U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
SB5342: A bill to require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.
Status: In committee, August 6, 2026
What the bill says
To require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.
From the introduced text, August 6, 2026:
A BILL To require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard. SECTION 1. Report on establishment of Drone Center of Excellence within Army National Guard (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard at a National Guard training site. (b) Elements The report required under subsection (a) shall consider performance of the following functions at the potential Center of Excellence: (1) Certification of operators of unmanned aerial systems during annual training periods. (2) Development of doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures for the operation of such systems. (3) Experimentation on integrating artificial intelligence applications for target recognition and real-time situational awareness into the operation of such systems. (4) Conduct of force-on-force unmanned aerial systems exercises, including brigade-level drone wars experimentation integrated with infantry, armor, and joint formations.
Sponsors
- Slotkin, Elissa (D) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services.
- : Introduced in Senate
Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security
Common questions
- What is SB5342?
- SB5342 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): A bill to require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.
- What does SB5342 do?
- In its own words: To require a report on the advisability and feasibility of establishing a Drone Center of Excellence within the Army National Guard.
- What is the status of SB5342?
- In committee as of August 6, 2026. Latest action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (August 6, 2026).
- Who sponsored SB5342?
- Slotkin, Elissa (D).
- Where is the official record for SB5342?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/5342
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