defense.
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