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Union Calendar No. 243 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4753 

[Report No. 116–301] 

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from operating or procuring 

foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes. 

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 

NOVEMBER 19, 2019 

Additional sponsors: Mr. TAYLOR, Mr. MULLIN, Mr. MAST, and Mr. JOHNSON

of Louisiana 

NOVEMBER 19, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Drone Origin Security 

5 Enhancement Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT 

7 OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

8 SYSTEMS. 

9 (a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO10 CUREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 

11 not operate, provide financial assistance for, or enter into 

12 or renew a contract for the procurement of— 

13 (1) an unmanned aircraft system (UAS) that— 

14 (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 

15 country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov16 ered foreign country; 

17 (B) uses flight controllers, radios, data 

18 transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals man19 ufactured in a covered foreign country or by a 

20 corporation domiciled in a covered foreign coun21 try; 

22 (C) uses a ground control system or oper23 ating software developed in a covered foreign 

24 country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov25 ered foreign country; or 


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1 (D) uses network connectivity or data stor2 age located in or administered by a corporation 

3 domiciled in a covered foreign country; or 

4 (2) a system manufactured in a covered foreign 

5 country or by a corporation domiciled in a covered 

6 foreign country for the detection or identification of 

7 covered unmanned aircraft systems. 

8 (b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Homeland Security 

9 may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case 

10 by case basis by certifying in writing to the Committee 

11 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

12 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern13 mental Affairs of the Senate that the operation or procure14 ment that is the subject of such a waiver is required— 

15 (1) in the national interest of the United 

16 States; 

17 (2) for counter-UAS surrogate testing and 

18 training; or 

19 (3) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or infor20 mation warfare operations, testing, analysis, and or 

21 training. 

22 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

23 (1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

24 ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country labeled 

25 as a strategic competitor in the ‘‘Summary of the 


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1 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United 

2 States of America: Sharpening the American Mili3 tary’s Competitive Edge’’ issued by the Department 

4 of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, 

5 United States Code. 

6 (2) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 

7 The term ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the 

8 meaning given such term in section 331 of the FAA 

9 Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 

10 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 44802 note). 


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Union Calendar No. 243 

116TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 4753 

[Report No. 116–301] 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security 

manned aircraft systems, and for other purposes. from operating or procuring foreign-made unNOVEMBER 19, 2019 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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