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Calendar No. 190 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 473 

[Report No. 118–87] 

To provide for drone security. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

FEBRUARY 16, 2023 

Mr. SCOTT of Florida (for himself, Mr. WARNER, Mr. RUBIO, Mr. 

BLUMENTHAL, Mrs. BLACKBURN, Mr. MURPHY, Mr. HAWLEY, and Mr. 

ROMNEY) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred 

to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 

AUGUST 22, 2023 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of July 27, 2023, by Mr. 

PETERS, without amendment 

A BILL 

To provide for drone security. 

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 ‘‘American Security 

5 Drone Act of 2023’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

2 In this Act: 

3 (1) COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY.—The term 

4 ‘‘covered foreign entity’’ means an entity included on 

5 a list developed and maintained by the Federal Ac6 quisition Security Council and published in the Sys7 tem for Award Management (SAM). This list will in8 clude entities in the following categories: 

9 (A) An entity included on the Consolidated 

10 Screening List. 

11 (B) Any entity that is subject to 

12 extrajudicial direction from a foreign govern13 ment, as determined by the Secretary of Home14 land Security. 

15 (C) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland 

16 Security, in coordination with the Attorney 

17 General, Director of National Intelligence, and 

18 the Secretary of Defense, determines poses a 

19 national security risk. 

20 (D) Any entity domiciled in the People’s 

21 Republic of China or subject to influence or 

22 control by the Government of the People’s Re23 public of China or the Communist Party of the 

24 People’s Republic of China, as determined by 

25 the Secretary of Homeland Security. 


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1 (E) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity 

2 described in subparagraphs (A) through (D). 

3 (2) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 

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

5 the meaning given the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft sys6 tem’’ in section 44801 of title 49, United States 

7 Code. 

8 (3) INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE COMMU9 NITY.—The terms ‘‘intelligence’’ and ‘‘intelligence 

10 community’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

11 section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 

12 U.S.C. 3003). 

13 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UN14 MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV15 ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub17 sections (b) through (f), the head of an executive agency 

18 may not procure any covered unmanned aircraft system 

19 that is manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign 

20 entity, which includes associated elements related to the 

21 collection and transmission of sensitive information (con22 sisting of communication links and the components that 

23 control the unmanned aircraft) that enable the operator 

24 to operate the aircraft in the National Airspace System. 

25 The Federal Acquisition Security Council, in coordination 


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1 with the Secretary of Transportation, shall develop and 

2 update a list of associated elements. 

3 (b) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu4 rity, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 

5 Intelligence, and the Attorney General are exempt from 

6 the restriction under subsection (a) if the procurement is 

7 required in the national interest of the United States 

8 and— 

9 (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evalua10 tion, training, testing, or analysis for electronic war11 fare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, 

12 or development of unmanned aircraft system or 

13 counter-unmanned aircraft system technology; 

14 (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting 

15 counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, 

16 protective missions, or Federal criminal or national 

17 security investigations, including forensic examina18 tions, or for electronic warfare, information warfare 

19 operations, cybersecurity, or development of an un20 manned aircraft system or counter-unmanned air21 craft system technology; or 

22 (3) is an unmanned aircraft system that, as 

23 procured or as modified after procurement but be24 fore operational use, can no longer transfer to, or 

25 download data from, a covered foreign entity and 


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1 otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 

2 risks as determined by the exempting official. 

3 (c) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FED4 ERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The 

5 Secretary of Transportation is exempt from the restriction 

6 under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is 

7 deemed to support the safe, secure, or efficient operation 

8 of the National Airspace System or maintenance of public 

9 safety, including activities carried out under the Federal 

10 Aviation Administration’s Alliance for System Safety of 

11 UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) Center of 

12 Excellence (COE) and any other activity deemed to sup13 port the safe, secure, or efficient operation of the National 

14 Airspace System or maintenance of public safety, as deter15 mined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. 

16 (d) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

17 EXEMPTION.—The National Transportation Safety 

18 Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se19 curity, is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) 

20 if the operation or procurement is necessary for the sole 

21 purpose of conducting safety investigations. 

22 (e) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN23 ISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The Administrator of the Na24 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

25 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 


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1 is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if the 

2 procurement is necessary for the purpose of meeting 

3 NOAA’s science or management objectives or operational 

4 mission. 

5 (f) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency may 

6 waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by7 case basis— 

8 (1) with the approval of the Director of the Of9 fice of Management and Budget, after consultation 

10 with the Federal Acquisition Security Council; and 

11 (2) upon notification to— 

12 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

13 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

14 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Re15 form in the House of Representatives; and 

16 (C) other appropriate congressional com17 mittees of jurisdiction. 

18 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UN19 MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV20 ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

21 (a) PROHIBITION.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that 

23 is two years after the date of the enactment of this 

24 Act, no Federal department or agency may operate 


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1 a covered unmanned aircraft system manufactured 

2 or assembled by a covered foreign entity. 

3 (2) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTED SERV4 ICES.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) applies 

5 to any covered unmanned aircraft systems that are 

6 being used by any executive agency through the 

7 method of contracting for the services of covered un8 manned aircraft systems. 

9 (b) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu10 rity, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 

11 Intelligence, and the Attorney General are exempt from 

12 the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation is re13 quired in the national interest of the United States and— 

14 (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evalua15 tion, training, testing, or analysis for electronic war16 fare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, 

17 or development of unmanned aircraft system or 

18 counter-unmanned aircraft system technology; 

19 (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting 

20 counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, 

21 protective missions, or Federal criminal or national 

22 security investigations, including forensic examina23 tions, or for electronic warfare, information warfare 

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1 manned aircraft system or counter-unmanned air2 craft system technology; or 

3 (3) is an unmanned aircraft system that, as 

4 procured or as modified after procurement but be5 fore operational use, can no longer transfer to, or 

6 download data from, a covered foreign entity and 

7 otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 

8 risks as determined by the exempting official. 

9 (c) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FED10 ERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The 

11 Secretary of Transportation is exempt from the restriction 

12 under subsection (a) if the operation is deemed to support 

13 the safe, secure, or efficient operation of the National Air14 space System or maintenance of public safety, including 

15 activities carried out under the Federal Aviation Adminis16 tration’s Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Re17 search Excellence (ASSURE) Center of Excellence (COE) 

18 and any other activity deemed to support the safe, secure, 

19 or efficient operation of the National Airspace System or 

20 maintenance of public safety, as determined by the Sec21 retary or the Secretary’s designee. 

22 (d) NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

23 EXEMPTION.—The National Transportation Safety 

24 Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se25 curity, is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) 


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1 if the operation is necessary for the sole purpose of con2 ducting safety investigations. 

3 (e) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN4 ISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The Administrator of the Na5 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

6 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

7 is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if the 

8 procurement is necessary for the purpose of meeting 

9 NOAA’s science or management objectives or operational 

10 mission. 

11 (f) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency may 

12 waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by13 case basis— 

14 (1) with the approval of the Director of the Of15 fice of Management and Budget, after consultation 

16 with the Federal Acquisition Security Council; and 

17 (2) upon notification to— 

18 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

19 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

20 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Re21 form in the House of Representatives; and 

22 (C) other appropriate congressional com23 mittees of jurisdiction. 

24 (g) REGULATIONS AND GUIDANCE.—Not later than 

25 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 


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1 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 

2 Attorney General and the Secretary of Transportation, 

3 shall prescribe regulations or guidance to implement this 

4 section. 

5 SEC. 5. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS FOR 

6 PROCUREMENT AND OPERATION OF COV7 ERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM 

8 COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date that is two 

10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act, except 

11 as provided in subsection (b), no Federal funds awarded 

12 through a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement, or 

13 otherwise made available may be used— 

14 (1) to procure a covered unmanned aircraft sys15 tem that is manufactured or assembled by a covered 

16 foreign entity; or 

17 (2) in connection with the operation of such a 

18 drone or unmanned aircraft system. 

