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Changes U.S. export law so certain unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and related items are treated like manned aircraft for export controls rather than being regulated as missile technology. It adds a definition for “covered unmanned aircraft systems and items,” requires the President to update two parts of the export rules within 180 days, and directs U.S. policy to treat these covered UAS as manned aircraft when implementing the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR). The change applies only to the specific items and authorities named in the section.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations.
Introduced July 23, 2025 by Thomas Bryant Cotton · Last progress July 23, 2025
LEAD Act of 2025