,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dbce  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #bf1 #bjbf,mr4    
,cotton 7= himself & ,mr4 ,s*um]7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,homel& ,security & ,gov]nm5tal ,affairs
  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit executive     
ag5cies f procur+ or op]at+ c]ta9       
unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/ems1 & = o!r   
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,am]ican ,security         
,robotics ,act ( #bjbf4  #b4            
,prohibition on ! procurem5t & op]ation 
( cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/ems    
7a7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,cov]$ nation ,! t]m cov]$ nation has ! 
mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 section #dhgb7;f7 (  
title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code4  7#b7   
,cov]$ =eign entity ,! t]m cov]$ =eign  
entity means an entity t is-- 7,a7      
domicil$ 9 a cov]$ nation2  7,b7 subject
 to ! influ5ce or control ( ! gov]nm5t (
 a cov]$ nation1 z det]m9$ by !         
,secret>y ( ,homel& ,security or !      

,secret>y ( ,def5se2 or  7,c7 a         
subsidi>y or affiliate ( an entity      
describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74    
7#c7 ,cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em 
,! t]m cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em
 means an unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em   
manufactur$ or assembl$ by a cov]$ =eign
 entity4  7#d7 ,executive ag5cy ,! t]m  
executive ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9
 section #acc ( title #da1 ,unit$ ,/ates
 ,code4  7#e7 ,unmann$ gr\nd vehicle    
sy/em ,! t]m unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em
 means a sy/em t includes-- 7,a7 a      
me*anical device1 includ+ a remote      
surveillance vehicle1 autonom\s patrol  
te*nology1 mobile robotics1 or a        
humanoid robot1 t-- 7i7 is capable (    
locomotion1 navigation1 or movem5t on ! 
gr\nd2 &  7ii7 op]ates at a di/ance f a 
human op]ator or sup]visor bas$ on      
comm&s or 9 response to s5sor data or   
any comb9ation !re(2  7,b7 ! payload ( !
 me*anical device describ$ 9 subp>agraph
 7,a72 &  7,c7 any ext]nal device us$ to
 control ! me*anical device describ$ 9  

subp>agraph 7,a74  7b7 ,prohibition on  
procurem5t ( cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle
 sy/ems ,except z provid$ "u subsection 
7e71 ! head ( an executive ag5cy may n  
procure any cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle 
sy/em4  7c7 ,prohibition on op]ation (  
cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/ems  7#a7
 ,9 g5]al ,except z provid$ 9 subsection
 7e71 beg9n+ on ! date t is "o ye> aft] 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 no      
executive ag5cy may op]ate a cov]$      
unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em4  7#b7      
,applicability to contract$ s]vices ,!  
prohibition "u p>agraph 7#a7 applies to 
any cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em   
be+ us$ by an executive ag5cy ?r\gh a   
contract = ! s]vices ( ! cov]$ unmann$  
gr\nd vehicle sy/em4  7d7 ,prohibition  
on use ( ,f$]al funds = procurem5t or   
op]ation ( cov]$ unmann$ gr\nd vehicle  
sy/ems ,except z provid$ 9 subsection   
7e71 beg9n+ on ! date t is "o ye> aft] !
 date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 no ,f$]al
 funds aw>d$ ?r\gh a contract1 grant1 or
 coop]ative agreem5t1 or o!rwise made   

available1 may be us$ to procure or 9   
connection ) ! op]ation ( a cov]$       
unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em4  7e7       
,exemption to prohibitions  7#a7 ,9     
g5]al ,! head ( an ag5cy describ$ 9     
p>agraph 7#b7 is exempt f ! prohibitions
 "u subsections 7b71 7c71 & 7d7 if--    
7,a7 ! procurem5t or op]ation ( ! cov]$ 
unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em is 9 !      
national int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 &    
7,b7 7i7 ! sole purpose = ! procurem5t  
or op]ation is-- 7,i7 rese>*1           
evaluation1 tra9+1 te/+1 or analysis =  
electronic w>f>e1 in=mation w>f>e       
op]ations1 cyb]security1 or ! developm5t
 ( unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em or       
c\nt]-unmann$ gr\nd vehicle sy/em       
te*nology2 or  7,,ii7 conduct+          
c\nt]-t]rorism or c\nt]9tellig5ce       
activities1 protective missions1 or     
,f$]al crim9al or national security     
inve/igations1 includ+ =5sic            
exam9ations2 or  7ii7 ! cov]$ unmann$   
gr\nd vehicle sy/em1 z procur$ or z     
modifi$ aft] procurem5t b be=e          

op]ational use-- 7,i7 c no long] transf]
 data to1 or d[nload data f1 a cov]$    
=eign entity2 &  7,,ii7 poses no        
national security cyb]security risk z   
det]m9$ by ! head ( ! ag5cy4  7#b7      
,ag5cies describ$ ,! ag5cies describ$ 9 
?is p>agraph are-- 7,a7 ! ,dep>tm5t (   
,homel& ,security2  7,b7 ! ,dep>tm5t (  
,def5se2  7,c7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,/ate2 &   
7,d7 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,ju/ice4