,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ajhfj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(         
,,repres5tatives  ,octob] #bb1          
#bjbf,mrs4 ,biggs ( ,s\? ,c>ol9a        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,arm$ ,s]vices  ,a     
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se f acquir+ or us+ c]ta9 robotic  
sy/ems f ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a1 & = o!r 
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,/op ,beij+'s ,bots ,act4  
#b4 ,prohibition on procurem5t &        
op]ation ( cov]$ robotic sy/ems  7a7    
,prohibition on procurem5t ,n lat] ?an  
"o ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is     
section1 ! ,secret>y ( ,def5se may n    
ent] into or r5ew a contract =--  7#a7 !
 procurem5t ( any cov]$ robotic sy/em2  
or  7#b7 equipm5t or s]vice t includes  
any cov]$ robotic sy/em4  7b7           
,prohibition on op]ation ,n lat] ?an #b 
ye>s aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is       
section1 an elem5t ( ! ,dep>tm5t (      
,def5se may n op]ate a cov]$ robotic    
sy/em 9 any s5sitive op]ational         

environm5t4  7c7 ,limitation relat+ to  
lease or op]ation ( a cov]$ robotic     
sy/em  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,no funds made     
available by ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,def5se may  
be obligat$ or exp5d$ = ! lease or      
op]ation ( a cov]$ robotic sy/em4  7#b7 
,effective date ,! prohibition "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 %all take effect #a ye>   
aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is section )  
respect to new leases1 & #c ye>s aft] ! 
date ( enactm5t ( ?is section ) respect 
to ! cont9u$ op]ation ( cov]$ robotic   
sy/ems already 9 s]vice4  7d7 ,waiv]    
au?ority  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y (  
,def5se may waive ! prohibition 9       
subsection 7a7 or 7b7 on a case-by-case 
basis = r5ewable p]iods n to exce$ #ahj 
days if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t--  7,a7  
!re are no curr5tly available &         
te*nically acceptable alt]natives to !  
cov]$ robotic sy/em2  7,b7 ! cov]$      
robotic sy/em is ess5tial to an ongo+   
mission-critical op]ation2  7,c7 ! co/ (
 replacem5t w\ld result 9 an undue burd5
 on ! ag5cy2  7,d7 ! ,secret>y has      

implem5t$ risk-mitigation measures to   
address ! national security risks       
pres5t$ by cont9u$ op]ation ( ! cov]$   
robotic sy/em2  7,e7 ! cov]$ robotic    
sy/em c no long] transf] data to1 or    
d[nload data f1 a cov]$ =eign entity2 & 
7,f7 ! ,secret>y has det]m9$ t ! cov]$  
robotic sy/em pos$ no national security 
cyb]security risk4  7#b7 ,notification  
,n lat] ?an #cj days aft] ex]cis+ a     
waiv] "u p>agraph 7#a71 ,secret>y (     
,def5se %all notify ! congressional     
def5se committees (-- 7,a7 ! specific   
cov]$ robotic sy/em = :i* ! waiv] is    
grant$2  7,b7 ! ju/ification = ! waiv]2 
7,c7 ! risk-mitigation measures be+     
implem5t$2 &  7,d7 ! plan & timel9e =   
remov+ & replac+ ! cov]$ robotic sy/em4 
7e7 ,annual review  7#a7 ,def9ition ,!  
,secret>y ( ,def5se %all conduct an     
annual review ( ! def9ition ( cov]$     
robotic sy/ems to update or modify su*  
def9ition4  7#b7 ,li/ ,! ,secret>y (    
,def5se %all conduct an annual review ( 
,*9ese entities op]at+ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates

 t produce or sell cov]$ robotic sy/ems 
to det]m9e if su* entities %\ld be      
includ$ on ! li/ ma9ta9$ by ! ,secret>y 
"u section #abfj;,h ( ! ,national       
,def5se ,au?orization ,act = ,fiscal    
,ye> #bjba 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4 #aac note74   
7#c7 ,notification ,! ,secret>y %all    
notify ,congress n lat] ?an #cj days    
be=e mak+ any modification to ! li/     
describ$ 9 p>agraph 7#b74  7f7          
,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7 ,! t]m 
cov]$ ,*9ese entity means an entity--   
7,a7 t is a =eign p]son domicil$ 91 is  
headqu>t]$ 91 has its pr9cipal place (  
bus9ess 91 or is organiz$ "u ! laws ( ! 
,p's ,republic ( ,*9a2  7,b7 ) respect  
to :i* a =eign p]son or comb9ation (    
=eign p]sons describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a7
 directly or indirectly own at lea/ a   
#bj p]c5t /ake2 or  7,c7 t is a p]son   
subject to ! direction or control ( a   
=eign p]son or entity describ$ 9        
subp>agraph 7,a7 or 7,b74  7#b7 ,! t]m  
cov]$ robotic sy/ems includes ! foll[+3 
7,a7 ,quadrup$al robotic plat=ms produc$

 by entities incorporat$ 9 ! ,p's       
,republic ( ,*9a4  7,b7 ,li,d,a,r s5sors
 & modules produc$ by entities on !     
,entity ,li/ set =? 9 ,supplem5t ,no4 #d
 to "p #gdd ( ! ,export ,adm9i/ration   
,regulations or entities id5tifi$ 9     
reports ( ! intellig5ce community z     
contribut+ to ! s5s+ & t>get+           
capabilities ( ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4 
7,c7 ,:eel$ & track$ unmann$ gr\nd      
vehicles produc$ by entities incorporat$
 9 ! ,p's ,republic ( ,*9a4  7,d7 ,any  
sy/em or subcompon5t t ,secret>y (      
,def5se det]m9es--  7i7 is produc$ by or
 sub/antially incorporates te*nology f a
 cov]$ ,*9ese entity2  7ii7 poses an    
unacceptable risk to ! national security
 ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates bas$ on ! pot5tial = 
unau?oriz$ access to s5sitive data1     
susceptibility to remote exploitation1  
or contribution to ! ,,pla robotic      
sy/ems ecosy/em2 or  7iii7 has be5      
id5tifi$ 9 a report ( ! intellig5ce     
community z pres5t+ national security   
risks :5 deploy$ 9 s5sitive op]ational  

environm5ts4  7#c7 ,! t]m ,,pla robotic 
sy/ems ecosy/em means a p]son t         
contributes1 ei!r directly or           
indirectly1 to ! developm5t1 op]ation1  
or provision 7includ+ ?r\gh a p>5t      
company1 subsidi>y1 or affiliate7 ( any 
cov]$ robotic sy/ems own$ or op]at$ by !
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