[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 92 (Wednesday, May 26, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S3531]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 2073. Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. 
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for 
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to 
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and 
report on economic security, science, research, innovation, 
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain 
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on 
the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC. __. REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN UNMANNED 
                   AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Amendment.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2010. REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
                   SYSTEMS.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term `covered 
     unmanned aircraft system' means an unmanned aircraft system 
     that was manufactured or assembled in China.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
       ``(A) a State or local government that owns or operates 
     critical infrastructure;
       ``(B) a State or local public safety agency; and
       ``(C) a State department of transportation.
       ``(3) Public safety agency.--The term `public safety 
     agency' has the meaning given the term in section 3006 of the 
     Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 
     (47 U.S.C. 309 note).
       ``(4) United states ally.--The term `United States ally' 
     means a--
       ``(A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally; and
       ``(B) country designated by the President as a major non-
     NATO ally pursuant to section 517 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k).
       ``(5) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term `unmanned 
     aircraft system' has the meaning given the term in section 
     44801, of title 49, United States Code.
       ``(b) Reimbursement Authorization.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the 
     Administrator, may award grants to eligible entities to 
     replace covered unmanned aircraft systems in accordance with 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Use of funds.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1) 
     may be used by an eligible entity to purchase an unmanned 
     aircraft system manufactured or assembled by a company 
     domiciled in the United States or a United States ally to 
     replace a covered unmanned aircraft system owned by the 
     eligible entity.
       ``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Homeland Security $20,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 2022 to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Specification.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) $10,000,000 is authorized for eligible recipients 
     located in jurisdictions that receive funding under section 
     2003; and
       ``(B) $10,000,000 is authorized for eligible recipients 
     located in jurisdictions that receive funding under section 
     2004.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2002(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
     U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by striking ``and 2009'' and 
     inserting ``2009, and 2010''.
       (2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland 
     Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2009 
     the following:

``Sec. 2010. Replacement of certain unmanned aircraft systems.''.
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