S. 1762

II
  119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
  S. 1762
  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
  May 14, 2025
  Mr. Peters  (for himself and  Mrs. Blackburn ) introduced the following bill; which
  was read twice and referred to the  Committee
  on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
  A BILL
To exempt the Secretary of Energy of certain prohibitions with respect to an
  unmanned aircraft system, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the
  Nuclear Ecosystem Drone Defense Act of
  2025   or the   NEDD Act of
  2025  .
2.
Authority of Secretary of Energy with respect to covered unmanned aircraft
  systems from covered foreign entities
(a)
Exemption from prohibition on procurement of covered unmanned aircraft
  systems from covered foreign entities
Section 1823(b) of the National Defense
  Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 692) is
  amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  Secretary of
  Energy,  after  Secretary of State, .
(b)
Exemption from prohibition on operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems
  from covered foreign entities
Section 1824(b) of the National Defense
  Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 693) is
  amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by inserting  Secretary of
  Energy,  after  Secretary of State, .
(c)
Exemption from prohibition on use of Federal funds for procurement and
  operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign
  entities
Section 1825(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 694) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph
  (1), by inserting  Secretary of Energy,  after  Secretary of
  State, .
(d)
Granting Secretary of Energy authority To determine usage of classified
  tracking
Section 1827(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 696) is amended by striking  the Secretary’s
  designee  and inserting  the Secretary of Energy, as
  appropriate, or their respective designees .
(e)
Granting Secretary of Energy accounting exception
Section 1827(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
  (Public Law 118–31; 137 Stat. 696) is amended by inserting  the Department
  of Energy,  after  the Department of
  Transportation, .
(f)
Expansion of Secretary of Energy authority related to the protection of
  certain nuclear facilities and assets from unmanned aircrafts or unmanned
  aircraft systems
Section 4510(e)(1)(C) of the Atomic Energy
  Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2661(e)(1)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
(C)
owned by the United States or
  contracted to the United States—
(i)
to store, transport, or use
  special nuclear material; or
(ii)
for the research, design,
  manufacture, or production of non-nuclear components for nuclear
  weapons.
  .