,i  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #dhjb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,july #bi1 #bjbe,mr4 
,johnson of ,south ,dakota 7for himself1
 ,ms4 ,brownley1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 and   
,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi7 introduced the    
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,transportation and   
,infrastructure  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the ,secretary of ,transportation from 
entering into1 extending1 or renewing a 
contract with1 or awarding a grant to1  
an entity that uses or procures light   
detection and ranging technology from   
certain foreign entities1 and for other 
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,securing           
,infrastructure from ,adversaries ,act  
of #bjbe4  #b4 ,prohibition on use of1  
procurement of1 and contracting related 
to certain foreign-made ,li,d,a,r       
technology  7a7 ,definitions ,in this   
section3  7#a7  ,covered foreign        
country2 covered ,li,d,a,r company1     
covered ,li,d,a,r technology2 ,li,d,a,r 

,the terms covered foreign country1     
covered ,li,d,a,r company1 covered      
,li,d,a,r technology1 and ,li,d,a,r have
 the meanings given those terms in      
section #afd7;e7 of the ,servicemember  
,quality of ,life ,improvement and      
,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjbe 7#aj ,u4,s4,c4  
note prec4 #dfea2 ,public ,law          
#aah-aei74  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term   
,secretary means the ,secretary of      
,transportation4  7b7 ,prohibition on   
use or procurement of certain ,li,d,a,r 
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary may    
not--  7,a7 procure or obtain-- 7i7 any 
covered ,li,d,a,r technology2  7ii7 any 
,li,d,a,r technology otherwise produced 
or provided by a covered ,li,d,a,r      
company2 or  7iii7 any ,li,d,a,r        
technology produced in or provided by a 
covered foreign country2 or  7,b7 enter 
into1 extend1 or renew a contract with  
any entity unless the entity submits to 
the ,secretary a certification that no  
covered ,li,d,a,r technology described  

in clause 7ii7 or 7iii7 of subparagraph 
7,a7 will be used in the performance of 
the contract4  7#b7 ,waiver ,the        
,secretary may waive the prohibition    
under paragraph 7#a7 on a case-by-case  
basis by submitting to the ,committee on
 ,commerce1 ,science1 and               
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,transportation and       
,infrastructure of the ,house of        
,representatives1 not later than #ae    
days before the applicable activity is  
carried out1 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        
,states4  7c7 ,prohibition on use of    
loan or grant funds for certain         
,li,d,a,r ,in entering into an agreement
 with an entity under which the         
,secretary provides loan or grant funds 
to that entity1 the ,secretary shall    
ensure that no such funds may be        
obligated or expended to procure1       

obtain1 or use-- 7#a7 any covered       
,li,d,a,r technology2  7#b7 any         
,li,d,a,r technology otherwise produced 
or provided by a covered ,li,d,a,r      
company2 or  7#c7 any ,li,d,a,r         
technology produced in or provided by a 
covered foreign country4  7d7           
,applicability  7#a7 ,in general        
,subject to paragraph 7#b71 this section
 shall apply to any obligation or       
expenditure of funds1 and any contract  
entered into1 on or after ,june #cj1    
#bjbf4  7#b7 ,limitation ,this section  
shall not apply to--  7,a7 any          
application for an exemption from a     
,federal motor vehicle safety standard  
prescribed under section #cjaaa of title
 #di1 ,united ,states ,code2  7,b7 any  
application for a waiver of1 or an      
exemption from1 a ,federal motor carrier
 safety regulation prescribed under     
section #caacf of title #di1 ,united    
,states ,code2 or  7,c7 any grant1      
operation1 procurement1 or contracting  
action that is for the purposed of any  

testing1 research1 evaluation1 analysis1
 or training related to vehicle safety4