Senate Bill 4474
116th Congress(2019-2020)
A bill to amend the Arms Export Control Act to prohibit the export of certain unmanned aircraft systems.
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Aug 6, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
4474
Congress
116
Policy Area
International Affairs
International Affairs
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting foreign aid, human rights, international law and organizations; national governance; arms control; diplomacy and foreign officials; alliances and collective security. Measures concerning trade agreements, tariffs, foreign investments, and foreign loans may fall under Foreign Trade and International Finance policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
This bill limits the export of certain unmanned aircraft systems and related equipment.
Specifically, such systems and equipment may not be exported except to the government of (1) a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) member country, (2) Australia, (3) Israel, (4) Japan, (5) New Zealand, or (6) South Korea.
This limitation shall apply to unmanned aircraft systems that (1) are described in the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) Annex, or (2) meet certain qualifications relating to flight range and payload capacity.
(The MTCR is a multilateral informal political understanding that addresses the proliferation of missile technologies.)
August 6, 2020
08/06/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
08/06/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:18 PM