119-hr2683

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2683 Introduced in House

    (IH) ]

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 2683

 To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export 
 Control Reform Act of 2018.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 April 7, 2025

 Mr. Lawler (for himself, Ms. Crockett, Mr. McCormick, Ms. Kamlager-
 Dove, Mr. Moolenaar, and Mr. Huizenga) introduced the following bill; 
 which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export 
 Control Reform Act of 2018.

 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 ``Remote Access Security Act''.

SEC. 2. CONTROL OF REMOTE ACCESS OF ITEMS UNDER THE EXPORT CONTROL 
 REFORM ACT OF 2018.

 The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 is amended as follows:

    (1) In 

section 1742 (50 U.S.C. 4801), by adding at the end 
 the following:
 ``

    (15) Remote access.--The term `remote access' means--
 ``
        (A) access to an item subject to the jurisdiction 
 of the United States by a foreign person through a 
 network connection, including the internet or a cloud 
 computing service, from a location other than where the 
 item is physically located; or
 ``
        (B) any other form of access specified in 
 regulations promulgated by the Secretary.''.

    (2) In 

section 1752 (50 U.S.C. 4811)--
        (A) in paragraph

    (1) --
            (i) in subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting ``or 
 remote access of such items'' after ``export of 
 items''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (B) , by inserting ``or 
 remote access of such items'' after ``export of 
 items''; and
        (B) in paragraph

    (2) --
            (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
        (A) , by striking ``and in-country transfer of 
 items'' and inserting ``in-country transfer, 
 and remote access of items''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (A) , by inserting ``or 
 remote access'' after ``the release''.

    (3) In 

section 1753 (50 U.S.C. 4812)--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``and'' 
 at the end;
            (ii) in paragraph

    (2)
        (F) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (3) the remote access of items subject to the 
 jurisdiction of the United States by a foreign person.'';
        (B) in subsection

    (b) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking ``and'' 
 at the end;
            (ii) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking the 
 period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
            (iii) by adding at the end the following:
 ``

    (8) regulate the remote access of items described in

    (a)

    (3) .''; and
            (C) in subsection
            (c) --
            (i) by striking ``or in-country transfer'' 
 each place it appears and inserting ``in-
 country transfer, or remote access''; and
            (ii) by striking ``subsections

    (b)

    (1) or

    (b)

    (2) '' and inserting ``subsections

    (b)

    (1) ,

    (b)

    (2) , or

    (b)

    (8) ''.

    (4) In 

section 1754 (50 U.S.C. 4813)--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) --
            (i) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking ``and in-
 country transfers'' and inserting ``in-country 
 transfers, and remote access'';
            (ii) in paragraph

    (4) , by striking ``and 
 in-country transfers'' and inserting ``in-
 country transfers, and remote access'';
            (iii) in paragraph

    (5) , by striking ``and 
 in-country transfers'' and inserting ``in-
 country transfers, and remote access'';
            (iv) in paragraph

    (6) , by striking ``United 
 States export control'' and inserting ``United 
 States control'';
            (v) in paragraph

    (7) , by striking ``export 
 controls'' and inserting ``controls'';
            (vi) in paragraph

    (10) , by striking ``or 
 in-country transferred'' and inserting ``in-
 country transferred or accessed remotely'';
            (vii) in paragraph

    (11) , by adding at the 
 end before the semicolon the following: ``or 
 remote access''; and
            (viii) in paragraph

    (15) , by adding at the 
 end before ``; and'' the following: ``or 
 remotely access (including the provision 
 thereof)'';
        (B) in subsection

    (b) , by striking ``or in-country 
 transfer'' and inserting ``in-country transfer, or 
 remote access''; and
            (C) in subsection
            (d) (1)
        (A) , by striking ``or in-
 country transfer'' and inserting ``in-country transfer, 
 or remote access (including the provision thereof)''.

    (5) In 

section 1755 (50 U.S.C. 4814)--
        (A) in subsection

    (b)

    (2) --
            (i) in subparagraph
            (C) , by striking ``and 
 in-country transfers'' and inserting ``in-
 country transfers, and remote access (including 
 the provision thereof)''; and
            (ii) in subparagraph
        (E) , by striking ``and 
 in-country transfers'' and inserting ``in-
 country transfers, and remote access (including 
 the provision thereof)''; and
        (B) in subsection
            (c) , by striking ``export 
 controls'' and inserting ``controls''.

    (6) In 

section 1756 (50 U.S.C. 4815)--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) , in the matter preceding 
 paragraph

    (1) , by striking ``and in-country transfer'' 
 and inserting ``in-country transfer, and remote 
 access''; and
        (B) in subsection

    (b) , by striking ``or in-country 
 transfer'' and inserting ``in-country transfer, or 
 provide remote access to''.

    (7) In 

section 1757 (50 U.S.C. 4816)--
        (A) in subsection

    (a) , by striking ``or in-country 
 transfer'' and inserting ``in-country transfer, or 
 remote access''; and
        (B) in subsection
            (c) (2) , by striking ``export 
 controls'' and inserting ``controls''.

    (8) In 

section 1760 (50 U.S.C. 4819)--
        (A) in subsection

    (a)

    (2)
        (F) --
            (i) in clause
            (ii) , by striking ``any 
 export control document or any report'' and 
 inserting ``any document or report''; and
            (ii) in clause
            (iii) , by striking ``or in-
 country transfer'' and inserting ``in-country 
 transfer, or remote access'';
        (B) in subsection
            (c) (1)
            (C) , by striking ``or in-
 country transfer'' and inserting ``in-country transfer, 
 or remotely access (including the provision thereof)''; 
 and
            (C) in subsection

    (e)

    (1)
        (A) --
            (i) in clause
            (i) , by striking ``or in-
 country transfer outside the United States any 
 item'' and inserting ``in-country transfer 
 outside the United States any item or remotely 
 access any item (or provide such access)''; and
            (ii) in clause
            (ii) , by striking ``or in-
 country transfer'' and inserting ``in-country 
 transfer of items, or provide remote access to 
 items''.

    (9) In 

section 1761 (50 U.S.C. 4820)--
        (A) in subsection

    (a)

    (5) , by striking ``or in-
 country transferred'' and inserting ``in-country 
 transferred, or remotely accessed''; and
        (B) in subsection

    (h)

    (1)
        (B) , by striking ``or in-
 country transfer'' and inserting ``in-country transfer 
 of items, or provide remote access to items''.

    (10) In 

section 1767

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) (50 U.S.C. 4825

    (b)

    (2)
        (A) ), by 
 striking ``and in-country transfer'' and inserting ``in-country 
 transfer, or remote access''.
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