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Calendar No. 22
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 505
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
March 7, 2013
Mr. Cruz (for himself,
Mr. Paul, and Mr. Lee) introduced the following bill; which was
read the first time
March 11, 2013
Read the second time and placed on the
calendar
A BILL
To prohibit the use of drones to kill citizens of the
United States within the United States.
1.
Drones
(a)
Definitions
In this section—
(1) the term
drone means an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 of the
FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 40101 note));
(2) the term
serious bodily injury has the meaning given that term in section
1365 of title 18, United States Code; and
(3) the term
United States as used in a territorial sense, has the meaning
given that term in section 5 of title 18, United States Code.
(b)
Prohibition
The
Federal Government may not use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States
who is located in the United States. The prohibition under this subsection
shall not apply to an individual who poses an imminent threat of death or
serious bodily injury to another individual. Nothing in this section shall be
construed to suggest that the Constitution would otherwise allow the killing of
a citizen of the United States in the United States without due process of
law.
March 11, 2013
Read the second time and placed on the
calendar