Law enforcement unmanned aircraft system buyback program

(a) Establishment The Attorney General shall establish a program to provide payments to State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies to surrender to the Attorney General unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled in a covered foreign country. (b) Eligible equipment Equipment that is eligible to be surrendered to the Attorney General for payment under this section is— (1) an unmanned aircraft system that was manufactured in, assembled in, or otherwise sourced from a covered foreign country; or (2) in the case of an unmanned aircraft system that was not manufactured in, assembled in, or otherwise sourced from a covered foreign country, a critical component of such system that was manufactured in, assembled in, or otherwise sourced from a covered foreign country. (c) Use of funds Funds made available under this section may be used to— (1) compensate State, local, Tribal, and territorial law enforcement agencies for surrendered unmanned aircraft systems or critical components of such systems; (2) cover administrative costs of operating the program; and (3) ensure secure destruction, decommissioning, or controlled storage of unmanned aircraft systems surrendered under this section. (d) Priority The Attorney General shall give priority for payment under this section to law enforcement agencies that surrender unmanned aircraft systems that are actively deployed in public safety or critical infrastructure operations.