S.Amdt. 2073

SA 2073. Mr. TILLIS (for himself and Ms. Hassan) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr.
Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to establish a new Directorate for
Technology and Innovation in the National Science Foundation, to
establish a regional technology hub program, to require a strategy and
report on economic security, science, research, innovation,
manufacturing, and job creation, to establish a critical supply chain
resiliency program, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on
the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. __. REIMBURSEMENT FOR REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN UNMANNED
AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS.

(a) Amendment.--Subtitle A of title XX of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603 et seq.) is amended by
adding at the end the following:

``SEC. 2010. REPLACEMENT OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
SYSTEMS.

``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
``(1) Covered unmanned aircraft system.--The term `covered
unmanned aircraft system' means an unmanned aircraft system
that was manufactured or assembled in China.
``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means--
``(A) a State or local government that owns or operates
critical infrastructure;
``(B) a State or local public safety agency; and
``(C) a State department of transportation.
``(3) Public safety agency.--The term `public safety
agency' has the meaning given the term in section 3006 of the
Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005
(47 U.S.C. 309 note).
``(4) United states ally.--The term `United States ally'
means a--
``(A) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) ally; and
``(B) country designated by the President as a major non-
NATO ally pursuant to section 517 of the Foreign Assistance
Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k).
``(5) Unmanned aircraft system.--The term `unmanned
aircraft system' has the meaning given the term in section
44801, of title 49, United States Code.
``(b) Reimbursement Authorization.--
``(1) In general.--The Secretary, acting through the
Administrator, may award grants to eligible entities to
replace covered unmanned aircraft systems in accordance with
paragraph (2).
``(2) Use of funds.--A grant awarded under paragraph (1)
may be used by an eligible entity to purchase an unmanned
aircraft system manufactured or assembled by a company
domiciled in the United States or a United States ally to
replace a covered unmanned aircraft system owned by the
eligible entity.
``(c) Authorization of Appropriations.--
``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated
to the Secretary of Homeland Security $20,000,000 for fiscal
year 2022 to carry out this section.
``(2) Specification.--Of the amounts authorized to be
appropriated under paragraph (1)--
``(A) $10,000,000 is authorized for eligible recipients
located in jurisdictions that receive funding under section
2003; and
``(B) $10,000,000 is authorized for eligible recipients
located in jurisdictions that receive funding under section
2004.''.
(b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
(1) Section 2002(a) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6
U.S.C. 603(a)) is amended by striking ``and 2009'' and
inserting ``2009, and 2010''.
(2) The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Homeland
Security Act of 2002 (Public Law 107-296; 116 Stat. 2135) is
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2009
the following:

``Sec. 2010. Replacement of certain unmanned aircraft systems.''.
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