Countering Adversary Reconnaissance (CAR) Act of 2024

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4763

To prohibit the operation within 25 miles of a military installation, a 
  facility of the Federal Government, or sensitive infrastructure of 
 certain technology manufactured in a country that is an adversary of 
               the United States, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 24, 2024

   Mr. Brown introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To prohibit the operation within 25 miles of a military installation, a 
  facility of the Federal Government, or sensitive infrastructure of 
 certain technology manufactured in a country that is an adversary of 
               the United States, 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 ``Countering Adversary Reconnaissance 
(CAR) Act of 2024''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN CONNECTED VEHICLES AND CONNECTED VEHICLE 
              COMPONENTS NEAR MILITARY INSTALLATIONS, FACILITIES OF THE 
              FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, AND SENSITIVE INFRASTRUCTURE.

    (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
            (1) Information and communications technology and services 
        integral to connected vehicles generally enable safer and more 
        fuel-efficient travel for drivers and passengers.
            (2) Such technology and services that are designed, 
        developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, 
        controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of 
        foreign adversaries can offer a direct entry point for 
        reconnaissance and surveillance of sensitive technology and 
        data and bypass measures intended to protect the safety and 
        security of United States persons, posing an unacceptable risk 
        to the national security of the United States.
    (b) Prohibition.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the operation of covered technology is prohibited within 
        25 miles of a military installation, a facility of the Federal 
        Government, or sensitive infrastructure.
            (2) Modification.--The President may modify the radius of 
        the prohibition on operation of covered technology under 
        paragraph (1) for certain military installations determined by 
        the President to be sensitive.
    (c) Enforcement.--The President may direct the Attorney General, 
and the heads of other Federal agencies as the President determines 
appropriate, to prescribe regulations necessary to enforce the 
prohibition under subsection (b).
    (d) Study.--
            (1) In general.--The Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
        Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and 
        the Secretary of Defense shall jointly conduct a study on the 
        national security concerns that covered technology presents to 
        the United States.
            (2) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
        Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney General, and 
        the Secretary of Defense shall jointly--
                    (A) submit to Congress a classified report on the 
                study conducted under paragraph (1); and
                    (B) publish on a publicly available website an 
                unclassified report on such study.
    (e) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered technology.--The term ``covered technology'' 
        means connected vehicles or components for connected vehicles 
        that are manufactured in a country that is a foreign adversary.
            (2) Foreign adversary.--The term ``foreign adversary'' has 
        the meaning given that term in section 7.4 of title 15, Code of 
        Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.
            (3) Military installation.--The term ``military 
        installation'' has the meaning given that term in section 
        2801(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code.
            (4) Sensitive infrastructure.--The term ``sensitive 
        infrastructure'' has the meaning given that term through 
        regulations prescribed jointly by the Secretary of Homeland 
        Security, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of 
        Commerce, the Director of National Intelligence, the Attorney 
        General, the Secretary of Energy, and the Secretary of Defense.
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