,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #abi  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #c1 #bjag,mr4 
,burgess introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on               
,transportation & ,infra/ructure  ,a    
,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,,faa ,mod]nization &
 ,re=m ,act ( #bjab to e/abli% a        
prohibition to prev5t ! use ( an unmann$
 aircraft sy/em z a weapon :ile op]at+ 9
 ! national airspace sy/em1 & = o!r     
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,no ,arm$ ,drones ,act (   
#bjag or ! ,,nada ,act ( #bjag4  #b4    
,unmann$ aircraft sy/ems  7a7 ,9 g5]al  
,subtitle ,b ( title ,,iii ( ! ,,faa    
,mod]nization & ,re=m ,act ( #bjab 7#di 
,u4,s4,c4 #djaja note2 #abf ,/at4 #gb7  
is am5d$ by add+ at ! end ! foll[+3     
#ccg4 ,prohibition to prev5t use (      
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems z weapons :ile  
op]at+ 9 national airspace sy/em  7a7   
,prohibition ,! ,secret>y (             
,transportation may n au?orize a p]son  
to op]ate an unmann$ aircraft sy/em 9 ! 

national airspace sy/em = ! purpose1 9  
:ole or 9 "p1 ( us+ ! unmann$ aircraft  
sy/em z a weapon or to deliv] a weapon  
aga9/ a p]son or prop]ty4  7b7 ,g5]al   
exceptions ,! ,secret>y may e/abli%     
exceptions to ! prohibition 9 subsection
 7a7 = op]ations ( unmann$ aircraft     
sy/ems relat$ to--  7#a7 recreational   
hunt+2  7#b7 animal control2 &  7#c7 su*
 o!r purposes z ! ,secret>y det]m9es    
appropriate4  7c7 ,exceptions =         
op]ations ( public unmann$ aircraft     
sy/ems ,! ,secret>y may e/abli%         
exceptions to ! prohibition 9 subsection
 7a7 = op]ations ( public unmann$       
aircraft sy/ems relat$ to--  7#a7       
op]ations conduct$ by ,u4,s4 ,cu/oms &  
,bord] ,protection2  7#b7 op]ations     
conduct$ by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se1      
includ+ e/abli%+ areas ( airspace = su* 
op]ations "u section #djajc7;b77#c7 (   
title #di1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code2 &  7#c7 
op]ations conduct$ by a gov]nm5tal      
entity describ$ 9 ! def9ition ( public  
aircraft 9 section #djajb7;a7 ( su*     

title = national def5se purposes or 9   
response to a t]rori/ ev5t4  7d7        
,proc$ures ,to protect public safety ,9 
au?oriz+ op]ations pursuant to          
subsections 7b7 & 7c71 ! ,secret>y %all 
implem5t proc$ures to ensure t          
reasonable precautions are tak5 to      
protect public safety4  7e7 ,def9itions 
,9 ?is section1 ! foll[+ def9itions     
apply3 7#a7 ,p]son ,! t]m p]son1 9      
addition to its mean+ "u section #a (   
title #a1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 includes 
a gov]nm5tal au?ority & a tru/ee1       
receiv]1 assignee1 & o!r simil>         
repres5tative4  7#b7 ,weapon ,! t]m     
weapon includes le?al & nonle?al        
weapons4  4  7b7 ,cl]ical am5dm5t ,!    
table ( cont5ts conta9$ 9 section #a7;b7
 ( su* ,act is am5d$ by ins]t+ aft] !   
item relat+ to section #ccf ! foll[+3   
,sec4 #ccg4 ,prohibition to prev5t use (
 unmann$ aircraft sy/ems z weapons :ile 
op]at+ 9 national airspace sy/em4  4