Department of Energy Drone Defense Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8935 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 8935

To exempt the Secretary of Energy of certain prohibitions with respect
        to an unmanned aircraft system, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 20, 2026

Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Davis
 of North Carolina, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Jackson of Texas, and Mr. Alford)
 introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
                    Oversight and Government Reform

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                                 A BILL

To exempt the Secretary of Energy of certain prohibitions with respect
        to an unmanned aircraft system, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Drone Defense
Act''.

SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY WITH RESPECT TO COVERED
              UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES.

    (a) Exemption From Prohibition on Procurement of Covered Unmanned
Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.--Section 1823(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
118-31; 137 Stat. 692) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``Secretary of Energy,'' after ``Secretary of
State,''.
    (b) Exemption From Prohibition on Operation of Covered Unmanned
Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.--Section 1824(b) of the
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
118-31; 137 Stat. 693) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph
(1), by inserting ``Secretary of Energy,'' after ``Secretary of
State,''.
    (c) Exemption From Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds for
Procurement and Operation of Covered Unmanned Aircraft Systems From
Covered Foreign Entities.--Section 1825(b) of the National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat.
694) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting
``Secretary of Energy,'' after ``Secretary of State,''.
    (d) Granting Secretary of Energy Accounting Exception.--Section
1827(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
(Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 696) is amended by inserting ``Department
of Energy,'' after ``Department of Transportation,''.
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