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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7311
To prohibit the use of funds to purchase drones manufactured in the People’s
Republic of China or by Chinese state-controlled entities.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 24, 2020
Mr. GAETZ introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee
on Oversight and Reform
A BILL
To prohibit the use of funds to purchase drones manufac-
tured in the People’s Republic of China or by Chinese
state-controlled entities.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Our Skies
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Against Chinese Technology Act of 2020’’.
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO PURCHASE
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DRONES MANUFACTURED IN THE PEOPLE’S
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REPUBLIC OF CHINA OR BY CHINESE STATE-
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CONTROLLED ENTITIES.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—No funds appropriated or other-
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wise made available for fiscal year 2020 and available for
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obligation as of the date of the enactment of this Act, and
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no funds appropriated or otherwise made available for fis-
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cal year 2021 or any fiscal year thereafter, may be obli-
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gated or expended to purchase a drone described in sub-
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section (b).
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(b) DRONES DESCRIBED.—A drone described in this
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subsection is a drone manufactured in the People’s Repub-
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lic of China or by an entity owned or controlled by the
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Government of the People’s Republic of China.
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(c) APPLICATION TO PRIVATE ENTITIES AND STATE
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AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The prohibition under sub-
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section (a) includes a prohibition on the obligation
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or expenditure of funds described in that subsection
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for the purchase of a drone described in subsection
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(b) by a private entity or a State or local govern-
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ment (including a law enforcement agency) that re-
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ceived such funds through a grant or any other
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means.
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(2) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED TO RECEIVE FU-
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TURE FUNDS.—On and after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, the head of an executive agency
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may not provide funds described in subsection (a) to
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a private entity or a State or local government un-
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less the entity or government certifies that the entity
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or government, as the case may be, is not using
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drones described in subsection (b).
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) DRONE.—The term ‘‘drone’’ has the mean-
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ing given the term ‘‘unmanned aircraft’’ in section
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44801 of title 49, United States Code.
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(2) EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term ‘‘executive
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agency’’ has the meaning given that term in section
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133 of title 41, United States Code.
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