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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9071 

To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify information 

relating to security threats posed by covered unmanned aircraft systems, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 18, 2024 

Mr. NUNN of Iowa (for himself and Mr. GOLDEN of Maine) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on 

Intelligence 

A BILL 

To require the Director of National Intelligence to declassify 

information relating to security threats posed by covered 

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 ‘‘UAS Threat Disclo5 sure Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO 

2 SECURITY THREATS POSED BY COVERED UN3 MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 

5 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall— 

6 (1) declassify all information related to security 

7 threats posed by covered unmanned aircraft systems, 

8 including— 

9 (A) the complete and unredacted report 

10 and findings of any security assessment, test, 

11 inspection, audit, review, technical evaluation, 

12 analysis, or study conducted or commissioned 

13 by any Federal agency regarding a covered un14 manned aircraft system prior to May 31, 2024; 

15 and 

16 (B) a description of the actions taken by 

17 any Federal agency as a result of any such re18 port and findings; 

19 (2) submit to the appropriate committees of 

20 Congress a complete and unclassified report that 

21 contains the information declassified and described 

22 under paragraph (1); and 

23 (3) publish on a publicly available internet 

24 website of the Office of the Director of National In25 telligence such information, unless the Director de26 termines any such declassification would be incomVerDate Sep 11 2014 03:22 Aug 17, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H9071.IH H9071

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1 patible with the national security interests of the 

2 United States or otherwise inconsistent with the pro3 tection of intelligence sources or methods. 

4 (b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 

5 (1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after 

6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 

7 of National Intelligence shall provide to the appro8 priate committees of Congress a briefing on the in9 formation declassified and described under sub10 section (a). 

11 (2) REQUIREMENT.—The briefing under para12 graph (1) shall be conducted jointly with the Sec13 retary of Homeland Security. 

14 (c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

15 (1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CON16 GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con17 gress’’ means— 

18 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

19 and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel20 ligence of the House of Representatives; and 

21 (B) the Committee on Homeland Security 

22 and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com23 mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 

24 (2) BUSINESS ENTITY.—The term ‘‘business 

25 entity’’ has the meaning given such term in section 


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1 334 of the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 

2 6764). 

3 (3) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 

4 The term ‘‘covered unmanned aircraft system’’ 

5 means any unmanned aircraft system that has been 

6 produced, manufactured, or assembled by a business 

7 entity domiciled in the People’s Republic of China or 

8 subject to influence or control by the Government of 

9 the People’s Republic of China or the Communist 

10 Party of the People’s Republic of China, as deter11 mined by the Director. 

12 (4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 

13 the Director of National Intelligence. 

14 (5) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 

15 ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 

16 such term in section 44801 of title 49, United 

17 States Code. 

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