To prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.

Bill: 117-hr-196
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26]
Introduced: 2021-01-05
Policy area: Armed Forces and National Security
Subjects: Aviation and airports

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

Department of Defense

Executive agency funding and structure

Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information

Military operations and strategy
Latest action: action_date: 2021-01-05
text: Referred to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 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.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-01-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This bill prohibits the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action.</p> <p>The President shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use such a vehicle to conduct such a strike or lethal action.</p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 196 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES January 5, 2021 Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence , 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 prohibit the Central Intelligence Agency from using an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other deliberately lethal action and to transfer the authority to conduct such strikes or lethal action to the Department of Defense.

1. Prohibition on Central Intelligence Agency operation of unmanned aerial vehicle strikes and transfer of authority to the Department of Defense (a) Prohibition Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no officer or employee of, or contractor or detailee to, the Central Intelligence Agency shall use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action. (b) Transfer to Department of Defense Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or other lethal action.