Bill > HR1501

This bill, the Unmanned Aerial Security Act (UAS Act), prohibits the Secretary of Homeland Security from operating, providing financial assistance for, or procuring certain foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), software operating systems associated with UAS, or systems for the detection or identification of UAS. The bill defines a "covered foreign country" as a country identified by the intelligence community as a foreign adversary or by the Secretary of Homeland Security in coordination with the Director of National Intelligence. The Secretary can waive the prohibition if the UAS, software, or detection system is required for national interest, counter-UAS research, or intelligence operations. The bill also requires the Secretary to submit a terrorism threat assessment and report to Congress on the use of such foreign-made systems by the Department of Homeland Security.