,i  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ejia  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #aa1 #bjad ,mr4
 ,yoho 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,amash1 ,mr4  
,massie1 ,mr4 ,holt1 ,mr4 ,broun of     
,georgia1 ,mr4 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,lee of   
,california1 ,mr4 ,mulvaney1 and ,mr4   
,labrador7 introduced the following     
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,armed ,services1 and in  
addition to the ,select ,committee on   
,intelligence 7,permanent ,select71 for 
a period to be subsequently determined  
by the ,speaker1 in each case for       
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
consolidate within the ,department of   
,defense all executive authority        
regarding the use of armed unmanned     
aerial vehicles1 and for other purposes4
  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be    
cited as the ,drone ,reform ,act4  #b4  
,department of ,defense executive       
authority over use of armed unmanned    

aerial vehicles  7a7 ,,dod executive    
authority  7#a7 ,prohibition ,no        
operation involving the use of an armed 
unmanned aerial vehicle shall be carried
 out under the authority of a department
 or agency of the ,federal ,government  
other than the ,department of ,defense4 
7#b7 ,use by military personnel ,only   
uniformed members of the ,united ,states
 ,armed ,forces may--  7,a7 operate1 or 
order the operation of1 an armed        
unmanned aerial vehicle2 or  7,b7       
operate or fire1 or order the operation 
or firing of1 any weapon or other       
munition carried on an armed unmanned   
aerial vehicle4  7#c7 ,applicable law   
,the operation and use of an armed      
unmanned aerial vehicle shall be subject
 to the requirements of title #aj of the
 ,united ,states ,code4  7b7 ,rules of  
construction ,nothing in this section   
shall be construed--  7#a7 to limit or  
expand any authority of any component of
 the ,federal ,government to provide    
advice1 including intelligence1 to the  

,department of ,defense in support of   
actions described in paragraph 7#a7 and 
7#b7 of subsection 7a72 or  7#b7 to     
create any authority1 or expand any     
existing authority1 for the ,federal    
,government to kill any person4  7c7    
,unmanned aerial vehicle ,the term      
unmanned aerial vehicle means an        
aircraft that is operated without the   
possibility of direct human intervention
 from within or on the aircraft4 ,the   
term includes aircraft referred to as a 
drone1 ,,uav1 unmanned aircraft 7,,ua71 
unmanned aerial system 7,,uas71 remotely
 piloted aircraft 7,,rpa71 remotely     
piloted vehicle 7,,rpv71 remotely       
operated aircraft 7,,roa71 and unmanned 
aerial vehicle system 7,,uavs74  7d7    
,effective date ,this section shall take
 effect #fj days after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4