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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 6143 

To provide for drone security. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2023 

Mr. GALLAGHER (for himself, Mr. COURTNEY, Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI, and 

Mr. WITTMAN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Oversight and Accountability, and in addition to the Committee on Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 

the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

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’’. 

6 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

7 In this Act: 

8 (1) COVERED FOREIGN ENTITY.—The term 

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

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1 quisition Security Council and published in the Sys2 tem for Award Management (SAM). This list will in3 clude entities in the following categories: 

4 (A) An entity included on the Consolidated 

5 Screening List. 

6 (B) Any entity the Secretary of Homeland 

7 Security, in coordination with the Secretary of 

8 State, the Attorney General, Director of Na9 tional Intelligence, and the Secretary of De10 fense, determines poses a national security risk. 

11 (C) Any entity domiciled in the People’s 

12 Republic of China or subject to influence or 

13 owned or controlled by the Government of the 

14 People’s Republic of China or the Communist 

15 Party of the People’s Republic of China, as de16 termined by the Secretary of Homeland Secu17 rity, in coordination with the Secretary of 

18 State. 

19 (D) Any subsidiary or affiliate of an entity 

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

21 (2) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 

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

23 the meaning given the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft sys24 tem’’ in section 44801 of title 49, United States 

25 Code. 


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1 (3) INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE COMMU2 NITY.—The terms ‘‘intelligence’’ and ‘‘intelligence 

3 community’’ have the meanings given those terms in 

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

5 U.S.C. 3003). 

6 SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED UN7 MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV8 ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

9 (a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided under sub10 sections (b) through (f), the head of an executive agency 

11 may not procure any covered unmanned aircraft system 

12 that is manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign 

13 entity, which includes associated elements related to the 

14 collection and transmission of sensitive information (con15 sisting of communication links and the components that 

16 control the unmanned aircraft) that enable the operator 

17 to operate the aircraft in the National Airspace System. 

18 The Federal Acquisition Security Council, in coordination 

19 with the Secretary of Transportation, shall develop and 

20 update a list of associated elements. 

21 (b) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu22 rity, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and 

23 the Attorney General are exempt from the restriction 

24 under subsection (a) if the procurement is required in the 

25 national interest of the United 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 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD

9 EXEMPTION.—The National Transportation Safety 

10 Board, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Se11 curity, is exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) 

12 if the operation or procurement is necessary for the sole 

13 purpose of conducting safety investigations. 

14 (e) NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMIN15 ISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The Administrator of the Na16 tional Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), 

17 in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, 

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

19 procurement is necessary for the purpose of meeting 

20 NOAA’s science or management objectives or operational 

21 mission. 

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

23 waive the prohibition under subsection (a) on a case-by24 case basis— 


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1 (1) with the approval of the Director of the Of2 fice of Management and Budget, after consultation 

3 with the Federal Acquisition Security Council; and 

4 (2) upon notification to— 

5 (A) the Committee on Homeland Security 

6 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 

7 (B) the Committee on Oversight and Ac8 countability in the House of Representatives; 

9 and 

10 (C) other appropriate congressional com11 mittees of jurisdiction. 

12 SEC. 4. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF COVERED UN13 MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV14 ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

15 (a) PROHIBITION.— 

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

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

18 Act, no Federal department or agency may operate 

19 a covered unmanned aircraft system manufactured 

20 or assembled by a covered foreign entity. 

21 (2) APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTED SERV22 ICES.—The prohibition under paragraph (1) applies 

23 to any covered unmanned aircraft systems that are 

24 being used by any executive agency through the 


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1 method of contracting for the services of covered un2 manned aircraft systems. 

