Sec. 601. Prohibition on PHMSA operation, procurement, or contracting action with respect to covered unmanned aircraft systems
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Chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: In this section: The term Administration means the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration. The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Administration. The term covered foreign country means any of the following: The People’s Republic of China. The Russian Federation. The Islamic Republic of Iran. The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela.
The Republic of Cuba. The term covered unmanned aircraft system means an unmanned aircraft system that is, or is owned by an entity that is— included on the Consolidated Screening List or Entity List as designated by the Secretary of Commerce; domiciled in a covered foreign country; or subject to influence or control by the government of a covered foreign country. Subject to subsection (c), the Administrator shall not— operate a covered unmanned aircraft system; or enter into, extend, or renew a contract— for the procurement of a covered unmanned aircraft system; or with an entity that operates (as determined by the Secretary of Transportation) a covered unmanned aircraft system in the performance of any Administration contract.
The restrictions under subsection
(b)shall not apply if the operation, procurement, or contracting action is for the purpose of intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare operations, testing, analysis, and training. The Administrator may waive the restrictions under subsection
(b)on a case by case basis by certifying, in writing, to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the appropriate committees of Congress that the operation, procurement, or contracting action is required in the public interest of the United States. Subject to available appropriations, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall replace any covered unmanned aircraft system that is owned or operated by the Administration as of that date of enactment with an unmanned aircraft system manufactured in the United States or an allied country (as defined in section 2350f(d) of title 10). Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this section, the Administrator shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that includes— a description of the changes the Administration has made to its operation, procurement, and contracting processes to ensure that the Administration does not acquire any covered unmanned aircraft system; the number of covered unmanned aircraft systems that needed to be replaced in accordance with subsection (e), including— an explanation of the purposes for which such covered unmanned aircraft systems were used; a description of the unmanned aircraft systems that the Administrator will purchase to replace such covered unmanned aircraft systems; and the cost to purchase the unmanned aircraft systems described in subparagraph (B); and any other information determined appropriate by the Administrator. . The analysis for chapter 448 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 44814 the following: 44815. Prohibition on PHMSA operation, procurement, or contracting action with respect to covered unmanned aircraft systems. .