,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dgec  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,october #ah1        
#bjai,mr4 ,crenshaw 7for himself1 ,ms4  
,torres ,small of ,new ,mexico1 and ,mr4
 ,rogers of ,alabama7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the ,secretary  
of ,homeland ,security from operating or
 procuring foreign-made unmanned        
aircraft systems1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,drone ,origin      
,security ,enhancement ,act4  #b4       
,prohibition on operation or procurement
 of foreign-made unmanned aircraft      
systems  7a7 ,prohibition on agency     
operation or procurement ,the ,secretary
 of ,homeland ,security may not operate1
 provide financial assistance for1 or   
enter into or renew a contract for the  
procurement of--  7#a7 an unmanned      
aircraft system 7,,uas7 that-- 7,a7 is  
manufactured in a covered foreign       

country or by a corporation domiciled in
 a covered foreign country2  7,b7 uses  
flight controllers1 radios1 data        
transmission devices1 cameras1 or       
gimbals manufactured in a covered       
foreign country or by a corporation     
domiciled in a covered foreign country2 
7,c7 uses a ground control system or    
operating software developed in a       
covered foreign country or by a         
corporation domiciled in a covered      
foreign country2 or  7,d7 uses network  
connectivity or data storage located in 
or administered by a corporation        
domiciled in a covered foreign country2 
or  7#b7 a system manufactured in a     
covered foreign country or by a         
corporation domiciled in a covered      
foreign country for the detection or    
identification of covered unmanned      
aircraft systems4  7b7 ,waiver ,the     
,secretary of ,homeland ,security may   
waive the prohibition under subsection  
7a7 on a case by case basis by          
certifying in writing to the ,committee 

on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of 
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate that the        
operation or procurement that is the    
subject of such a waiver is required--  
7#a7 in the national interest of the    
,united ,states2  7#b7 for counter-,,uas
 surrogate testing and training2 or     
7#c7 for intelligence1 electronic       
warfare1 or information warfare         
operations1 testing1 analysis1 and or   
training4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this    
section3 7#a7 ,covered foreign country  
,the term covered foreign country means 
a country labeled as a strategic        
competitor in the ,summary of the #bjah 
,national ,defense ,strategy of the     
,united ,states of ,america3 ,sharpening
 the ,american ,military's ,competitive 
,edge issued by the ,department of      
,defense pursuant to section #aac of    
title #aj1 ,united ,states ,code4  7#b7 
,covered unmanned aircraft system ,the  
term unmanned aircraft system has the   

meaning given such term in section #cca 
of the ,,faa ,modernization and ,reform 
,act of #bjab 7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di
 ,u4,s4,c4 #ddhjb note74