“The bill as it stands does not provide any compensation to those that could be affected by this ban, if it is retroactive.”
The Countering CCP Drones Act rode into the 2025 NDAA as Section 1722 of a bill that runs past 1,000 pages. It strips DJI of FCC approval, which blocks future imports and could ground drones people already own. Small operators who can’t afford $10,000 to $25,000 for approved US airframes eat the loss. Nobody had to vote on the ban by itself.