DRONE Act of 2025

119 HR 1058 IH: Directing Resources for Officers Navigating Emergencies Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-02-06 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1058 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 A BILL To authorize the use of certain Department of Justice grants to purchase and operate unmanned aircraft systems to benefit public safety. 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 . 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) .