75-3740h. Acquisition of certain drones or related components, services or equipment by governmental agencies prohibited; exceptions; effective date.

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(a)In addition to the provisions of K.S.A. 75-3739 , and amendments thereto, and any other applicable statutes concerning purchases, a governmental agency shall not purchase or acquire any drone or any related services, maintenance agreements or equipment, the critical components of which were:

(1)Produced in any country of concern; or

(2)produced or owned by any foreign principal.

(b)Any critical components for drones or any related services or equipment that were acquired prior to July 1, 2025, and that are not in compliance with subsection

(a)may continue to be used by the governmental agency that acquired such critical components. When a governmental agency determines that a critical component must be replaced, the governmental agency may use any replacement component acquired prior to July 1, 2025, but no new replacement component shall be acquired from any foreign principal.

(c)Any acquisition that is otherwise prohibited under subsection

(a)or

(b)may be completed by a governmental agency if:

(1)There is no other reasonable means to acquire such critical components or of addressing the needs of the governmental agency necessitating such acquisition;

(2)the agreement for such acquisition is approved by the secretary of administration after consultation with the adjutant general; and

(3)failure to acquire such critical components or otherwise address the needs of the governmental agency would pose a greater threat to the safety and security of this state than that posed by entering into such acquisition agreement.

(d)The provisions of this section shall not apply to any contract or agreement entered into prior to July 1, 2025.