19 (b) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu20 rity, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National 

21 Intelligence, and the Attorney General are exempt from 

22 the restriction under subsection (a) if the procurement or 

23 operation is required in the national interest of the United 

24 States and— 


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1 (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evalua2 tion, training, testing, or analysis for electronic war3 fare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, 

4 or development of unmanned aircraft system or 

5 counter-unmanned aircraft system technology; 

6 (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting 

7 counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, 

8 protective missions, or Federal criminal or national 

9 security investigations, including forensic examina10 tions, or for electronic warfare, information warfare 

11 operations, cybersecurity, or development of an un12 manned aircraft system or counter-unmanned air13 craft system technology; or 

14 (3) is an unmanned aircraft system that, as 

15 procured or as modified after procurement but be16 fore operational use, can no longer transfer to, or 

17 download data from, a covered foreign entity and 

18 otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 

19 risks as determined by the exempting official. 

20 (c) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FED21 ERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The 

22 Secretary of Transportation is exempt from the restriction 

23 under subsection (a) if the operation or procurement is 

24 deemed to support the safe, secure, or efficient operation 

25 of the National Airspace System or maintenance of public 


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1 safety, including activities carried out under the Federal 

2 Aviation Administration’s Alliance for System Safety of 

3 UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) Center of 

4 Excellence (COE) and any other activity deemed to sup5 port the safe, secure, or efficient operation of the National 

6 Airspace System or maintenance of public safety, as deter7 mined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. 

8 (d) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN9 ISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The Administrator of the Na10 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

11 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

12 is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if the 

13 operation or procurement is necessary for the purpose of 

14 meeting NOAA’s science or management objectives or 

15 operational mission. 

16 (e) WAIVER.—The head of an executive agency may 

17 waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by18 case basis— 

19 (1) with the approval of the Director of the Of20 fice of Management and Budget, after consultation 

21 with the Federal Acquisition Security Council; and 

22 (2) upon notification to— 

23 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

24 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 


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1 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Re2 form in the House of Representatives; and 

3 (C) other appropriate congressional com4 mittees of jurisdiction. 

5 (f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisi7 tion Regulatory Council shall prescribe regulations or 

8 guidance, as necessary, to implement the requirements of 

9 this section pertaining to Federal contracts. 

10 SEC. 6. PROHIBITION ON USE OF GOVERNMENT-ISSUED 

11 PURCHASE CARDS TO PURCHASE COVERED 

12 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV13 ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

14 Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase 

15 Cards may not be used to procure any covered unmanned 

16 aircraft system from a covered foreign entity. 

17 SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COV18 ERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM 

19 COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

20 (a) IN GENERAL.—All executive agencies must ac21 count for existing inventories of covered unmanned air22 craft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered for23 eign entity in their personal property accounting systems, 

24 within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, re25 gardless of the original procurement cost, or the purpose 


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1 of procurement due to the special monitoring and account2 ing measures necessary to track the items’ capabilities. 

3 (b) CLASSIFIED TRACKING.—Due to the sensitive na4 ture of missions and operations conducted by the United 

5 States Government, inventory data related to covered un6 manned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by 

7 a covered foreign entity may be tracked at a classified 

8 level, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Secu9 rity or the Secretary’s designee. 

10 (c) EXCEPTIONS.—The Department of Defense, the 

11 Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 

12 Justice, the Department of Transportation, and the Na13 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration may ex14 clude from the full inventory process, covered unmanned 

15 aircraft systems that are deemed expendable due to mis16 sion risk such as recovery issues, or that are one-time17 use covered unmanned aircraft due to requirements and 

18 low cost. 

