CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON INITIATION OF NEW UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS.

SEC. 141. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON INITIATION OF NEW UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE SYSTEMS.(a) Applicability of Limitation Only to Procurement Funds.—Subsection (a) of section 142 of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 119 Stat. 3164) is amended—(1) by inserting “for procurement” after “the Department of Defense”; and(2) by inserting before the period at the end the following: “(or by an official within the Office of the Under Secretary designated by the Under Secretary for that purpose)”.(b) Applicability Only to New Systems.—Subsection (b) of that section is amended to read as follows:“(b) Exception for Existing Systems.—The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply with respect to an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) system (or any component or other item of associated equipment of any such system described in subsection (a)) if as of January 6, 2006—“(1) the system (or component or item of associated equipment) to be procured is otherwise under contract or has previously been procured by the Department; or“(2) funds have been appropriated but not yet obligated for the system (or component or item of associated equipment).”.