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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. 

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 

A BILL 

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

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’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT 

2 OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

3 SYSTEMS. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO5 CUREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 

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

7 or renew a contract for the procurement of— 

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

9 (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 

10 country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov11 ered foreign country; 

12 (B) uses flight controllers, radios, data 

13 transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals man14 ufactured in a covered foreign country or by a 

15 corporation domiciled in a covered foreign coun16 try; 

17 (C) uses a ground control system or oper18 ating software developed in a covered foreign 

19 country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov20 ered foreign country; or 

21 (D) uses network connectivity or data stor22 age located in or administered by a corporation 

23 domiciled in a covered foreign country; or 

24 (2) a system manufactured in a covered foreign 

25 country or by a corporation domiciled in a covered 


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1 foreign country for the detection or identification of 

2 covered unmanned aircraft systems. 

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

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

5 by case basis by certifying in writing to the Committee 

6 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

7 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern8 mental Affairs of the Senate that the operation or procure9 ment that is the subject of such a waiver is required— 

10 (1) in the national interest of the United 

11 States; 

12 (2) for counter-UAS surrogate testing and 

13 training; or 

14 (3) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or infor15 mation warfare operations, testing, analysis, and or 

16 training. 

17 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

18 (1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

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

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

21 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United 

22 States of America: Sharpening the American Mili23 tary’s Competitive Edge’’ issued by the Department 

24 of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, 

25 United States Code. 


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1 (2) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 

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

3 meaning given such term in section 331 of the FAA 

4 Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 

5 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 44802 note). 

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