,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bejb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september #ah1
 #bjai ,mr4 ,scott of ,florida 7for     
himself1 ,mr4 ,cotton1 ,mr4 ,hawley1    
,mr4 ,rubio1 ,mr4 ,murphy1 and ,mr4     
,blumenthal7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security
 and ,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  
,to ban the ,federal procurement of     
certain drones and other unmanned       
aircraft systems1 and for other         
purposes4  #a4 ,short title  ,this ,act 
may be cited as the ,american ,security 
,drone ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,definitions 
,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,covered foreign    
entity the term covered foreign entity  
means--  7,a7 a covered entity 7as      
determined by the ,secretary of         
,commerce72  7,b7 any entity that is    
subject to extrajudicial direction from 
a foreign government1 as determined by  
the ,director of ,national              
,intelligence2  7,c7 any entity the     

,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 in   
coordination with the ,director of      
,national ,intelligence1 the ,secretary 
of ,defense1 and the ,secretary of      
,state1 determines poses a national     
security risk2  7,d7 any entity subject 
to influence or control by the          
,government of the ,people ,republic of 
,china or the ,communist ,party of the  
,people's ,republic of ,china1 as       
determined by the ,secretary of         
,homeland ,security2 and  7,e7 any      
subsidiary or affiliate of an entity    
described in subparagraphs 7,a7 through 
7,d74  7#b7 ,covered unmanned aircraft  
,the term covered unmanned aircraft     
means an unmanned aircraft system and   
any related services and equipment4  #c4
 ,ban on procurement of foreign         
off-the-shelf drones and unmanned       
aircraft systems  7a7 ,in general       
,except as provided under subsections   
7b7 and 7c71 the head of an executive   
agency may not procure any commercial   
off-the-shelf drone or covered unmanned 

aircraft system manufactured or         
assembled by a covered foreign entity1  
including any ,original ,equipment      
,manufacturer flight controllers1       
radios1 data transmission devices1      
cameras1 or gimbals manufactured in a   
covered foreign country or by an entity 
domiciled in a covered foreign country4 
7b7 ,exemption ,the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  
of ,defense are exempt from the         
restriction under subsection 7a7 if the 
operation or procurement--  7#a7 is for 
the purposes of training1 testing1 or   
analysis for--  7,a7 ,counter-,,uas     
surrogate intelligence2  7,b7 electronic
 warfare2 or  7,c7 information warfare  
operations2 and  7#b7 is required in the
 national interest of the ,united       
,states4  7c7 ,waiver ,the head of an   
executive agency may waive the          
prohibition under subsection 7a7 on a   
case-by-case basis with the approval of 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security or
 the ,secretary of ,defense and         

notification to ,congress4  #d4         
,prohibition on operation of foreign    
commercial off-the-shelf drones and     
small unmanned aircraft systems  7a7    
,prohibition  7#a7 ,in general          
,beginning not later than #ahj days     
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 no ,federal department or agency  
may operate a commercial off-the-shelf  
drone or covered unmanned aircraft      
system manufactured or assembled by a   
covered foreign entity4  7#b7 ,phase-in 
period for existing contracts ,the      
prohibition under paragraph 7#a7 shall  
not apply1 during the #a-year period    
beginning on the date of the enactment  
of this ,act1 to commercial             
off-the-shelf drones and covered        
unmanned aircraft systems procured      
through a contract entered into before  
the date of the enactment of this ,act4 
7b7 ,exemption ,the ,secretary of       
,homeland ,security and the ,secretary  
of ,defense are exempt from the         
restriction under subsection 7a7 if the 

operation or procurement--  7#a7 is for 
the purposes of training1 testing1 or   
analysis for--  7,a7 ,counter-,,uas     
surrogate intelligence2  7,b7 electronic
 warfare2 or  7,c7 information warfare  
operations2 and  7#b7 is required in the
 national interest of the ,united       
,states4  7c7 ,waiver ,the head of an   
executive agency may waive the          
prohibition under subsection 7a7 on a   
case-by-case basis with the approval of 
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security or
 the ,secretary of ,defense and         
notification to ,congress4  7d7         
,regulations ,not later than #ahj days  
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,secretary of ,homeland       
,security shall prescribe regulations to
 implement this section4  #e4           
,prohibition on use of ,federal funds   
for purchases and operation of          
commercial off-the-shelf drones and     
unmanned aircraft systems from ,china   
,no ,federal funds awarded through a    
contract1 grant1 or cooperative         

agreement or otherwise made available   
may be used to purchase a commercial    
off-the-shelf drone or covered unmanned 
aircraft system1 or a system to counter 
unmanned aircraft systems1 that is      
manufactured or assembled by a covered  
foreign entity or in connection with the
 operation of such a drone or system4   
#f4 ,comptroller ,general report  ,not  
later than #ij days after the date of   
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to ,congress a     
report on the amount of commercial      
off-the-shelf drones and covered        
unmanned aircraft systems procured by   
,federal departments and agencies from  
covered foreign entities4