,i  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #igb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,march #e1 #bjac ,mr4
 ,austin ,scott of ,georgia introduced  
the following bill2 which was referred  
to the ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,a 
,,bill  ,to protect individual privacy  
against unwarranted governmental        
intrusion through the use of the        
unmanned aerial vehicles commonly called
 drones1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,preserving ,freedom from           
,unwarranted ,surveillance ,act of      
#bjac4  #b4 ,prohibited use of drones   
,except as provided in section #c1 a    
person or entity acting under the       
authority of the ,united ,states shall  
not use a drone to gather evidence or   
other information pertaining to criminal
 conduct or conduct in violation of a   
regulation except to the extent         
authorized in a warrant issued under the
 procedures described in the ,federal   
,rules of ,criminal ,procedure4  #c4    

,exceptions ,this ,act does not prohibit
 any of the following3  7#a7 ,patrol of 
borders ,the use of a drone to patrol   
national borders to prevent or deter    
illegal entry of any immigrants or      
illegal substances4  7#b7 ,exigent      
circumstances ,the use of a drone by a  
law enforcement party when exigent      
circumstances exist4 ,for the purposes  
of this paragraph1 exigent circumstances
 exist when the law enforcement party   
possesses reasonable suspicion that     
under particular circumstances1 swift   
action to prevent imminent danger to    
life or serious damage to property1 or  
to forestall the imminent escape of a   
suspect1 or destruction of evidence4    
7#c7 ,high risk ,the use of a drone to  
counter a high risk of a terrorist      
attack by a specific individual or      
organization1 when the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security determines credible 
intelligence indicates there is such a  
risk4  #d4 ,remedies for violation ,any 
aggrieved party may in a civil action   

obtain all appropriate relief to prevent
 or remedy a violation of this ,act4    
#e4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3  7#a7   
,the term drone means any powered1      
aerial vehicle that does not carry a    
human operator1 uses aerodynamic forces 
to provide vehicle lift1 can fly        
autonomously or be piloted remotely1 can
 be expendable or recoverable1 and can  
carry a lethal or nonlethal payload4    
7#b7 ,the term law enforcement party    
means a person or entity authorized by  
law to investigate or prosecute offenses
 against the ,united ,states4