The Commerce Department requested that private companies comment on the implications of the rule by March. The final decision will fall to the Trump administration.

The Commerce Department said Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the US citing national security concerns. The department said it was seeking public comments by March 4 on potential rules to safeguard the supply chain for drones,

As a New Jersey sheriff reports that his department's own 'industrial grade' drone could not keep pace with the mystery draft, major law enforcement agencies insist there's no cause for alarm

The U.S. Commerce Department said on Thursday it is considering new rules that would impose restrictions on Chinese drones that would restrict or ban them in the United States citing national security concerns.

Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said the department could impose restrictions focused will be on Chinese drones.

The United States is considering new rules to address risks posed by drones with tech from foreign adversaries like China and Russia, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

The US government is considering new restrictions on Chinese drones. One option is a complete ban on the use of drones from China, as announced in a statement from the US Department of Commerce, according to Reuters.