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

5 the Attorney General are exempt from the restriction 

6 under subsection (a) if the operation is required in the 

7 national interest of the United States and— 

8 (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evalua9 tion, training, testing, or analysis for electronic war10 fare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, 

11 or development of unmanned aircraft system or 

12 counter-unmanned aircraft system technology; 

13 (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting 

14 counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, 

15 protective missions, or Federal criminal or national 

16 security investigations, including forensic examina17 tions, or for electronic warfare, information warfare 

18 operations, cybersecurity, or development of an un19 manned aircraft system or counter-unmanned air20 craft system technology; or 

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

22 procured or as modified after procurement but be23 fore operational use, can no longer transfer to, or 

24 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 is deemed to support 

7 the safe, secure, or efficient operation of the National Air8 space System or maintenance of public safety, including 

9 activities carried out under the Federal Aviation Adminis10 tration’s Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Re11 search Excellence (ASSURE) Center of Excellence (COE) 

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

13 or efficient operation of the National Airspace System or 

14 maintenance of public safety, as determined by the Sec15 retary 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 is necessary for the sole purpose of con21 ducting 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 Ac15 countability in the House of Representatives; 

16 and 

17 (C) other appropriate congressional com18 mittees of jurisdiction. 

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

20 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 

21 Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the 

22 Attorney General, the Secretary of State, and the Sec23 retary of Transportation, shall prescribe regulations or 

24 guidance to implement this section. 


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

2 PROCUREMENT AND OPERATION OF COV3 ERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM 

4 COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

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

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

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

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

9 otherwise made available may be used— 

10 (1) to procure a covered unmanned aircraft sys11 tem that is manufactured or assembled by a covered 

12 foreign entity; or 

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

14 drone or unmanned aircraft system. 

15 (b) EXEMPTION.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu16 rity, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense, and 

17 the Attorney General are exempt from the restriction 

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

19 required in the national interest of the United States 

20 and— 

21 (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evalua22 tion, training, testing, or analysis for electronic war23 fare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, 

24 or development of unmanned aircraft system or 

25 counter-unmanned aircraft system technology; 


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1 (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting 

2 counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, 

3 protective missions, or Federal criminal or national 

4 security investigations, including forensic examina5 tions, or for electronic warfare, information warfare 

6 operations, cybersecurity, or development of an un7 manned aircraft system or counter-unmanned air8 craft system technology; or 

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

10 procured or as modified after procurement but be11 fore operational use, can no longer transfer to, or 

12 download data from, a covered foreign entity and 

13 otherwise poses no national security cybersecurity 

14 risks as determined by the exempting official. 

15 (c) DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND FED16 ERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION EXEMPTION.—The 

17 Secretary of Transportation is exempt from the restriction 

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

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

20 of the National Airspace System or maintenance of public 

21 safety, including activities carried out under the Federal 

22 Aviation Administration’s Alliance for System Safety of 

23 UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE) Center of 

24 Excellence (COE) and any other activity deemed to sup25 port the safe, secure, or efficient operation of the National 


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1 Airspace System or maintenance of public safety, as deter2 mined by the Secretary or the Secretary’s designee. 

3 (d) 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 operation or procurement is necessary for the purpose of 

9 meeting NOAA’s science or management objectives or 

10 operational mission. 

11 (e) 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 Ac21 countability in the House of Representatives; 

22 and 

23 (C) other appropriate congressional com24 mittees of jurisdiction. 


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

2 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisi3 tion Regulatory Council shall prescribe regulations or 

4 guidance, as necessary, to implement the requirements of 

5 this section pertaining to Federal contracts. 

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

7 PURCHASE CARDS TO PURCHASE COVERED 

8 UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COV9 ERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

10 Effective immediately, Government-issued Purchase 

11 Cards may not be used to procure any covered unmanned 

12 aircraft system from a covered foreign entity. 

13 SEC. 7. MANAGEMENT OF EXISTING INVENTORIES OF COV14 ERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM 

15 COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. 

16 (a) IN GENERAL.—All executive agencies must ac17 count for existing inventories of covered unmanned air18 craft systems manufactured or assembled by a covered for19 eign entity in their personal property accounting systems, 

20 within one year of the date of enactment of this Act, re21 gardless of the original procurement cost, or the purpose 

22 of procurement due to the special monitoring and account23 ing measures necessary to track the items’ capabilities. 

24 (b) CLASSIFIED TRACKING.—Due to the sensitive na25 ture of missions and operations conducted by the United 


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1 States Government, inventory data related to covered un2 manned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by 

3 a covered foreign entity may be tracked at a classified 

4 level, as determined by the Secretary of Homeland Secu5 rity or the Secretary’s designee. 

