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American Security Drone Act of 2020

Introduced: September 18, 2019 Introduced by: Scott, Rick Republican · Florida See on congress.gov
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Sep 15, 2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.
Sep 15, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-268.
Mar 11, 2020
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Sep 18, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sep 18, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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American Security Drone Act of 2020

This bill bans the procurement, operation or use by the federal government of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) that are manufactured or assembled by certain foreign entities, including entities subject to influence or control by China, with exceptions for certain research, training, or testing activities.

Government-issued purchase cards may not be used to procure any UAS from a foreign entity.

All executive agencies must account for existing inventories of UAS manufactured or assembled by a foreign entity in their personal property accounting systems, with exceptions.

The Government Accountability Office must report on the amount of commercial off-the-shelf drones and UAS procured from foreign entities.

The Office of Management and Budget shall (1) establish a government-wide policy for the procurement of UAS, taking into account information security; and (2) contract with a federally-funded research and development center to study certain UAS-related issues.

What's happening now September 15, 2020

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 547.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5125 Identical bill American Security Drone Act of 2019
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 3
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 23, 2019
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Sep 18, 2019
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Cotton, Tom
Arkansas · Sep 18, 2019
 R
Hawley, Josh
Missouri · Sep 18, 2019
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Murphy, Christopher
Connecticut · Sep 18, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2502: American Security Drone Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2502/
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"S. 2502: American Security Drone Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2502/.
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S. 2502, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2502/.
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