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Code · BILL · 113th Congress · H.R. 1960 (Engrossed in House) — To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2014 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military c... · Sec. 1264

Sec. 1264. Prohibition on use of drones to kill United States citizens

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The Department of Defense may not use a drone to kill a citizen of the United States. The prohibition under subsection
(a)shall not apply to an individual who is actively engaged in combat against the United States. In this section, the term drone means an unmanned aircraft (as defined in section 331 of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 note)).
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