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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 4753 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 11, 2020 

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

AN ACT 

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, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

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

3 Enhancement Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OR PROCUREMENT 

5 OF FOREIGN-MADE UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 

6 SYSTEMS. 

7 (a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO8 CUREMENT.—The Secretary of Homeland Security may 

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

10 or renew a contract for the procurement of— 

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

12 (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign 

13 country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov14 ered foreign country; 

15 (B) uses flight controllers, radios, data 

16 transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals man17 ufactured in a covered foreign country or by a 

18 corporation domiciled in a covered foreign coun19 try; 

20 (C) uses a ground control system or oper21 ating software developed in a covered foreign 

22 country or by a corporation domiciled in a cov23 ered foreign country; or 

24 (D) uses network connectivity or data stor25 age located in or administered by a corporation 

26 domiciled in a covered foreign country; or 


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1 (2) a system manufactured in a covered foreign 

2 country or by a corporation domiciled in a covered 

3 foreign country for the detection or identification of 

4 covered unmanned aircraft systems. 

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

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

7 by case basis by certifying in writing to the Committee 

8 on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives 

9 and the Committee on Homeland Security and Govern10 mental Affairs of the Senate that the operation or procure11 ment that is the subject of such a waiver is required— 

12 (1) in the national interest of the United 

13 States; 

14 (2) for counter-UAS surrogate testing and 

15 training; or 

16 (3) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or infor17 mation warfare operations, testing, analysis, and or 

18 training. 

19 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

20 (1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

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

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

23 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United 

24 States of America: Sharpening the American Mili25 tary’s Competitive Edge’’ issued by the Department 


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1 of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, 

2 United States Code. 

3 (2) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 

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

5 meaning given such term in section 331 of the FAA 

6 Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (Public Law 

7 112–95; 49 U.S.C. 44802 note). 

Passed the House of Representatives February 10, 

2020. 

Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 

Clerk. 

By ROBERT F. REEVES, 

Deputy Clerk. 


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