,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dgec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #ah1 #bjai,mr4
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 ( ,new ,mexico1 & ,mr4 ,rog]s (        
,alabama7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,homel&      
,security  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit !    
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security f op]at+  
or procur+ =eign-made unmann$ aircraft  
sy/ems1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,drone  
,orig9 ,security ,enhancem5t ,act4  #b4 
,prohibition on op]ation or procurem5t (
 =eign-made unmann$ aircraft sy/ems  7a7
 ,prohibition on ag5cy op]ation or      
procurem5t ,! ,secret>y ( ,homel&       
,security may n op]ate1 provide f9ancial
 assi/ance =1 or ent] into or r5ew a    
contract = ! procurem5t (--  7#a7 an    
unmann$ aircraft sy/em 7,,uas7 t-- 7,a7 
is manufactur$ 9 a cov]$ =eign c\ntry or
 by a corporation domicil$ 9 a cov]$    
=eign c\ntry2  7,b7 uses flight         
controll]s1 radios1 data transmission   

devices1 cam]as1 or gimbals manufactur$ 
9 a cov]$ =eign c\ntry or by a          
corporation domicil$ 9 a cov]$ =eign    
c\ntry2  7,c7 uses a gr\nd control sy/em
 or op]at+ s(tw>e develop$ 9 a cov]$    
=eign c\ntry or by a corporation        
domicil$ 9 a cov]$ =eign c\ntry2 or     
7,d7 uses network connectivity or data  
/orage locat$ 9 or adm9i/]$ by a        
corporation domicil$ 9 a cov]$ =eign    
c\ntry2 or  7#b7 a sy/em manufactur$ 9 a
 cov]$ =eign c\ntry or by a corporation 
domicil$ 9 a cov]$ =eign c\ntry = !     
detection or id5tification ( cov]$      
unmann$ aircraft sy/ems4  7b7 ,waiv] ,! 
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security may waive 
! prohibition "u subsection 7a7 on a    
case by case basis by c]tify+ 9 writ+ to
 ! ,committee on ,homel& ,security ( !  
,h\se ( ,repres5tatives & ! ,committee  
on ,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal      
,affairs ( ! ,s5ate t ! op]ation or     
procurem5t t is ! subject ( su* a waiv] 
is requir$--  7#a7 9 ! national int]e/ (
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 = c\nt]-,,uas   

surrogate te/+ & tra9+2 or  7#c7 =      
intellig5ce1 electronic w>f>e1 or       
in=mation w>f>e op]ations1 te/+1        
analysis1 & or tra9+4  7c7 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,cov]$ =eign c\ntry
 ,! t]m cov]$ =eign c\ntry means a      
c\ntry label$ z a /rategic competitor 9 
! ,summ>y ( ! #bjah ,national ,def5se   
,/rategy ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates ( ,am]ica3   
,%>p5+ ! ,am]ican ,milit>y's            
,competitive ,edge issu$ by ! ,dep>tm5t 
( ,def5se pursuant to section #aac (    
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,cov]$ unmann$ aircraft sy/em ,! t]m    
unmann$ aircraft sy/em has ! mean+ giv5 
su* t]m 9 section #cca ( ! ,,faa        
,mod]nization & ,re=m ,act ( #bjab      
7,public ,law #aab-ie2 #di ,u4,s4,c4    
#ddhjb note74