,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #abi  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of   
,,representatives  ,january #c1         
#bjag,mr4 ,burgess introduced the       
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to amend   
the ,,faa ,modernization and ,reform    
,act of #bjab to establish a prohibition
 to prevent the use of an unmanned      
aircraft system as a weapon while       
operating in the national airspace      
system1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,no ,armed ,drones ,act of #bjag or 
the ,,nada ,act of #bjag4  #b4 ,unmanned
 aircraft systems  7a7 ,in general      
,subtitle ,b of title ,,iii of the ,,faa
 ,modernization and ,reform ,act of     
#bjab 7#di ,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note2 #abf  
,stat4 #gb7 is amended by adding at the 
end the following3  #ccg4 ,prohibition  
to prevent use of unmanned aircraft     
systems as weapons while operating in   
national airspace system  7a7           

,prohibition ,the ,secretary of         
,transportation may not authorize a     
person to operate an unmanned aircraft  
system in the national airspace system  
for the purpose1 in whole or in part1 of
 using the unmanned aircraft system as a
 weapon or to deliver a weapon against a
 person or property4  7b7 ,general      
exceptions ,the ,secretary may establish
 exceptions to the prohibition in       
subsection 7a7 for operations of        
unmanned aircraft systems related to--  
7#a7 recreational hunting2  7#b7 animal 
control2 and  7#c7 such other purposes  
as the ,secretary determines            
appropriate4  7c7 ,exceptions for       
operations of public unmanned aircraft  
systems ,the ,secretary may establish   
exceptions to the prohibition in        
subsection 7a7 for operations of public 
unmanned aircraft systems related to--  
7#a7 operations conducted by ,u4,s4     
,customs and ,border ,protection2  7#b7 
operations conducted by the ,department 
of ,defense1 including establishing     

areas of airspace for such operations   
under section #djajc7;b77#c7 of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code2 and  7#c7   
operations conducted by a governmental  
entity described in the definition of   
public aircraft in section #djajb7;a7 of
 such title for national defense        
purposes or in response to a terrorist  
event4  7d7 ,procedures ,to protect     
public safety ,in authorizing operations
 pursuant to subsections 7b7 and 7c71   
the ,secretary shall implement          
procedures to ensure that reasonable    
precautions are taken to protect public 
safety4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this      
section1 the following definitions      
apply3 7#a7 ,person ,the term person1 in
 addition to its meaning under section  
#a of title #a1 ,united ,states ,code1  
includes a governmental authority and a 
trustee1 receiver1 assignee1 and other  
similar representative4  7#b7 ,weapon   
,the term weapon includes lethal and    
nonlethal weapons4  4  7b7 ,clerical    
amendment ,the table of contents        

contained in section #a7;b7 of such ,act
 is amended by inserting after the item 
relating to section #ccf the following3 
,sec4 #ccg4 ,prohibition to prevent use 
of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons 
while operating in national airspace    
system4  4