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

7 Department of Homeland Security, the Department of 

8 State, the Department of Justice, the Department of 

9 Transportation, and the National Oceanic and Atmos10 pheric Administration may exclude from the full inventory 

11 process, covered unmanned aircraft systems that are 

12 deemed expendable due to mission risk such as recovery 

13 issues, or that are one-time-use covered unmanned aircraft 

14 due to requirements and low cost. 

15 (d) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY EXCEPTION.—Noth16 ing in this section shall apply to any element of the intel17 ligence community. 

18 SEC. 8. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT. 

19 Not later than 275 days after the date of the enact20 ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 

21 States shall submit to Congress a report on the amount 

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

23 aircraft systems procured by Federal departments and 

24 agencies from covered foreign entities, except that nothing 


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1 in this section shall apply to any element of the intel2 ligence community. 

3 SEC. 9. GOVERNMENT-WIDE POLICY FOR PROCUREMENT 

4 OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 

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

6 date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Of7 fice of Management and Budget, in coordination with the 

8 Department of Homeland Security, Department of Trans9 portation, the Department of Justice, the Department of 

10 State, and other Departments as determined by the Direc11 tor of the Office of Management and Budget, and in con12 sultation with the National Institute of Standards and 

13 Technology, shall establish a government-wide policy for 

14 the procurement of an unmanned aircraft system— 

15 (1) for non-Department of Defense and non-in16 telligence community operations; and 

17 (2) through grants and cooperative agreements 

18 entered into with non-Federal entities. 

19 (b) INFORMATION SECURITY.—The policy developed 

20 under subsection (a) shall include the following specifica21 tions, which to the extent practicable, shall be based on 

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1 mitting Federal information in an unmanned aircraft sys2 tem: 

3 (1) Protections to ensure controlled access to 

4 an unmanned aircraft system. 

5 (2) Protecting software, firmware, and hard6 ware by ensuring changes to an unmanned aircraft 

7 system are properly managed, including by ensuring 

8 an unmanned aircraft system can be updated using 

9 a secure, controlled, and configurable mechanism. 

10 (3) Cryptographically securing sensitive col11 lected, stored, and transmitted data, including prop12 er handling of privacy data and other controlled un13 classified information. 

14 (4) Appropriate safeguards necessary to protect 

15 sensitive information, including during and after use 

16 of an unmanned aircraft system. 

17 (5) Appropriate data security to ensure that 

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

19 locations. 

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

21 downloading, or transmitting of data that is not re22 quired by law or regulation and an ability to choose 

23 with whom and where information is shared when it 

24 is required. 


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1 (c) REQUIREMENT.—The policy developed under sub2 section (a) shall reflect an appropriate risk-based ap3 proach to information security related to use of an un4 manned aircraft system. 

5 (d) REVISION OF ACQUISITION REGULATIONS.—Not 

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

7 required under subsection (a) is issued— 

8 (1) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council 

9 shall revise the Federal Acquisition Regulation, as 

10 necessary, to implement the policy; and 

11 (2) any Federal department or agency or other 

12 Federal entity not subject to, or not subject solely 

13 to, the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall revise 

14 applicable policy, guidance, or regulations, as nec15 essary, to implement the policy. 

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

17 under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Man18 agement and Budget shall— 

19 (1) incorporate policies to implement the ex20 emptions contained in this Act; and 

21 (2) incorporate an exemption to the policy in 

22 the case of a head of the procuring department or 

23 agency determining, in writing, that no product that 

24 complies with the information security requirements 

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1 mission critical performance requirements, and such 

2 determination— 

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

4 the Deputy Secretary, or Administrator, of the 

5 procuring department or agency; 

6 (B) shall specify— 

7 (i) the quantity of end items to which 

8 the waiver applies and the procurement 

9 value of those items; and 

10 (ii) the time period over which the 

11 waiver applies, which shall not exceed three 

12 years; 

13 (C) shall be reported to the Office of Man14 agement and Budget following issuance of such 

15 a determination; and 

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

17 on which the determination is made, shall be 

18 provided to the Committee on Homeland Secu19 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate 

20 and the Committee on Oversight and Account21 ability of the House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 10. STATE, LOCAL, AND TERRITORIAL LAW ENFORCE2 MENT AND EMERGENCY SERVICE EXEMP3 TION. 

