S.Amdt. 1155

SA 1155. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill H.R. 4366, making appropriations for
military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2024, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in division C, insert the
following:

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Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by this Act may
be used to make awards for any project related to unmanned
aircraft systems to an entity that partners with or otherwise
transacts business relating to unmanned aircraft systems with
the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic
of Cuba. No such entity may receive awards for any project
related to unmanned aircraft systems if the entity is:
(1) included on the Consolidated Screening List maintained
by the Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade;
(2) domiciled in the People's Republic of China, the
Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the
Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian
Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba;
(3) subject to influence or control by the government of
the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the
Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic
of Cuba; or
(4) owned by the People's Republic of China, the Russian
Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba.
Sec. ___.  None of the funds made available by the Act may
be used by the Secretary of Transportation to operate an
unmanned aircraft system or to enter into, extend, or renew a
contract for the procurement of an unmanned aircraft system
or a contract with an entity that operates an unmanned
aircraft system in the performance of any Department of
Transportation contract if the unmanned aircraft system is
included on the Consolidated Screening List maintained by the
Under Secretary of Commerce for International Trade,
domiciled in the People's Republic of China, the Russian
Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic
People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of
Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba, subject to influence or
control by the government of any such country, or owned by
any such country unless--
(1) the operation, procurement, or contracting action is
for the purpose of--
(A) detection or counter-UAS system surrogate testing and
training (including at Federal Aviation Administration-
approved testing sites);
(B) intelligence, electronic warfare, and information
warfare operations, testing (including at Federal Aviation
Administration-approved testing sites), analysis, and
training; or
(C) research to inform unmanned aircraft system data-driven
policy decisions, safety assessments, procedures, rulemaking,
and standards to safely integrate emerging entrants into the
national airspace system (including at Federal Aviation
Administration-approved testing sites); and
(2) the Secretary of Transportation, on a case-by-case
basis, certifies in writing to the Secretary of Homeland
Security, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation of the Senate, and the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of
Representatives that such operation, procurement, or
contracting action is required in the public interest.
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