[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4792 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4792

To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
   add communications equipment and services produced or provided by 
Shenzhen Da-Jiang Innovations Sciences and Technologies Company Limited 
    and Autel Robotics to the list that the Federal Communications 
   Commission is required to maintain under that Act, and for other 
                               purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 25, 2024

    Mr. Scott of Florida (for himself, Mr. Warner, and Mr. Tester) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to 
   add communications equipment and services produced or provided by 
Shenzhen Da-Jiang Innovations Sciences and Technologies Company Limited 
    and Autel Robotics to the list that the Federal Communications 
   Commission is required to maintain under that Act, 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 ``Countering CCP Drones and Supporting 
Drones for Law Enforcement Act''.

SEC. 2. COUNTERING CCP DRONES.

    (a) Determination of Whether Unmanned Aircraft Systems 
Manufacturers Are Chinese Military Companies.--Pursuant to the annual 
review required under section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note), the Secretary of Defense 
shall determine if any entity that manufactures or assembles unmanned 
aircraft systems (as defined in section 44801 of title 49, United 
States Code), or any subsidiary, parent, affiliate, or successor of 
such an entity, should be identified under such section 1260H(a) as a 
Chinese military company operating directly or indirectly in the United 
States.
    (b) Addition of Certain Equipment and Services of DJI Technologies 
and Autel Robotics to Covered Communications Equipment and Services 
List.--
            (1) In general.--Section 2 of the Secure and Trusted 
        Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) is 
        amended--
                    (A) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the 
                following:
            ``(5) The communications equipment or service being--
                    ``(A) communications or video surveillance 
                equipment produced or provided by--
                            ``(i) Shenzhen Da-Jiang Innovations 
                        Sciences and Technologies Company Limited 
                        (commonly known as `DJI Technologies');
                            ``(ii) Autel Robotics; or
                            ``(iii) with respect to an entity described 
                        in clause (i) or (ii) (referred to in this 
                        clause as a `named entity')--
                                    ``(I) any subsidiary, affiliate, or 
                                partner of the named entity;
                                    ``(II) any entity in a joint 
                                venture with the named entity; or
                                    ``(III) any entity to which the 
                                named entity has issued a license to 
                                produce or provide that 
                                telecommunications or video 
                                surveillance equipment; or
                    ``(B) telecommunications or video surveillance 
                services, including software, provided by an entity 
                described in subparagraph (A) or using equipment 
                described in that subparagraph.
            ``(6)(A) The communications equipment or service being any 
        communications equipment or service produced or provided by an 
        entity--
                    ``(i) that is a subsidiary, affiliate, or partner 
                of an entity that produces or provides any 
                communications equipment or service described in any of 
                paragraphs (1) through (5) (referred to in this 
                subparagraph as a `covered entity');
                    ``(ii) that is in a joint venture with a covered 
                entity; or
                    ``(iii) to which a covered entity has issued a 
                license to produce or provide that communications 
                equipment or service.
            ``(B) An executive branch interagency body described in 
        paragraph (1) may submit to the Commission a petition to have 
        an entity recognized as an entity to which subparagraph (A) 
        applies.''; and
                    (B) by adding at the end the following:
    ``(e) Inapplicability to Authorized Intelligence Activities.--
            ``(1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms 
        `intelligence' and `intelligence community' have the meanings 
        given those terms in section 3 of the National Security Act of 
        1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
            ``(2) Inapplicability.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
        of this section, an action by the Commission under subsection 
        (b)(1) based on a determination made under paragraph (5) or (6) 
        of subsection (c) shall not apply with respect to any--
                    ``(A) activity subject to the reporting 
                requirements under title V of the National Security Act 
                of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.);
                    ``(B) activity of an element of the intelligence 
                community relating to intelligence; or
                    ``(C) activity of, or procurement by, an element of 
                the intelligence community in support of an activity 
                relating to intelligence.''.
            (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 2 of the Secure and 
        Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601) is 
        amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) through (4)'' each place 
        that term appears and inserting ``paragraphs (1) through (6)''.
            (3) Effective date.--This subsection, and the amendments 
        made by this subsection, shall take effect on the date that is 
        180 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
