,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #cghf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #e1 #bjbe,ms4  
,stefanik 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1
 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 and ,mr4 ,wittman7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,ways and
 ,means1 and in addition to the         
,committees on ,transportation and      
,infrastructure1 and ,agriculture1 for a
 period to be subsequently determined by
 the ,speaker1 in each case for         
consideration of such provisions as fall
 within the jurisdiction of the         
committee concerned  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,harmonized ,tariff ,schedule 
of the ,united ,states to increase the  
rate of duty on unmanned aircraft1 and  
for other purposes4  #a4 ,short title   
,this ,act may be cited as the ,drones  
for ,first ,responders ,act4  #b4       
,findings and sense of ,congress  7a7   
,findings ,congress makes the following 
findings3  7#a7 ,unmanned aircraft that 
are made in the ,people's ,republic of  

,china dominate the current market in   
the ,united ,states for unmanned        
aircraft and present an unacceptable    
national security risk4  7#b7 ,through  
direct subsidization and targeted       
investment by the ,chinese ,communist   
,party1 unmanned aircraft suppliers in  
the ,people's ,republic of ,china are   
undercutting the domestic and partnered 
unmanned aircraft markets and           
undermining ad valorem tariffs4  7#c7   
,over #ij percent of unmanned aircraft  
operated by ,america's first responders 
are made in the ,people's ,republic of  
,china4  7#d7 ,it is strategically      
critical for first responders1 critical 
infrastructure providers1 and farmers   
and ranchers to have access to secure   
unmanned aircraft that are manufactured 
in the ,united ,states or by our        
partners and allies4  7#e7 ,the ,united 
,states cannot rely on the ,people's    
,republic of ,china to supply unmanned  
aircraft that are critical to first     
responder operations4  7#f7 ,it is vital

 to the national security of the ,united
 ,states that unmanned aircraft         
manufacturers of the ,united ,states and
 our partners and allies are competitive
 with ,chinese unmanned aircraft        
manufacturers4  7#g7 ,the ,united       
,states has a national security interest
 in securing the supply chain for       
unmanned aircraft to the domestic       
market1 allies1 and free trade partners4
  7#h7 ,implementing tariffs on unmanned
 aircraft from the ,people's ,republic  
of ,china has the effect of             
incentivizing sourcing domestically and 
in allied and partnered countries1 which
 in turn has the effect of promoting    
resilient supply chains4  7b7 ,sense of 
,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress 
that phasing-in a protective specific   
duty for unmanned aircraft is prudent   
and necessary to safeguard this critical
 industry and increase the              
competitiveness of the unmanned aircraft
 industry outside of the ,people's      
,republic of ,china4  #c4 ,duty increase

 for imports of unmanned aircraft  7a7  
,in general ,subchapter ,,iii of chapter
 #ii of the ,,hts is amended--  7#a7 by 
inserting the following new subheadings 
#iijc4hg4ja and #iijc4hg4jb1 and the    
superior heading to subheading          
#iijc4hg4ja1 with the article           
description for subheading #iijc4hg4ja  
having the same degree of indentation as
 the article description for subheading 
#iijc4he4aa3 ,heading_/                 
,subheading,article ,description,rates  
of ,duty #ab ,general,special ,articles 
the product of ,china3                  
#iijc4hg4ja,unmanned aircraft1 as       
provided for in note #ca to subchapter  
,,iii of chapter #ii 7provided for in   
subheadings #hhjf4aj4jj1 #hhjf4ba4jj1   
#hhjf4bb4jj1 #hhjf4bc4jj1 #hhjf4bd4jj1  
#hhjf4bi4jj1 #hhjf4ia4jj1 #hhjf4ib4jj1  
#hhjf4ic4jj1 #hhjf4id4jj1 or            
#hhjf4ii4jj7 ,the rates of duty provided
 in note #ca to this subchapter,no      
change,no change 4  7#b7 by inserting   
the following new ,u4,s4 note to        

subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ii in      
numerical sequence3  #cd4  7a7 ,for the 
purposes of subheading #iijc4hg4ja1     
certain products of ,china shall be     
subject to additional ad valorem rates  
of duty1 as provided for in this note4  
,the products of ,china that are subject
 to additional ad valorem rates of duty 
under subheading #iijc4hg4ja and in     
accordance with the provisions of this  
note are products of ,china that are    
classified in the following subheadings3
 #hhjf4aj4jj1 #hhjf4ba4jj1 #hhjf4bb4jj1 
#hhjf4bc4jj1 #hhjf4bd4jj1 #hhjf4bi4jj1  
#hhjf4ia4jj1 #hhjf4ib4jj1 #hhjf4ic4jj1  
#hhjf4id4jj1 or #hhjf4ii4jj4 ,all       
products of ,china that are classified  
in the subheadings enumerated in this   
,u4,s4 note are subject to the          
additional ad valorem rates of duty     
imposed by subheading #iijc4hg4ja1 in   
accordance with the provisions of this  
note4  7b7 ,the duty rate in the ,rates 
of ,duty #a-;,general column for goods  
entered under subheading #iijc4hg4ja    

shall be as follows3  7#a7 ,effective   
with respect to goods entered for       
consumption1 or withdrawn from warehouse
 for consumption1 on or after #ab3ja    
a4m4 eastern daylight time on the day   
that is #cj days after the date of      
enactment of the ,drones for ,first     
,responders ,act through the close of   
the day that is one year after the date 
of enactment3 #cj4  7#b7 ,effective with
 respect to goods entered for           
consumption1 or withdrawn from warehouse
 for consumption1 on or after #ab3ja    
a4m4 eastern daylight time on the day   
after the day that is one year after the
 date of enactment through the close of 
the day that is two years after the date
 of enactment3 #ce4  7#c7 ,effective    
with respect to goods entered for       
consumption1 or withdrawn from warehouse
 for consumption1 on or after #ab3ja    
a4m4 eastern daylight time on the day   
after the day that is two years after   
the date of enactment through the close 
of the day that is three years after the

 date of enactment3 #dj4  7#d7          
,effective with respect to goods entered
 for consumption1 or withdrawn from     
warehouse for consumption1 on or after  
#ab3ja a4m4 eastern daylight time on the
 day after the day that is three years  
after the date of enactment through the 
close of the day that is four years     
after the date of enactment3 #de4  7#e7 
,effective with respect to goods entered
 for consumption1 or withdrawn from     
warehouse for consumption1 on or after  
#ab3ja a4m4 eastern daylight time on the
 day after the day that is four years   
after the date of enactment3 #ajj each  
#ej4  7c7 ,notwithstanding ,u4,s4 note  
#a to this subchapter1 all products of  
,china that are subject to the          
additional ad valorem rates of duty     
imposed by subheading #iijc4hg4ja1 and  
provided for in this note1 shall also be
 subject to the additional rates of duty
 imposed by any other headings or       
subheadings in subchapter ,,iii of      
chapter #ii of the ,,hts and to the     

general rates of duty imposed on        
products of ,china classified in the    
subheadings enumerated in this note4    
7d7 ,products of ,china that are        
classified in the subheadings enumerated
 in this note that are eligible for     
temporary duty exemptions or reductions 
under subchapter ,,ii to chapter #ii1   
shall be subject to the additional ad   
valorem rates of duty imposed by        
subheading #iijc4hg4ja4  7e7 ,products  
of ,china that are provided for in      
subheading #iijc4hg4ja and classified in
 one of the subheadings enumerated in   
this note shall continue to be subject  
to antidumping1 countervailing1 or other
 duties1 fees1 exactions1 and charges   
that apply to such products4  4  7b7    
,effective date ,subheading #iijc4hg4ja1
 the superior heading to subheading     
#iijc4hg4ja1 and ,u4,s4 note #ca to     
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ii of the  
,,hts1 as added by subsection 7a71 shall
 be effective with respect to goods     
entered for consumption1 or withdrawn   

from warehouse for consumption1 on or   
after #ab3ja a4m4 eastern daylight time 
#cj days after the date of enactment of 
this ,act4  #d4 ,strengthened rules of  
origin for entries of unmanned aircraft 
under heading #hhjf of the ,,hts  7a7   
,in general ,notwithstanding any        
provisions of the general notes to the  
,,hts1 beginning on ,january #a1 #bjca1 
unmanned aircraft classified under      
heading #hhjf of the ,,hts may not enter
 the customs territory of the ,united   
,states unless--  7#a7 the entry of the 
unmanned aircraft is accompanied by a   
certificate or other documentation      
required by ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border 
,protection establishing the unmanned   
aircraft does not contain a flight      
controller1 radio1 data transmission    
device1 camera1 gimbal1 ground control  
system1 operating software1 network     
connectivity hardware1 or data storage  
manufactured in the ,people's ,republic 
of ,china2 and  7#b7 ,u4,s4 ,customs and
 ,border ,protection confirms the       

