• Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has unveiled a string of new bills aimed at holding the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) accountable for any actions that affect U.S. national security, including through sanctions and cracking down on surveillance.
• The five bills were introduced by the Republican lawmaker on Feb. 16 shortly after a number of objects, including a high-altitude Chinese surveillance balloon, were detected in American airspace and were subsequently shot down.
• They include the “American Security Drone Act” which Scott says will “protect U.S. national security” by banning the federal government and military from purchasing drones manufactured in countries that are adversaries such as China and have been determined to post a national security risk.

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