,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bchg  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bc1     
#bjbe,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,coons1 and ,mr4 ,cornyn7 introduced the
 following bill2 which was read twice   
and referred to the ,committee on       
,foreign ,relations  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,arms ,export ,control ,act to
 address arms export controls for       
certain unmanned aircraft systems and   
items1 and for other purposes4  #a4     
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,leading ,exports of ,aerial ,drones
 ,act of #bjbe or the ,,lead ,act of    
#bjbe4  #b4 ,arms export controls for   
covered unmanned aircraft systems and   
items  7a7 ,arms ,export ,control ,act  
7#a7 ,section #ch ,section #ch of the   
,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb        
,u4,s4,c4 #bggh7 is amended by adding at
 the end the following3  7m7 ,covered   
unmanned aircraft systems and items     
7#a7 ,in general ,for purposes of       
transfers of defense articles and       

defense services under this ,act1       
covered unmanned aircraft systems and   
items-- 7,a7 shall be treated as manned 
aircraft systems items2 and  7,b7 shall 
not be considered launch vehicles1      
missile technology1 or missile equipment
 subject to controls or export          
restrictions for purposes of adherence  
by the ,united ,states to the ,missile  
,technology ,control ,regime4  7#b7     
,definition of covered unmanned aircraft
 systems and items ,in this subsection1 
the term covered unmanned aircraft      
systems and items means unmanned        
aircraft systems and related items      
that-- 7,a7 are controlled under the    
,international ,traffic in ,arms        
,regulations and enumerated in the      
,missile ,technology ,control ,regime   
,annex2 and  7,b7 are designed to be    
reusable4  4  7#b7 ,chapter #g ,chapter 
#g of such ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgig et 
seq47 is amended by inserting after     
section #gc;,b the following3  #gc;,c4  
,statement of policy on covered unmanned

 aircraft systems and items ,it is the  
policy of the ,united ,states to treat  
covered unmanned aircraft systems and   
items 7as defined in section            
#ch7m77#b77;,b77 as manned aircraft     
systems and items for purposes of       
implementing the ,missile ,technology   
,control ,regime4  4  7b7 ,international
 ,traffic in ,arms ,regulations  7#a7   
,united ,states ,munitions ,list ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president shall amend section #aba4a of
 title #bb1 ,code of ,federal           
,regulations1 to provide that covered   
unmanned aircraft systems and items--   
7,a7 are subject to the same export     
control provisions as manned aircraft   
systems and items and that1 for purposes
 of part #aba of such title1 shall be   
reviewed under the same criteria and    
guidelines as manned aircraft systems   
and items2 and  7,b7 are distinct from  
launch vehicles1 missile technology1 and
 missile equipment and are subject to   

separate export control provisions and  
that1 for purposes of part #aba of such 
title1 shall be reviewed under criteria 
specific to their technological and     
operational characteristics4  7#b7      
,missile ,technology ,control ,regime   
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of the enactment of this ,act1 the     
,president shall amend section #abj4bc  
of title #bb1 ,code of ,federal         
,regulations1 to provide that1 for      
purposes of implementing the ,missile   
,technology ,control ,regime1 the       
,united ,states shall treat covered     
unmanned aircraft systems and items--   
7,a7 separately from missile technology1
 including for purposes of co-production
 and co-development agreements with     
allies and partners2 and  7,b7 as manned
 aircraft systems and items that shall  
not be subject to controls1 missile     
technology reviews1 or export           
restrictions for purposes of adherence  
by the ,united ,states to the ,missile  
,technology ,control ,regime4  7#c7     

,definitions ,in this section3 7,a7     
,covered unmanned aircraft systems and  
items ,the term covered unmanned        
aircraft systems and items has the      
meaning given that term in subsection   
7m77#b7 of section #ch of the ,arms     
,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4    
#bggh71 as added by subsection 7a74     
7,b7 ,missile2 ,missile ,technology     
,control ,regime ,the terms missile and 
,missile ,technology ,control ,regime   
have the meanings given those terms in  
section #gd7;a7 of the ,arms ,export    
,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4            
#bgig;c7a774