19 SEC. 8. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 

20 Not later than 275 days after the date of the enact21 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

22 States shall submit to Congress a report on the amount 

23 of commercial off-the-shelf drones and covered unmanned 

24 aircraft systems procured by Federal departments and 

25 agencies from covered foreign entities. 


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1 SEC. 9. GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT 

2 OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 

4 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of5 fice of Management and Budget, in coordination with the 

6 Department of Homeland Security, Department of Trans7 portation, the Department of Justice, and other Depart8 ments as determined by the Director of the Office of Man9 agement and Budget, and in consultation with the Na10 tional Institute of Standards and Technology, shall estab11 lish a government-wide policy for the procurement of an 

12 unmanned aircraft system— 

13 (1) for non-Department of Defense and non-in14 telligence community operations; and 

15 (2) through grants and cooperative agreements 

16 entered into with non-Federal entities. 

17 (b) INFORMATION SECURITY.—The policy developed 

18 under subsection (a) shall include the following specifica19 tions, which to the extent practicable, shall be based on 

20 industry standards and technical guidance from the Na21 tional Institute of Standards and Technology, to address 

22 the risks associated with processing, storing, and trans23 mitting Federal information in an unmanned aircraft sys24 tem: 

25 (1) Protections to ensure controlled access to 

26 an unmanned aircraft system. 


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1 (2) Protecting software, firmware, and hard2 ware by ensuring changes to an unmanned aircraft 

3 system are properly managed, including by ensuring 

4 an unmanned aircraft system can be updated using 

5 a secure, controlled, and configurable mechanism. 

6 (3) Cryptographically securing sensitive col7 lected, stored, and transmitted data, including prop8 er handling of privacy data and other controlled un9 classified information. 

10 (4) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect 

11 sensitive information, including during and after use 

12 of an unmanned aircraft system. 

13 (5) Appropriate data security to ensure that 

14 data is not transmitted to or stored in non-approved 

15 locations. 

16 (6) The ability to opt out of the uploading, 

17 downloading, or transmitting of data that is not re18 quired by law or regulation and an ability to choose 

19 with whom and where information is shared when it 

20 is required. 

21 (c) REQUIREMENT.—The policy developed under sub22 section (a) shall reflect an appropriate risk-based ap23 proach to information security related to use of an un24 manned aircraft system. 


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1 (d) REVISION OF ACQUISITION REGULATIONS.—Not 

2 later than 180 days after the date on which the policy 

3 required under subsection (a) is issued— 

4 (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 

5 shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as 

6 necessary, to implement the policy; and 

7 (2) any Federal department or agency or other 

8 Federal entity not subject to, or not subject solely 

9 to, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall revise 

10 applicable policy, guidance, or regulations, as nec11 essary, to implement the policy. 

12 (e) EXEMPTION.—In developing the policy required 

13 under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Man14 agement and Budget shall— 

15 (1) incorporate policies to implement the ex16 emptions contained in this Act; and 

17 (2) incorporate an exemption to the policy in 

18 the case of a head of the procuring department or 

19 agency determining, in writing, that no product that 

20 complies with the information security requirements 

21 described in subsection (b) is capable of fulfilling 

22 mission critical performance requirements, and such 

23 determination— 


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1 (A) may not be delegated below the level of 

2 the Deputy Secretary, or Administrator, of the 

3 procuring department or agency; 

4 (B) shall specify— 

5 (i) the quantity of end items to which 

6 the waiver applies and the procurement 

7 value of those items; and 

8 (ii) the time period over which the 

9 waiver applies, which shall not exceed three 

10 years; 

11 (C) shall be reported to the Office of Man12 agement and Budget following issuance of such 

13 a determination; and 

14 (D) not later than 30 days after the date 

15 on which the determination is made, shall be 

16 provided to the Committee on Homeland Secu17 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

18 and the Committee on Oversight and Reform of 

19 the House of Representatives. 

20 SEC. 10. STATE, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL LAW ENFORCE21 MENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICE EXEMP22 TION. 