veracity of the certificate or other    
documentation required by paragraph     
7#a74  7b7 ,exemption  7#a7 ,in general 
,subsection 7a7 shall not apply with    
respect to unmanned aircraft classified 
under heading #hhjf of the ,,hts that-- 
7,a7 the ,federal ,aviation             
,administration has1 before ,january #a1
 #bjbf--  7i7 authorized for operations 
under the provisions of title #ad of    
part #ace of the ,code of ,federal      
,regulations2 or  7ii7 included in an   
air carrier's exemption under section   
#ddhjg of title #di1 ,united ,states    
,code2 and  7,b7 are not manufactured in
 whole by a covered foreign entity or in
 a foreign adversary country4  7#b7     
,list ,not later than ,january #a1      
#bjbf1 the ,administrator of the        
,federal ,aviation ,administration      
shall--  7,a7 provide the ,commissioner 
for ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border         
,protection with a list of unmanned     
aircraft that qualify for the exemption 
under this subsection2 and  7,b7 certify

 that the list required by subparagraph 
7,a7 contains only unmanned aircraft    
that are not manufactured in whole by a 
covered foreign entity or in a foreign  
adversary country4  7c7 ,definitions ,in
 this section-- 7#a7 the term air       
carrier has the meaning given that term 
in section #djajb of title #di1 ,united 
,states ,code2 and  7#b7 the term       
customs territory of the ,united ,states
 has the meaning given that term in     
general note #b of the ,,hts4  #e4      
,secure ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems for
 ,first ,responders ,fund and grant     
program  7a7 ,secure ,unmanned ,aircraft
 ,systems for ,first ,responders ,fund  
7#a7 ,establishment ,there is           
established in the ,treasury of the     
,united ,states a fund1 to be known as  
the 8,secure ,unmanned ,aircraft        
,systems for ,first ,responders ,fund0  
7in this section referred to as the     
,fund74  7#b7 ,deposit of amounts ,there
 shall be deposited in the ,fund all    
duties imposed and collected by the     

,united ,states under subheading        
#iijc4hg4ja of the ,,hts1 and as further
 provided for under ,u4,s4 note #ca to  
subchapter ,,iii of chapter #ii of the  
,,hts1 as added by section #c7;a74  7#c7
 ,use of amounts  7,a7 ,in general ,the 
,secretary is authorized to use the     
amounts in the ,fund for a fiscal year  
for purposes of carrying out the grant  
program established under subsection 7b7
 for the next fiscal year4  7,b7        
,unobligated and unexpended funds ,the  
,secretary is authorized to make amounts
 in the ,fund that are not obligated or 
expended in accordance with subparagraph
 7,a7 available for the purposes        
described in subparagraph 7,a7 for the  
next available fiscal year4  7b7 ,grant 
program  7#a7 ,in general ,beginning not
 later than one year after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,secretary shall establish and carry out
 a program to provide grants on a fiscal
 year basis to first responders1 farmers
 and ranchers1 and providers of critical

 infrastructure to--  7,a7 purchase or  
lease secure unmanned aircraft systems2 
7,b7 support operational capabilities of
 such systems by the grant recipient2   
and  7,c7 support the program management
 capability of the grant recipient to   
use such systems4  7#b7 ,consultation   
,in carrying out the program1 the       
,secretary shall--  7,a7 consult with   
the ,secretary of ,agriculture with     
respect to developing criteria for      
reviewing applications for grants       
submitted on behalf of farmers and      
ranchers2 and  7,b7 consult with the    
,secretary of ,transportation with      
respect to providing grants to providers
 of critical infrastructure4  7#c7      
,priority for grants ,of the amounts    
made available for purposes of carrying 
out the program-- 7,a7 #fj percent of   
such amounts in the ,fund shall be made 
available for grants that benefit first 
responders2  7,b7 #bj percent of such   
amounts in the ,fund shall be made      
available for grants that benefit       

