TSA to Receive Power to Intercept Drones in Bipartisan Bill (1)

Federal agencies would get broader authorities to take down menacing drones under a bipartisan bill senators plan to release Thursday.

The bill from Sens. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) and Ron Johnson (R-Wis.), obtained by Bloomberg Government, would renew existing authorities and expand them so the Transportation Security Administration could take quick action to intercept aerial devices that threaten airports and other transportation infrastructure.

Just last week, an unauthorized drone halted take-offs and landings at Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C.

A drone featuring a low altitude tracking and avoidance system is prepared for a demonstration in Durham, N.C., in 2015.

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The bill “will bolster federal efforts to prevent unmanned aircraft systems from disrupting or harming lives and livelihoods, ensure federal agencies ...