1. Short title This Act may be cited as the No Armed Drones Act of 2017 or the NADA Act of 2017 . 2. Unmanned aircraft systems (a) In general Subtitle B of title III of the FAA Modernization and Reform Act of 2012 ( 49 U.S.C. 40101 note; 126 Stat. 72) is amended by adding at the end the following: 337. Prohibition to prevent use of unmanned aircraft systems as weapons while operating in national airspace system (a) Prohibition The Secretary of Transportation may not authorize a person to operate an unmanned aircraft system in the national airspace system for the purpose, in whole or in part, of using the unmanned aircraft system as a weapon or to deliver a weapon against a person or property. (b) General exceptions The Secretary may establish exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) for operations of unmanned aircraft systems related to— (1) recreational hunting; (2) animal control; and (3) such other purposes as the Secretary determines appropriate. (c) Exceptions for operations of public unmanned aircraft systems The Secretary may establish exceptions to the prohibition in subsection (a) for operations of public unmanned aircraft systems related to— (1) operations conducted by U.S. Customs and Border Protection; (2) operations conducted by the Department of Defense, including establishing areas of airspace for such operations under section 40103(b)(3) of title 49, United States Code