[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3071]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 5918. Mr. HUSTED submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following:

     SEC. 12__. REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPORT CONTROLS AND OF 
                   THREATS POSED BY EXPLOITATION OF 
                   VULNERABILITIES IN INFORMATION AND 
                   COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce 
     for Industry and Security, acting through the Executive 
     Director of the Office of Information and Communications 
     Technology and Services, shall complete a review of--
       (1) the impact on the effectiveness of United States export 
     controls of operations of United States-domiciled affiliates 
     of covered foreign entities; and
       (2) the national security threats posed by the exploitation 
     by foreign adversaries of vulnerabilities in information and 
     communications technology and services.
       (b) Contents.--The review required by subsection (a) shall 
     address the following:
       (1) Whether United States-domiciled affiliates of covered 
     foreign entities can acquire items that their ultimate parent 
     companies are restricted from accessing as a result of United 
     States export controls.
       (2) If such affiliates can acquire those items, the impact 
     on the effectiveness of United States export controls.
       (3) The risks to the national security of the United States 
     or the effectiveness of United States export controls, if 
     any, posed by the operation of foreign-adversary controlled 
     information and communications technology and services.
       (4) Whether any specific sectors of foreign-adversary 
     controlled information and communications technology and 
     services pose undue risk, such as by undermining the 
     effectiveness of export controls.
       (5) What steps, if any, the Under Secretary and the 
     Executive Director intend to take during the year following 
     the review to address the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
     through (4).
       (6) Any recommended change to United States law that would 
     help address those matters.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     completing the review required by subsection (a), the Under 
     Secretary, acting through the Executive Director, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
     Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     review.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'', with respect to an 
     entity, means to be under common ownership or control with 
     another entity.
       (2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign 
     entity'' means an entity on--
       (A) the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry 
     and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of 
     title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; or
       (B) the Military End-User List maintained by the Bureau of 
     Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 7 to 
     part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations.
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