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112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5950
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 15, 2012
Mr. Burgess introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
A BILL
To amend the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 to establish prohibitions to prevent the use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in the national airspace system, and for other purposes.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
No Armed Drones Act of 2012
or the
NADA Act of 2012
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Unmanned aircraft systems
In general
Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 (126 Stat. 72 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:
Prohibitions to prevent use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in national airspace system
Prohibitions
The Secretary of Transportation may not authorize a person—
to operate an unmanned aircraft system in the national airspace system for the purpose, in whole or in part, of using the unmanned aircraft system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property; or
to manufacture, sell, or distribute an unmanned aircraft system, or a component thereof, for use in the national airspace system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property.
Definitions
In this section, the following definitions apply:
Person
The term person has the meaning given that term in section 40102(a) of title 49, United States Code.
Weapon
The term weapon includes lethal and nonlethal weapons.
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Clerical amendment
The table of contents contained in section 1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 336 the following:
Sec. 337. Prohibitions to prevent use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in national airspace system.
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