    (c) First Responder Secure Drone Program.--
            (1) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                    (A) Eligible entity.--
                            (i) In general.--The term ``eligible 
                        entity'' means an agency of an entity described 
                        in clause (ii) that has as a primary 
                        responsibility the maintenance of public 
                        safety.
                            (ii) Entity described.--An entity described 
                        in this clause is any of the following:
                                    (I) Each of the 50 States, the 
                                District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
                                of Puerto Rico, the United States 
                                Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
                                and the Commonwealth of the Northern 
                                Mariana Islands.
                                    (II) A political subdivision, 
                                including a unit of local government, 
                                of an entity described in subclause 
                                (I).
                                    (III) A Tribal Government.
                    (B) Eligible small unmanned aircraft system.--The 
                term ``eligible small unmanned aircraft system'' means 
                a small unmanned aircraft system, as defined in part 
                107 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations (or any 
                successor regulation), that--
                            (i) was not designed, manufactured, or 
                        assembled, in whole or in part, by a foreign 
                        entity of concern; or
                            (ii) does not include software or 1 or more 
                        critical components from a foreign entity of 
                        concern.
                    (C) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign 
                entity of concern'' has the meaning given the term in 
                section 9901 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
                National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
                (15 U.S.C. 4651).
                    (D) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the 
                Secretary of Transportation.
                    (E) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term ``unmanned 
                aircraft system'' has the meaning given such term in 
                section 44801 of title 49, United States Code.
            (2) Authority.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall establish a program, 
        in coordination with the Attorney General, to be known as the 
        First Responder Secure Drone Program, to provide grants to 
        eligible entities to facilitate the use of eligible small 
        unmanned aircraft systems.
            (3) Use of grant amounts.--An eligible entity may use a 
        grant provided under this subsection to--
                    (A) purchase or lease eligible small unmanned 
                aircraft systems;
                    (B) purchase or lease software, training, and other 
                services reasonably associated with the purchase or 
                lease of eligible small unmanned aircraft systems; and
                    (C) dispose of unmanned aircraft systems owned by 
                the eligible entity.
            (4) Restrictions on grant uses.--In administering grants 
        under this program, the Secretary, in coordination with the 
        Attorney General, shall ensure funds are used in a manner that 
        safeguards civil liberties and mitigates cybersecurity risks 
        concerning the operation and use of the eligible small unmanned 
        aircraft system.
            (5) Application.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
        this subsection, an eligible entity shall submit to the 
        Secretary an application at such time, in such form, and 
        containing such information as the Secretary may require, 
        including an assurance that the eligible entity or any 
        contractor of the eligible entity, will comply with relevant 
        Federal regulations.
            (6) Federal share.--
                    (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
                (B), the Federal share of the allowable costs of a 
                project carried out using a grant provided under this 
                subsection shall not exceed 50 percent of the total 
                allowable project costs.
                    (B) Waiver.--The Secretary may increase the Federal 
                share under subparagraph (A) to up to 75 percent if an 
                eligible entity--
                            (i) submits a written application to the 
                        Secretary requesting an increase in the Federal 
                        share; and
                            (ii) demonstrates that the additional 
                        assistance is necessary to facilitate the 
                        acceptance and full use of a grant under this 
                        subsection, due to circumstances such as 
                        alleviating economic hardship, meeting 
                        additional workforce needs, or any other uses 
                        that the Secretary determines to be 
                        appropriate.
            (7) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated to the 
        Secretary, $15,000,000 for fiscal year 2025 to carry out this 
        subsection, to remain available until expended.
            (8) Sunset of program.--The program established under this 
        subsection shall end on the date that is the earlier of--
                    (A) the date on which all appropriations authorized 
                under paragraph (7) are expended; and
                    (B) the date that is 2 years after the date of 
                enactment of this Act.
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