H.R. 8152 — Introduced in House

I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 8152 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 29, 2024Mr. Lawler (for himself, Mr. Jackson of North Carolina, Mr. McCormick, and Ms. Crockett) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs A BILL To amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to provide for control of remote access of items, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Remote Access Security Act. 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 inserting and remote access of controlled items after in-country transfers of controlled items; (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; (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”. (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; and (ii) in subparagraph (E), by striking and in-country transfers and inserting in-country transfers, and remote access; 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 remote access”. (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; and (ii) in clause (ii), by striking or in-country transfer and inserting in-country transfer, or remote access. (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, or remotely access. (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.