Protection of certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft

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Title 10—ARMED FORCES > Subtitle A—General Military Law > PART VI—ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS > Subpart B—Atomic Energy Defense > CHAPTER 605—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY MATTERS > SUBCHAPTER I—SAFEGUARDS AND SECURITY

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Notwithstanding any provision of title 18, the Secretary of Energy may take such actions described in subsection (b)(1) that are necessary to mitigate the threat (as defined by the Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation) that an unmanned aircraft system or unmanned aircraft poses to the safety or security of a covered facility or asset.

( Pub. L. 119–60, div. C, title XXXI, § 3111(a) , (d)(1)(E), (2)(B), 3114, Dec. 18, 2025 , 139 Stat. 1406 , 1462, 1464.)

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