[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9454 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9454
To prohibit the operation on Department of Defense property of certain
vehicles designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons
owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign
entity of concern, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 3, 2024
Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Armed Services
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A BILL
To prohibit the operation on Department of Defense property of certain
vehicles designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons
owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign
entity of concern, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``Protecting Military Bases from
Connected Vehicles of Concern Act of 2024''.
SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION OF CONNECTED VEHICLES DESIGNED,
DEVELOPED, MANUFACTURED, OR SUPPLIED BY PERSONS OWNED BY,
CONTROLLED BY, OR SUBJECT TO THE JURISDICTION OF A
FOREIGN ENTITY OF CONCERN ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
PROPERTY.
(a) In General.--No connected vehicle on the list required under
subsection (b) may be operated on a military installation or on any
other property of the Department of Defense.
(b) List Required.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
list of prohibited connected vehicles that--
(A) are designed, developed, manufactured, or
supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject
to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern; and
(B) pose an undue or unacceptable risk to national
security, as determined by the Secretary.
(2) Annual review.--The Secretary shall review the list
required under paragraph (1) not less frequently than once each
year and shall make such additions, subtractions, supplements,
or amendments to the list as the Secretary determines
appropriate.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``connected vehicle''--
(A) means an automotive vehicle that integrates
onboard networked hardware with automotive software
systems to communicate via dedicated short-range
communication, cellular telecommunications
connectivity, satellite communication, or other
wireless spectrum connectivity with any other network
or device; and
(B) includes automotive vehicles, whether personal
or commercial, capable of--
(i) global navigation satellite system
communication for geolocation;
(ii) communication with intelligent
transportation systems;
(iii) remote access or control;
(iv) wireless software or firmware updates;
or
(v) on-device roadside assistance.
(2) The term ``covered undue or unacceptable risk'' means--
(A) an undue risk of sabotage to or subversion of
the design, integrity, manufacturing, production,
distribution, installation, operation, or maintenance
of information and communications technology and
services in the United States;
(B) an undue risk of catastrophic effects on the
security or resiliency of United States critical
infrastructure or the digital economy of the United
States; or
(C) an unacceptable risk to the national security
of the United States or the security and safety of
United States persons.
(3) The term ``foreign entity of concern'' has the meaning
given such term in section 9901 of the William M. (Mac)
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
2021 (Public Law 116-283; 15 U.S.C. 4651).
(4) The term ``military installation'' has the meaning
given such term in section 2801(4) of title 10, United States
Code.
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