119-hr4802

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4802 Introduced in House

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 H. R. 4802

 To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from entering into, 
 extending, or renewing a contract with, or awarding a grant to, an 
 entity that uses or procures light detection and ranging technology 
 from certain foreign entities, and for other purposes.

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 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

 July 29, 2025

Mr. Johnson of South Dakota (for himself, Ms. Brownley, Mr. Moolenaar, 
 and Mr. Krishnamoorthi) introduced the following bill; which was 
 referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from entering into, 
 extending, or renewing a contract with, or awarding a grant to, an 
 entity that uses or procures light detection and ranging technology 
 from certain foreign entities, 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 ``Securing Infrastructure from 
Adversaries Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF, PROCUREMENT OF, AND CONTRACTING RELATED 
 TO CERTAIN FOREIGN-MADE LIDAR TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Covered foreign country; covered LiDAR company, covered 
 lidar technology; LiDAR.--The terms ``covered foreign 
 country'', ``covered LiDAR company'', ``covered LiDAR 
 technology'', and ``LiDAR'' have the meanings given those terms 
 in 

section 164

    (e) of the Servicemember Quality of Life 
 Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
 Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 4651; Public Law 118-159).

    (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
 of Transportation.

    (b) Prohibition on Use or Procurement of Certain LiDAR.--

    (1) In general.--The Secretary may not--
        (A) procure or obtain--
            (i) any covered LiDAR technology;
            (ii) any LiDAR technology otherwise 
 produced or provided by a covered LiDAR 
 company; or
            (iii) any LiDAR technology produced in or 
 provided by a covered foreign country; or
        (B) enter into, extend, or renew a contract with 
 any entity unless the entity submits to the Secretary a 
 certification that no covered LiDAR technology 
 described in clause
            (ii) or
            (iii) of subparagraph
        (A) will be used in the performance of the contract.

    (2) Waiver.--The Secretary may waive the prohibition under 
 paragraph

    (1) on a case-by-case basis by submitting to the 
 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
 Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
 of the House of Representatives, not later than 15 days before 
 the applicable activity is carried out, a written certification 
 that the activity to which that prohibition applies and for 
 which a waiver will be provided is in the national interest of 
 the United States.
            (c) Prohibition on Use of Loan or Grant Funds for Certain LiDAR.--
In entering into an agreement with an entity under which the Secretary 
provides loan or grant funds to that entity, the Secretary shall ensure 
that no such funds may be obligated or expended to procure, obtain, or 
use--

    (1) any covered LiDAR technology;

    (2) any LiDAR technology otherwise produced or provided by 
 a covered LiDAR company; or

    (3) any LiDAR technology produced in or provided by a 
 covered foreign country.
            (d) Applicability.--

    (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph

    (2) , this section 
 shall apply to any obligation or expenditure of funds, and any 
 contract entered into, on or after June 30, 2026.

    (2) Limitation.--This section shall not apply to--
        (A) any application for an exemption from a Federal 
 motor vehicle safety standard prescribed under 

section 30111 of title 49, United States Code;
        (B) any application for a waiver of, or an 
 exemption from, a Federal motor carrier safety 
 regulation prescribed under 

section 31136 of title 49, 
 United States Code; or
            (C) any grant, operation, procurement, or 
 contracting action that is for the purposed of any 
 testing, research, evaluation, analysis, or training 
 related to vehicle safety.
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