I 
114TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 1385 
To provide for a legal framework for the operation of public unmanned 
aircraft systems, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MARCH 17, 2015 
Mr. POE of Texas (for himself, Ms. LOFGREN, Mr. CRAWFORD, Mr. 
JEFFRIES, Mr. HENSARLING, Mr. SALMON, Mrs. LUMMIS, and Mr. 
PEARCE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To provide for a legal framework for the operation of public 
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 ‘‘Preserving American 
Privacy Act of 2015’’. 
SEC. 2. USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part II of title 18, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 205 the fol-
lowing: 
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‘‘CHAPTER 205A—USE OF UNMANNED 
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS 
‘‘3119a. Definitions. 
‘‘3119b. Use of public unmanned aircraft systems. 
‘‘3119c. Use of covered information as evidence. 
‘‘3119d. Administrative discipline. 
‘‘3119e. Reporting. 
‘‘3119f. Private use of unmanned aircraft systems. 
‘‘3119g. Application with other Federal laws. 
‘‘3119h. Ban on weaponization. 
‘‘3119i. Rule of construction regarding State laws on unmanned aircraft system 
usage. 
‘‘§ 3119a. Definitions 
‘‘In this Act: 
‘‘(1) COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.— 
The term ‘court of competent jurisdiction’ in-
cludes— 
‘‘(A) any district court of the United 
States (including a magistrate judge of such a 
court) or any United States court of appeals 
that— 
‘‘(i) has jurisdiction over the offense 
being investigated; 
‘‘(ii) is in a district in which the pub-
lic unmanned aircraft system is located or 
where the public unmanned aircraft system 
is being or sought to be operated; or 
‘‘(iii) is acting on a request for foreign 
assistance pursuant to section 3512 of title 
18, United States Code; or 
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‘‘(B) a court of general criminal jurisdic-
tion of a State authorized by the law of that 
State to issue search warrants. 
‘‘(2) COVERED INFORMATION.—The term ‘cov-
ered information’ means— 
‘‘(A) information that is reasonably likely 
to enable identification of an individual; or 
‘‘(B) information about an individual’s 
property that is not in plain view. 
‘‘(3) GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY.—The term ‘gov-
ernmental entity’ means a department or agency of 
the United States or any State or political subdivi-
sion thereof. 
‘‘(4) PUBLIC UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.— 
The term ‘public unmanned aircraft system’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 331 of the FAA 
Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (49 U.S.C. 
40101 note). 
‘‘(5) STATE.—The term ‘State’ means any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any territory 
or possession of the United States. 
‘‘(6) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM.—The term 
‘unmanned aircraft system’ has the meaning given 
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