Session of 2025
House Concurrent Resolution No. 5010
By Representatives K. Williams, Bloom, Brantley, Bryce, Buehler, B. Carpenter,
Chauncey, Corbet, Croft, Delperdang, Francis, Goetz, Howell, Howerton, James,
Johnson, Kessler, Neelly, Reavis, Schmoe, A. Smith, C. Smith, Sutton, Tarwater,
Waggoner, Ward, Wasinger and Wilborn
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A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION supporting the full authorization and
funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research,
testing, certification and commercialization program and supporting
the passage of the national defense authorization act for fiscal year
2025.
WHEREAS, The public safety autonomous technologies research,
testing, certification and commercialization program is a potential
research grant awarded by the United States department of commerce;
and
WHEREAS, The mission of the program is to research, create prototypes
and develop new innovations for small uncrewed aerial systems
(UAS) and catalyze such efforts in Kansas, if a Kansas research
institute is chosen for the program; and
WHEREAS, Evidence has shown an urgent need to advance affordable
UAS without adversarial foreign influences by promoting and
developing innovations created in the United States and supporting
supply chains that provide operational enhancement designs that
would serve state and local public safety missions; and
WHEREAS, The urgent need to rapidly develop United States UAS
capabilities to counter the Chinese CCP DJI drone threat that has
captured more than 90% of the commercial and public safety markets
has become clear to Kansans: Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Kansas, the
Senate concurring therein: That we support the full authorization and
funding of the public safety autonomous technologies research,
testing, certification and commercialization program by the United
States department of commerce to support the innovation and
development of UAS in the United States; and
Be it further resolved: That we also support the national defense
authorization act (NDAA) for fiscal year 2025, which bans the
acquisition and operation of CCP DJI drones by the United States
federal government and United States grant recipients; and
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Be it further resolved: That we also support section 162 of the NDAA,
which requires the United States department of defense to make a
determination within one year of enactment of the unacceptable risks
posed by the Chinese CCP DJI drone and, upon making such
determination, ban the DJI drone in the United States. The possibility
of such prohibition has created a stronger sense of urgency within
state and local public safety agencies to work with industries and
universities to solve this problem without sacrificing performance and
affordability; and
Be it further resolved: That the Secretary of State shall send an enrolled
copy of this resolution to Representative Kristey Williams.
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