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,

The US Dept of Commerce is considering new rules that could potentially restrict the US activities of drones made by “foreign adversaries."

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 U.S. Commerce Department is evaluating new regulations that could limit or prohibit the use of Chinese-made drones, citing national security concerns. Public comments on the proposed rules are being accepted until March 4,

China called the United States "extremely irresponsible" for "groundlessly suspecting" there are information security risks in China's drone systems, its commerce ministry said on Tuesday. China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes the U.