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S1762119th Congress

NEDD Act of 2025

Sponsored By: Senator Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

Introduced

Summary

This bill would add the Department of Energy to federal authority that regulates and defends nuclear sites from covered unmanned aircraft systems sourced from or connected to covered foreign entities. It would expand who can block procurement, operation, and use of those UAS and who can decide classified tracking and accounting rules.

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  • Department of Energy staff and leadership: would gain explicit authority across procurement, operation, use, classified tracking determinations, and accounting exceptions for covered unmanned aircraft systems.
  • Nuclear facility operators and sites: clarifies DOE responsibility for locations that store, transport, or use special nuclear material and for facilities that research, design, manufacture, or produce non-nuclear components for nuclear weapons.
  • Federal agencies and contractors: decisions about using federal funds, awarding contracts, or operating covered UAS sourced from covered foreign entities would now contemplate DOE concurrence and involvement.

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Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

More DOE authority over drones

If enacted, the bill would add the Secretary of Energy to federal rules on buying and operating certain foreign-linked drones. It would let the Department of Energy join classified tracking decisions and get an existing accounting exception. It would also clarify DOE authority to protect sites that store or move special nuclear material and sites that make non‑nuclear weapon parts. These changes would take effect upon enactment and mainly affect DOE, federal agencies, contractors, and nuclear site operators.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Peters, Gary C. [D-MI]

MI • D

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN]

    TN • R

    Sponsored 5/14/2025

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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