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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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘UAS Threat Disclo-
sure Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. DECLASSIFICATION OF INFORMATION RELATED TO 
SECURITY THREATS POSED BY COVERED UN-
MANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall— 
(1) declassify all information related to security 
threats posed by covered unmanned aircraft systems, 
including— 
(A) the complete and unredacted report 
and findings of any security assessment, test, 
inspection, audit, review, technical evaluation, 
analysis, or study conducted or commissioned 
by any Federal agency regarding a covered un-
manned aircraft system prior to May 31, 2024; 
and 
(B) a description of the actions taken by 
any Federal agency as a result of any such re-
port and findings; 
(2) submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a complete and unclassified report that 
contains the information declassified and described 
under paragraph (1); and 
(3) publish on a publicly available internet 
website of the Office of the Director of National In-
telligence such information, unless the Director de-
termines any such declassification would be incom-
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patible with the national security interests of the 
United States or otherwise inconsistent with the pro-
tection of intelligence sources or methods. 
(b) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of National Intelligence shall provide to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a briefing on the in-
formation declassified and described under sub-
section (a). 
(2) REQUIREMENT.—The briefing under para-
graph (1) shall be conducted jointly with the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CON-
GRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) BUSINESS
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘business 
entity’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
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334 of the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 
6764). 
(3) COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘‘covered unmanned aircraft system’’ 
means any unmanned aircraft system that has been 
produced, manufactured, or assembled by a business 
entity domiciled in the People’s Republic of China or 
subject to influence or control by the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China or the Communist 
Party of the People’s Republic of China, as deter-
mined by the Director. 
(4) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of National Intelligence. 
(5) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 44801 of title 49, United 
States Code. 
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