DRONE Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1058 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1058

    To authorize the use of certain Department of Justice grants to 
   purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems to benefit public 
                                safety.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            February 6, 2025

 Mr. Correa (for himself and Mr. Nehls) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
    To authorize the use of certain Department of Justice grants to 
   purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems to benefit public 
                                safety.

    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 ``Directing Resources for Officers 
Navigating Emergencies Act of 2025'' or the ``DRONE Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. USE OF GRANT FUNDS FOR UNMANNED AIRCRAFT.

    (a) Byrne Grants.--Section 501(a)(1) of the Omnibus Crime Control 
and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10152(a)(1)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following:
                    ``(J) Programs to purchase and operate unmanned 
                aircraft systems (as such term is defined in section 
                44801 of title 49, United States Code) to benefit 
                public safety.''.
    (b) COPS Grants.--Section 1701(b) of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10381(b)) is amended--
            (1) by redesignating paragraphs (23) and (24) as paragraphs 
        (24) and (25), respectively;
            (2) by inserting after paragraph (22) the following:
            ``(23) to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems 
        (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United 
        States Code) to benefit public safety;''; and
            (3) in paragraph (24), as so redesignated, by striking 
        ``(22)'' and inserting ``(23)''.
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