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

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

6 or emergency service agency from procuring or operating 

7 a covered unmanned aircraft system purchased with non8 Federal dollars. 

9 (b) CONTINUITY OF ARRANGEMENTS.—The Federal 

10 Government may continue entering into contracts, grants, 

11 and cooperative agreements or other Federal funding in12 struments with State, local, or territorial law enforcement 

13 or emergency service agencies under which a covered un14 manned aircraft system will be purchased or operated if 

15 the agency has received approval or waiver to purchase 

16 or operate a covered unmanned aircraft system pursuant 

17 to section 1095. 

18 SEC. 11. STUDY. 

19 (a) STUDY ON THE SUPPLY CHAIN FOR UNMANNED

20 AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND COMPONENTS.— 

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

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

23 Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

24 Sustainment shall provide to the appropriate con25 gressional committees a report on the supply chain 

26 for covered unmanned aircraft systems, including a 


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1 discussion of current and projected future demand 

2 for covered unmanned aircraft systems. 

3 (2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 

4 (1) shall include the following: 

5 (A) A description of the current and future 

6 global and domestic market for covered un7 manned aircraft systems that are not widely 

8 commercially available except from a covered 

9 foreign entity. 

10 (B) A description of the sustainability, 

11 availability, cost, and quality of secure sources 

12 of covered unmanned aircraft systems domesti13 cally and from sources in allied and partner 

14 countries. 

15 (C) The plan of the Secretary of Defense 

16 to address any gaps or deficiencies identified in 

17 subparagraph (B), including through the use of 

18 funds available under the Defense Production 

19 Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.) and part20 nerships with the National Aeronautics and 

21 Space Administration and other interested per22 sons. 

23 (D) Such other information as the Under 

24 Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 

25 Sustainment determines to be appropriate. 


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1 (3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT2 TEES DEFINED.—In this section the term ‘‘appro3 priate congressional committees’’ means: 

4 (A) The Committees on Armed Services of 

5 the Senate and the House of Representatives. 

6 (B) The Committee on Homeland Security 

7 and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 

8 Committee on Oversight and Accountability of 

9 the House of Representatives. 

10 (C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 

11 and Transportation of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Science, Space, and Technology of 

13 the House of Representatives. 

14 (D) The Select Committee on Intelligence 

15 of the Senate and the Permanent Select Com16 mittee on Intelligence of the House of Rep17 resentatives. 

18 (E) The Committee on Transportation and 

19 Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 

20 (F) The Committee on Homeland Security 

21 of the House of Representatives. 

22 (G) The Committee on Foreign Relations 

23 of the Senate and the Committee on Foreign 

24 Affairs of the House of Representatives. 


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1 SEC. 12. EXCEPTIONS. 

2 (a) EXCEPTION FOR WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT OPER3 ATIONS AND SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS.—The 

4 appropriate Federal agencies, in consultation with the Sec5 retary of Homeland Security, are exempt from the pro6 curement and operation restrictions under sections 3, 4, 

7 and 5 to the extent the procurement or operation is nec8 essary for the purpose of supporting the full range of wild9 fire management operations or search and rescue oper10 ations. 

11 (b) EXCEPTION FOR INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.— 

12 Sections 3, 4, and 5 shall not apply to any activity subject 

13 to the reporting requirements under title V of the National 

14 Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.), any au15 thorized intelligence activities of the United States, or any 

16 activity or procurement that supports an authorized intel17 ligence activity. 

18 (c) EXCEPTION FOR TRIBAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OR

19 EMERGENCY SERVICE AGENCY.—Tribal law enforcement 

20 or Tribal emergency service agencies, in consultation with 

21 the Secretary of Homeland Security, are exempt from the 

22 procurement, operation, and purchase restrictions under 

23 sections 3, 4, and 5 to the extent the procurement or oper24 ation is necessary for the purpose of supporting the full 

25 range of law enforcement operations or search and rescue 

26 operations on Indian lands. 


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1 SEC. 13. SUNSET. 

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

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

4 this Act. 

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