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(B) for counter-DAS surrogate research, 
testing, development, evaluation, or training; or 
(C) for intelligence, electronic warfare, or 
information warfare operations, testing, anal-
ysis, and or training. 
(2) NOTICE.—The certification described in 
paragraph (1) shall be submitted to the Committees 
specified in such paragraph by not later than the 
date that is 14 days after the date on which a waiv-
er is issued under such paragraph. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—This Act shall take effect on 
the date that is 120 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) WAIVER PROCESS.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall establish a proc-
ess by which the head of an office or component of 
the Department of Homeland Security may request 
a waiver under subsection (b). 
(3) EXCEPTION.—Notwithstanding the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a), the head of an office or 
component of the Department of Homeland Security 
may continue to operate a UAS, a software oper-
ating system associated with a UAS, or a system for 
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the detection or identification of a UAS described in 
any of paragraphs (1) through (3) of such sub-
section that was in the inventory of such office or 
component on the day before the effective date of 
this Act until— 
(A) such time as the Secretary of Home-
land Security has— 
(i) granted a waiver relating thereto 
under subsection (b); or 
(ii) declined to grant such a waiver; or 
(B) one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, whichever is later. 
(d) DRONE ORIGIN SECURITY REPORT
TO CON-
GRESS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Sen-
ate a terrorism threat assessment and report that contains 
information relating to the following: 
(1) The extent to which the Department of 
Homeland Security has previously analyzed the 
threat that a UAS, a software operating system as-
sociated with a UAS, or a system for the detection 
or identification of a UAS described in any of para-
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graphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) operating 
in the United States poses, and the results of such 
analysis. 
(2) The number of UAS, software operating 
systems associated with a UAS, or systems for the 
detection or identification of a UAS described in any 
of paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a) in 
operation by the Department, including an identi-
fication of the component or office of the Depart-
ment at issue, as of such date. 
(3) The extent to which information gathered 
by a UAS, a software operating system associated 
with a UAS, or a system for the detection or identi-
fication of a UAS described in any of paragraphs (1) 
through (3) of subsection (a) could be employed to 
harm the national or economic security of the 
United States. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) BUSINESS
ENTITY.—The term ‘‘business 
entity’’ has the meaning given such term in section 
334 of the Graham-Leach-Bliley Act (15 U.S.C. 
6764). 
(2) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 
‘‘covered foreign country’’ means a country that— 
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(A) the intelligence community has identi-
fied as a foreign adversary in its most recent 
Annual Threat Assessment; or 
(B) the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in coordination with the Director of National 
Intelligence, has identified as a foreign adver-
sary that is not included in such Annual Threat 
Assessment. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 3(4) of the National Security 
Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003(4)). 
(4) UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM; UAS.—The 
terms ‘‘unmanned aircraft system’’ and ‘‘UAS’’ have 
the meaning given the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft sys-
tem’’ in section 44801 of title 49, United States 
Code. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 27, 2023. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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