No long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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No long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of Homeland SecurityHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says
“None of the funds made available for the Department of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used to procure or acquire long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities or to equip any long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities.”
Section 219(b). No money for the department, in this Act or any earlier one, may be used to buy a long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities, or to add kinetic capabilities to one it already has.
What the document actually says
“None of the funds made available for the Department of Homeland Security in this or any prior Act may be used to procure or acquire long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities or to equip any long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities.”
That sentence, in plain words
No money may buy a long range drone that can strike. No money may add that power to one.
What this is about
The word kinetic means it can hit a target. The Coast Guard drones bought here watch and report. This rule covers the whole department.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“No long-range unmanned aircraft with kinetic capabilities,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-sec219-no-kinetic-long-range-drones/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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