farmers and ranchers2 and  7,c7 #bj     
percent of such amounts in the ,fund    
shall be made available for grants that 
benefit providers of critical           
infrastructure4  7#d7 ,review of        
applications  7,a7 ,deadline  7i7 ,in   
general ,except as provided in clause   
7iii71 the ,secretary shall approve or  
deny an application for a grant under   
the program not later than #ij days     
after the date of the submission of the 
application4  7ii7 ,allocation timing   
,amounts under a grant shall be         
allocated in a manner that prioritizes  
the funding to recipients in ,states or 
localities that have established bans on
 the purchase1 lease1 or operation of   
unmanned aircraft based on their country
 of origin or on their manufacturer4    
7iii7 ,additional time needed for review
 ,if the ,secretary determines that1    
because an excessive number of          
applications have been filed at one     
time1 the ,secretary needs additional   
time for the ,secretary to process the  

applications1 the ,secretary may extend 
the deadline described in clause 7i7 for
 not more than #de days4  7,b7 ,effect  
of denial ,denial of an application for 
a grant under the program shall not     
preclude the applicant from resubmitting
 the application with additional        
documentation or submitting a new       
application at a later date4  7#e7      
,report ,not later than #a year after   
the date on which the program is        
established1 and annually thereafter1   
the ,secretary shall submit to ,congress
 a report on the implementation of the  
program in the prior year1 including a  
description of all grants provided under
 the program and the amounts of such    
grants4  #f4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3
  7#a7 ,covered foreign entity ,the term
 covered foreign entity means a foreign 
entity that is-- 7,a7 an entity on the  
,federal ,government's ,consolidated    
,screening ,list2  7,b7 an entity on the
 ,department of ,defense's ,chinese     
,military ,company ,list as established 

by section #abfj;,h of ,william ,m4     
7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense   
,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year   
#bjba 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note72  7,c7  
an entity on the ,department of         
,treasury's ,non-,,sdn ,chinese         
,military ,industrial ,complex          
,companies ,list2  7,d7 an entity on the
 ,department of ,homeland ,security's   
,uyghur ,forced ,labor ,prevention ,act 
,entity ,list2 or  7,e7 an entity       
identified as a covered foreign entity1 
as such term is defined in section      
#ahbb7a7 of the ,american ,security     
,drone ,act of #bjbc 7#da ,u4,s4,c4 note
 prec4 #cija71 for purposes of such     
,act4  7#b7 ,critical infrastructure    
,the term critical infrastructure has   
the meaning given that term in the      
,critical ,infrastructures ,protection  
,act of #bjja 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaie;c74  
7#c7 ,first responder ,the term first   
responder has the meaning given that    
term in section #cjbe of the ,omnibus   
,crime ,control and ,safe ,streets ,act 

of #aifh 7#cd ,u4,s4,c4 #ajgje74  7#d7  
,foreign adversary country ,the term    
foreign adversary country means a       
covered nation1 as such term is defined 
in section #dhgb7;d77#b7 of title #aj1  
,united ,states ,code4  7#e7 ,,hts ,the 
term ,,hts means the ,harmonized ,tariff
 ,schedule of the ,united ,states4  7#f7
 ,fund ,the term ,fund means the ,secure
 ,unmanned ,aircraft ,systems for ,first
 ,responders ,fund established by       
section #e4  7#g7 ,schedule of          
,concessions  7,a7 ,in general ,the term
 ,schedule of ,concessions means        
,schedule ,,xx of the ,,wto4  7,b7      
,terms from ,uruguay ,round ,agreements 
,act ,in this paragraph1 the terms      
,schedule ,,xx and ,,wto have the       
meanings given such terms in section #b 
of the ,uruguay ,round ,agreements ,act 
7#ai ,u4,s4,c4 #ceja74  7#h7 ,secretary 
,except as otherwise provided1 the term 
,secretary means--  7,a7 the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security2 or  7,b7 the    
,secretary's designee4  7#i7 ,secure    

unmanned aircraft system ,the term      
secure unmanned aircraft system means an
 unmanned aircraft system1 as such term 
is defined in section #ddhja of title   
#di1 ,united ,states ,code1 that is not 
manufactured or assembled by a covered  
foreign entity or in a foreign adversary
 country4