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U.S. GOVERNMENT
INFORMATION
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116TH CONGRESS REPORT
1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 116-301
DRONE ORIGIN SECURITY ENHANCEMENT ACT
NOVEMBER 19, 2019.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Mr. THOMPSON of Mississippi, from the Committee on Homeland
Security, submitted the following
REPORT
[To accompany H.R. 4753]
The Committee on Homeland Security, to whom was referred the
bill (H.R. 4753) to prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security
from operating or procuring foreign-made unmanned aircraft sys-
tems, and for other purposes, having considered the same, report
favorably thereon without amendment and recommend that the bill
do pass.
CONTENTS
Page
P urpose an d Sum m ary ........................................................................................... 1
Background and Need for Legislation ................................................................... 2
H e a rin g s ................................................................................................................... 2
C om m ittee C onsideration ....................................................................................... 2
C om m ittee V otes ...................................................................................................... 3
Com m ittee Oversight Findings ............................................................................... 3
C.B.O. Estimate, New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax
E xpen ditu res ....................................................................................................... 3
Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................ 3
Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives .................................... 3
D uplicative Federal Program s ............................................................................... 3
Congressional Earmarks, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits ...
A dvisory Com m ittee Statem ent ..............................................................................
Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................
Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 4
PURPOSE AND SUMMARY
H.R. 4753, the Drone Origin Security Enhancement Act, would
prohibit the Secretary of Homeland Security from operating, pro-
viding financial assistance for, or entering into or renewing a con-
tract for the procurement of certain unmanned aircraft systems
(UAS). Specifically, the prohibition applies to UAS manufactured in
or consisting of parts made in foreign countries that the Depart-
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