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In FAA Bill, Senate Passes TSA Reauthorization, Counter-Drone Measures

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 3rd, 2018

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In FAA Bill, Senate Passes TSA Reauthorization, Counter-Drone Measures

Low angled view of the U.S. Capitol East Facade Front in Washington, DC.

The Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved a five-year reauthorization bill for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) that includes additional legislative measures that would also reauthorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and provide limited authorities to the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to deploy technologies to defeat potential threats from aerial drones.The bipartisan FAA Reauthorization Act (H.R. 302) was approved by a 93 to six vote and is the most significant reauthorization of the agency since the 1980s. The House…

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