Susan Collins: “I call up Senator Blackburn's amendment No. 1349, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The…”

“I call up Senator Blackburn's amendment No. 1349, and I ask that it be reported by number. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report by number. The senior assistant legislative clerk read as follows: The Senator from Maine [Ms. Collins], for Mrs. Blackburn, proposes an amendment numbered 1349 to amendment No. 1092. The amendment is as follows: (Purpose: To withhold Federal funding from the Department of Transportation for awarding any Federal assistance to entities from certain foreign countries for projects related to unmanned aircraft systems, and for other purposes) At the appropriate place in division C, insert the following: Sec. ___. None of the funds made available by this Act for the Federal Aviation Administration related to unmanned aircraft systems may be used to make awards to any entity that, after the date of enactment of this Act, intends to use such funds to partner with or otherwise transact business related to unmanned aircraft systems with the People's Republic of China, the Russian Federation, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, or the Republic of Cuba.…”