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.

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

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.

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,