Senators Unveil Bill to Stem Flow of Drones to Terrorists
Sens. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, and Jacky Rosen, D-Nev., introduced a bill June 11 aimed at preventing foreign terrorists from acquiring unmanned aerial vehicles, which are increasingly used to attack U.S. troops.
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The proposed Combating Foreign Terrorist Drones Act would require the Defense Department to write a report for Congress on how terrorist groups obtain drones, such as through commercial purchase, diversion, illicit manufacturing, trafficking, state-sponsored supply, or theft or recovery from nation-state operators.
The report would have to identify suppliers, networks, routes, production facilities, and other key points that facilitate drone acquisitions by terrorists. It would also have to recommend legislative or administrative steps to prevent such acquisitions.
The bill was referred to the Senate Armed Services Committee.