23 (a) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this Act 

24 shall prevent a State, local, or territorial law enforcement 

25 or emergency service agency from procuring or operating 


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1 a covered unmanned aircraft system purchased with non2 Federal dollars. 

3 (b) CONTINUITY OF ARRANGEMENTS.—The Federal 

4 Government may continue entering into contracts, grants, 

5 and cooperative agreements or other Federal funding in6 struments with State, local, or territorial law enforcement 

7 or emergency service agencies under which a covered un8 manned aircraft system will be purchased or operated if 

9 the agency has received approval or waiver to purchase 

10 or operate a covered unmanned aircraft system pursuant 

11 to section 5. 

12 SEC. 11. STUDY. 

13 (a) STUDY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR UNMANNED

14 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS.— 

15 (1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one 

16 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

17 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

18 Sustainment shall provide to the appropriate con19 gressional committees a report on the supply chain 

20 for covered unmanned aircraft systems, including a 

21 discussion of current and projected future demand 

22 for covered unmanned aircraft systems. 

23 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

24 (1) shall include the following: 


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1 (A) A description of the current and future 

2 global and domestic market for covered un3 manned aircraft systems that are not widely 

4 commercially available except from a covered 

5 foreign entity. 

6 (B) A description of the sustainability, 

7 availability, cost, and quality of secure sources 

8 of covered unmanned aircraft systems domesti9 cally and from sources in allied and partner 

10 countries. 

11 (C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense 

12 to address any gaps or deficiencies identified in 

13 subparagraph (B), including through the use of 

14 funds available under the Defense Production 

15 Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and part16 nerships with the National Aeronautics and 

17 Space Administration and other interested per18 sons. 

19 (D) Such other information as the Under 

20 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

21 Sustainment determines to be appropriate. 

22 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT23 TEES DEFINED.—In this section the term ‘‘appro24 priate congressional committees’’ means: 


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1 (A) The Committees on Armed Services of 

2 the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

3 (B) The Committee on Homeland Security 

4 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

5 Committee on Oversight and Reform of the 

6 House of Representatives. 

7 (C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 

8 and Transportation of the Senate and the Com9 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of 

10 the House of Representatives. 

11 (D) The Select Committee on Intelligence 

12 of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com13 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep14 resentatives. 

15 (E) The Committee on Transportation and 

16 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

17 (F) The Committee on Homeland Security 

18 of the House of Representatives. 

19 SEC. 12. EXCEPTIONS. 

20 (a) EXCEPTION FOR WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPER21 ATIONS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.—The 

22 appropriate Federal agencies, in consultation with the Sec23 retary of Homeland Security, are exempt from the pro24 curement and operation restrictions under sections 3, 4, 

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1 essary for the purpose of supporting the full range of wild2 fire management operations or search and rescue oper3 ations. 

4 (b) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 

5 The elements of the intelligence community, in consulta6 tion with the Director of National Intelligence, are exempt 

7 from the procurement and operation restrictions under 

8 sections 3, 4, and 5 to the extent the procurement or oper9 ation is necessary for the purpose of supporting intel10 ligence activities. 

11 (c) EXCEPTION FOR TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR

12 EMERGENCY SERVICE AGENCY.—Tribal law enforcement 

13 or Tribal emergency service agencies, in consultation with 

14 the Secretary of Homeland Security, are exempt from the 

15 procurement, operation, and purchase restrictions under 

16 sections 3, 4, and 5 to the extent the procurement or oper17 ation is necessary for the purpose of supporting the full 

18 range of law enforcement operations or search and rescue 

19 operations on Indian lands. 

20 SEC. 13. SUNSET. 

21 Sections 3, 4, and 5 shall cease to have effect on the 

22 date that is five years after the date of the enactment of 

23 this Act. 


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Calendar No. 190 

118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 473 

[Report No. 118–87] 

A BILL 

To provide for drone security. 

AUGUST 22, 2023 

Reported under authority of the order of the Senate of 

July 27, 2023, without amendment 


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