; and (2) upon notification to— (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Oversight and Reform in the House of Representatives; and (C) other appropriate congressional committees of jurisdiction. 1094. Prohibition on operation of covered unmanned aircraft systems from covered foreign entities (a) Prohibition (1) In general Beginning on the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, no Federal department or agency may operate a covered unmanned aircraft system manufactured or assembled by a covered foreign entity. (2) Applicability to contracted services The prohibition under paragraph (1) applies to any covered unmanned aircraft systems that are being used by any executive agency through the method of contracting for the services of covered unmanned aircraft systems. (b) Exemption The Secretary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, the Director of National Intelligence, and the Attorney General are exempt from the restriction under subsection (a) if the operation is required in the national interest of the United States and— (1) is for the sole purposes of research, evaluation, training, testing, or analysis for electronic warfare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of unmanned aircraft system or counter-unmanned aircraft system technology; (2) is for the sole purposes of conducting counterterrorism or counterintelligence activities, protective missions, or Federal criminal or national security investigations, including forensic examinations, or for electronic warfare, information warfare operations, cybersecurity, or development of an unmanned aircraft system or counter-unmanned aircraft system technology