Sec. 854. Prohibition on operation or procurement of foreign-made unmanned aircraft systems
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The Secretary of Defense may not operate or enter into or renew a contract for the procurement of— a covered unmanned aircraft system that— is manufactured in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; uses flight controllers, radios, data transmission devices, cameras, or gimbals manufactured in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; uses a ground control system or operating software developed in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; or uses network connectivity or data storage located in or administered by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; or a system manufactured in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country for the detection or identification of covered unmanned aircraft systems.
The Secretary of Defense may waive the restriction under subsection
(a)on a case by case basis by certifying in writing to the congressional defense committees that— the operation or procurement is required in the national interest of the United States; counter-UAS surrogate testing and training; or intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training. In this section: The term covered foreign country means a country labeled as a strategic competitor in the Summary of the 2018 National Defense Strategy of the United States of America: Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive Edge issued by the Department of Defense pursuant to section 113 of title 10, United States Code. The term covered unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft system and any related services and equipment.