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114TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2569 

To consolidate within the Department of Defense all executive authority 

regarding the use of armed unmanned aerial vehicles, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 22, 2015 

Mr. YOHO (for himself, Ms. LEE, Mr. MASSIE, Mr. JONES, Mr. AMASH, Mr. 

CONYERS, Mr. MULVANEY, Mr. LABRADOR, Mr. DELANEY, and Mr. 

GRAYSON) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services, and in addition to the Select Committee on 

Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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 consolidate within the Department of Defense all executive authority regarding the use of armed unmanned 

aerial vehicles, 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 Reform Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY 

2 OVER USE OF ARMED UNMANNED AERIAL VE3 HICLES. 

4 (a) DOD EXECUTIVE AUTHORITY.— 

5 (1) PROHIBITION.—No operation involving the 

6 use of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle shall be 

7 carried out under the authority of a department or 

8 agency of the Federal Government other than the 

9 Department of Defense. 

10 (2) USE BY MILITARY PERSONNEL.—Only uni11 formed members of the United States Armed Forces 

12 may— 

13 (A) operate, or order the operation of, an 

14 armed unmanned aerial vehicle; or 

15 (B) operate or fire, or order the operation 

16 or firing of, any weapon or other munition car17 ried on an armed unmanned aerial vehicle. 

18 (3) APPLICABLE LAW.—The operation and use 

19 of an armed unmanned aerial vehicle shall be subject 

20 to the requirements of title 10 of the United States 

21 Code. 

22 (b) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec23 tion shall be construed— 

24 (1) to limit or expand any authority of any 

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1 fense in support of actions described in paragraph 

2 (1) and (2) of subsection (a); or 

3 (2) to create any authority, or expand any ex4 isting authority, for the Federal Government to kill 

5 any person. 

6 (c) UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.—The term ‘‘un7 manned aerial vehicle’’ means an aircraft that is operated 

8 without the possibility of direct human intervention from 

9 within or on the aircraft. The term includes aircraft re10 ferred to as a drone, UAV, unmanned aircraft (UA), un11 manned aerial system (UAS), remotely piloted aircraft 

12 (RPA), remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), remotely operated 

13 aircraft (ROA), and unmanned aerial vehicle system 

14 (UAVS). 

15 (d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 

16 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

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