[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4753 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4753

   To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from operating or 
    procuring foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 18, 2019

  Mr. Crenshaw (for himself, Ms. Torres Small of New Mexico, and Mr. 
Rogers of Alabama) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                   the Committee on Homeland Security

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                                 A BILL


 
   To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from operating or 
    procuring foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems, and for other 
                               purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Drone Origin Security Enhancement 
Act''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT OF FOREIGN-MADE 
              UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

    (a) Prohibition on Agency Operation or Procurement.--The Secretary 
of Homeland Security may not operate, provide financial assistance for, 
or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of--
            (1) an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that--
                    (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or 
                by a corporation domiciled in a covered foreign 
                country;
                    (B) uses flight controllers, radios, data 
                transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals manufactured 
                in a covered foreign country or by a corporation 
                domiciled in a covered foreign country;
                    (C) uses a ground control system or operating 
                software developed in a covered foreign country or by a 
                corporation domiciled in a covered foreign country; or
                    (D) uses network connectivity or data storage 
                located in or administered by a corporation domiciled 
                in a covered foreign country; or
            (2) a system manufactured in a covered foreign country or 
        by a corporation domiciled in a covered foreign country for the 
        detection or identification of covered unmanned aircraft 
        systems.
    (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Homeland Security may waive the 
prohibition under subsection (a) on a case by case basis by certifying 
in writing to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs of the Senate that the operation or procurement that is the 
subject of such a waiver is required--
            (1) in the national interest of the United States;
            (2) for counter-UAS surrogate testing and training; or
            (3) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or information 
        warfare operations, testing, analysis, and or training.
    (c) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered foreign country.--The term ``covered foreign 
        country'' means a country labeled as a strategic competitor in 
        the ``Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the 
        United States of America: Sharpening the American Military's 
        Competitive Edge'' issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
        to section 113 of title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned 
        aircraft system'' has the meaning given such term in section 
        331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 
        112-95; 49 U.S.C. 44802 note).
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