- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- House
- Sponsors
- 12
- Latest action
- Mar 18, 2025
What it does
The NEDD Act would amend existing federal law to exempt the Secretary of Energy from certain prohibitions on procuring, operating, and using federal funds for unmanned aircraft systems (drones) from covered foreign entities, particularly those deemed a security risk. It would also grant the Secretary of Energy authority to determine the use of classified tracking systems for drone defense, provide an accounting exception for the Department of Energy, and expand the Secretary’s authority to protect U.S.-owned or contracted nuclear facilities and assets—including those storing special nuclear material or producing non-nuclear components for nuclear weapons—from drone threats. The bill applies…
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