[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 148 (Wednesday, September 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4455-S4456]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 1155. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for 
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other 
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in division C, insert the 
     following:

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       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to make awards for any project related to unmanned 
     aircraft systems to an entity that partners with or otherwise 
     transacts business relating to unmanned aircraft systems with 
     the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic 
     of Cuba. No such entity may receive awards for any project 
     related to unmanned aircraft systems if the entity is:
       (1) included on the Consolidated Screening List maintained 
     by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade;
       (2) domiciled in the People's Republic of China, the 
     Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the 
     Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian 
     Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba;
       (3) subject to influence or control by the government of 
     the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the 
     Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic 
     of Cuba; or
       (4) owned by the People's Republic of China, the Russian 
     Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of 
     Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba.
       Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by the Act may 
     be used by the Secretary of Transportation to operate an 
     unmanned aircraft system or to enter into, extend, or renew a 
     contract for the procurement of an unmanned aircraft system 
     or a contract with an entity that operates an unmanned 
     aircraft system in the performance of any Department of 
     Transportation contract if the unmanned aircraft system is 
     included on the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade, 
     domiciled in the People's Republic of China, the Russian 
     Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of 
     Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba, subject to influence or 
     control by the government of any such country, or owned by 
     any such country unless--
       (1) the operation, procurement, or contracting action is 
     for the purpose of--
       (A) detection or counter-UAS system surrogate testing and 
     training (including at Federal Aviation Administration-
     approved testing sites);
       (B) intelligence, electronic warfare, and information 
     warfare operations, testing (including at Federal Aviation 
     Administration-approved testing sites), analysis, and 
     training; or
       (C) research to inform unmanned aircraft system data-driven 
     policy decisions, safety assessments, procedures, rulemaking, 
     and standards to safely integrate emerging entrants into the 
     national airspace system (including at Federal Aviation 
     Administration-approved testing sites); and
       (2) the Secretary of Transportation, on a case-by-case 
     basis, certifies in writing to the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives that such operation, procurement, or 
     contracting action is required in the public interest.
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