To exempt the Secretary of Energy of certain prohibitions with respect to an unmanned aircraft system, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 8935 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8935 To exempt the Secretary of Energy of certain prohibitions with respect to an unmanned aircraft system, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 20, 2026 Ms. Lee of Nevada (for herself, Mr. Fleischmann, Mr. Moulton, Mr. Davis of North Carolina, Mr. LaLota, Mr. Jackson of Texas, and Mr. Alford) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To exempt the Secretary of Energy of certain prohibitions with respect to an unmanned aircraft system, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Energy Drone Defense Act''. SEC. 2. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF ENERGY WITH RESPECT TO COVERED UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS FROM COVERED FOREIGN ENTITIES. (a) Exemption From Prohibition on Procurement of Covered Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.--Section 1823(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 692) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``Secretary of Energy,'' after ``Secretary of State,''. (b) Exemption From Prohibition on Operation of Covered Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities.--Section 1824(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 693) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting ``Secretary of Energy,'' after ``Secretary of State,''. (c) Exemption From Prohibition on Use of Federal Funds for Procurement and Operation of Covered Unmanned Aircraft Syst