Comment by dangoor

For people wonder how this got there, the blame goes to Rep. Elise Stefanik:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2864

That bill was tacked onto a big "must pass" defense authorization and may not have survived on its own.

Here's an article with some speculation on why Stefanik introduced this bill: https://dronexl.co/2024/06/06/drone-industry-outrage-stefani...