[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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