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.

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 196 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. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JANUARY 5, 2021 Mr. BURGESS introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Perma- nent 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:41 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H196.IH H196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 196 IH SECTION 1. PROHIBITION ON CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 1 AGENCY OPERATION OF UNMANNED AERIAL 2 VEHICLE STRIKES AND TRANSFER OF AU- 3 THORITY TO THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 4 (a) PROHIBITION.—Notwithstanding any other provi- 5 sion of law, no officer or employee of, or contractor or 6 detailee to, the Central Intelligence Agency shall use an 7 unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons strike or 8 other lethal action. 9 (b) TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 10 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 11 shall transfer to the Department of Defense all authority 12 to use an unmanned aerial vehicle to carry out a weapons 13 strike or other lethal action. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:41 Feb 02, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H196.IH H196 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS