Federal Acquisition Regulation: Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems From Covered Foreign Entities

Document Headings Document headings vary by document type but may contain the following: the agency or agencies that issued and signed a document the number of the CFR title and the number of each part the document amends, proposes to amend, or is directly related to the agency docket number / agency internal file number the RIN which identifies each regulatory action listed in the Unified Agenda of Federal Regulatory and Deregulatory Actions See the Document Drafting Handbook for more details. Department of Defense General Services Administration National Aeronautics and Space Administration 48 CFR Parts 4, 13, 39, 40, and 52 [FAC 2025-01, FAR Case 2024-002, Item I, Docket No. 2024-0002, Sequence No. 1] RIN 9000-AO70 AGENCY: Department of Defense (DoD), General Services Administration (GSA), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). ( printed page 89465) ACTION: Interim rule. SUMMARY: DoD, GSA, and NASA are issuing an interim rule amending the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) to implement a prohibition on the procurement and operation of unmanned aircraft systems manufactured or assembled by an American Security Drone Act-covered foreign entity. DATES: Effective date: November 12, 2024. Applicability date: Contracting officers shall include the clause at FAR 52.240-1, Prohibition on Unmanned Aircraft Systems Manufactured or Assembled by American Security Drone Act-Covered Foreign Entities, in solicitations issued, and contracts awarded, on or after November 12, 2024, in accordance with FAR 1.108(d); see also section II of this preamble. Comment date: Interested parties should submit written comments to the Regulatory Secretariat Division at the address shown below on or before January 13, 2025, to be considered in the formation of the final rule. ADDRESSES: Submit comments in response to FAC 2025-01, FAR Case 2024-002 to the Federal eRulemaking portal at https://www.regulations.gov by searching for “FAR Case 2024-002”. Select the lin…