Sec. 1001. Limitation
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Except as otherwise provided in this section, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used for the purchase, acquisition, research, development, or operation of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems— produced or assembled in, or containing components produced or assembled in, a foreign country of concern; or produced or assembled by entities owned, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the government of, a foreign country of concern. The limitation in subsection
(a)shall not apply to the acquisition of advanced air mobility and unmanned aircraft systems for the purposes of research and development for improving the United States counter-UAS systems and detection systems capabilities. The Secretary of Commerce may waive the limitation in subsection
(a)if the Secretary determines, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, that such waiver is in the national security interest of the United States. The Secretary of Commerce shall report the issuance of such a waiver to the relevant committees of jurisdiction of Congress not later than 30 days after issuing such waiver. In this section, the term foreign country of concern means— a country that is a covered nation (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10 United States Code); or any other country that the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence, determines to be engaged in conduct that is detrimental to the national security or foreign policy of the United States.