119-s2259

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2259 Introduced in Senate

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119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 2259

 To prohibit the operation on property of the Department of Defense 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 SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 July 10, 2025

 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
 referred to the Committee on Armed Services

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 A BILL

 To prohibit the operation on property of the Department of Defense 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 2025''.

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.--After January 1, 2028, 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.--Not later than January 1, 2027, the 
 Secretary of Defense shall establish and publish on a publicly 
 available website of the Department of Defense 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--
            (i) 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;
            (ii) an undue risk of catastrophic effects 
 on the security or resiliency of critical 
 infrastructure in the United States or the 
 digital economy of the United States; or
            (iii) an unacceptable risk to the national 
 security of the United States or the security 
 and safety of United States persons.

    (2) Incorporation of existing federal rules.--In 
 establishing the list required under paragraph

    (1) , the 
 Secretary shall incorporate existing Federal rules for 
 identifying prohibited connected vehicles.

    (3) Annual review.--
        (A) In general.--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.
        (B) Explanation of subtractions.--Any review under 
 subparagraph
        (A) that makes subtractions from the list 
 required under paragraph

    (1) shall include an 
 explanation of why the subtraction was made.

    (4) Consultation.--
        (A) In general.--The Secretary shall consult with 
 the head of any Federal department or agency that the 
 Secretary determines is appropriate in making the list 
 required under paragraph

    (1) and conducting any annual 
 review under paragraph

    (3) .
        (B) Transmittal of list.--The Secretary shall 
 transmit a copy of the list required under paragraph

    (1) , and any modification to that list, to the heads of 
 each Federal department or agency determined 
 appropriate under subparagraph
        (A) .
            (c) Implementation Plan and Briefing.--

    (1) In general.--Not later than June 1, 2027, the Secretary 
 of Defense shall establish and provide to the congressional 
 defense committees a briefing on an implementation plan for 
 carrying out the prohibition under subsection

    (a) .

    (2) Elements.--The implementation plan required under 
 paragraph

    (1) shall include--
        (A) an identification of the lead organization 
 within the Department of Defense responsible for 
 implementing and overseeing the prohibition under 
 subsection

    (a) ;
        (B) a description of the process by which the 
 Department will identify and assess prohibited 
 connected vehicles;
            (C) a description of the means by which the 
 Department will conduct coordination with appropriate 
 Federal departments and agencies;
            (D) an identification of the metrics by which the 
 Department will assess connected vehicles for threats 
 to national security;
        (E) a description of the means by which military 
 installations will ensure compliance with such 
 prohibition; and
        (F) an assessment of resource requirements 
 necessary to implement and maintain such prohibition.
            (d) === Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Congressional defense committees.--The term 
 ``congressional defense committees'' has the meaning given that 
 term in 

section 101

    (a)

    (16) of title 10, United States Code.

    (2) Connected vehicle.--The term ``connected vehicle'' has 
 the meaning given that term in 

section 791.301 of title 15, 
 Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations.

    (3) Foreign entity of concern.--The term ``foreign entity 
 of concern'' has the meaning given that term in 

section 9901 of 
 the William M.

    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
 Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651).

    (4) Military installation.--The term ``military 
 installation'' has the meaning given that term in 

section 2801
            (c) of title 10, United States Code.
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