,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iabi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #c1 #bjbf,mr4 ,moolenaar 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,obernolte1 and ,ms4 ,mc,clellan7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,a ,,bill ,to provide for certain humanoid and quadruped robotics communications equipment or services to be placed on the covered list of the ,federal ,communications ,commission1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,guarding the ,u4,s4 against ,adversarial ,robotics ,dominance ,act of #bjbf or the ,,guard ,act of #bjbf4 #b4 ,analysis of certain humanoid or quadruped robotics communications equipment or services 7a7 ,evaluation of covered robotics communications equipment or services 7#a7 ,placement on covered list ,except as provided in paragraph 7#b71 not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 an appropriate national security agency shall determine if covered robotics communications equipment or services pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the ,united ,states or the security and safety of ,united states persons4 7#b7 ,exception ,paragraph 7#a7 does not apply with respect to any covered robotics communications equipment or service that an appropriate national security agency determines1 not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 does not pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the ,united ,states or the security and safety of ,united ,states persons4 7#c7 ,addition to covered list ,if the appropriate national security agency does not make a determination as required by paragraph 7#a7 within #a year after the enactment of this ,act1 the ,commission shall add all covered robotics communications equipment or services to the covered list4 7b7 ,effect of other determinations 7#a7 ,determined to pose unacceptable risk ,not later than #cj days after an appropriate national security agency determines that any covered robotics communications equipment or service poses an unacceptable risk to the national security of the ,united ,states or the security and safety of ,united ,states persons-- 7,a7 the ,commission shall place such covered robotics communications equipment or service on the covered list2 and 7,b7 the appropriate national security agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the determination of such agency1 which shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 7#b7 ,determined not to pose unacceptable risk ,if an appropriate national security agency determines that any covered robotics communications equipment or service does not pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the ,united ,states or the security and safety of ,united ,states persons-- 7,a7 not later than #cj days after the determination1 such agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and all other appropriate national security agencies a report on the determination1 which shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex2 and 7,b7 not later than #ahj days after the determination1 all other appropriate national security agencies shall review the determination and shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the respective determinations of such agencies1 which shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex4 7c7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs1 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation1 and the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 and 7,b7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services1 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security1 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,appropriate national security agency ,the term appropriate national security agency has the meaning given such term in section #i of the ,secure and ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjh74 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#d7 ,communications equipment or services ,the term communications equipment or services has the meaning given such term in section #i of the ,secure and ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjh74 7#e7 ,country of concern ,the term country of concern has the meaning given such term in section #a7m77#a7 of the ,state ,department ,basic ,authorities ,act of #aief 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bfea;a7m77#a774 7#f7 ,covered foreign entity ,the term covered foreign entity means-- 7,a7 an entity that-- 7i7 is headquartered in1 has its principal place of business in1 or is organized under the laws of a country of concern2 or 7ii7 is subject to the influence1 direction1 or control of the government of a country of concern2 7,b7 an affiliate or wholly or partially owned subsidiary of an entity described in subparagraph 7,a72 7,c7 an entity in a joint venture with an entity described in subparagraph 7,a72 and 7,d7 an entity with which an entity described in subparagraph 7,a7 has a technology sharing or licensing agreement4 7#g7 ,covered list ,the term covered list means the list of covered communications equipment or services published by the ,commission under section #b7;a7 of the ,secure and ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;a774 7#h7 ,covered robotics communications equipment or service ,the term covered robotics communications equipment or service means any humanoid or quadruped robot1 or software designed to control such robot that is a communications equipment or services produced or provided by a covered foreign entity4 7#i7 ,humanoid or ,quadruped robot ,the term humanoid or quadruped robot means-- 7,a7 a mechanical device that-- 7i7 possesses a body structure that uses #b or #d articulated limbs for locomotion1 navigation1 or movement on the ground2 and 7ii7 operates at a distance from a human operator or supervisor autonomously1 semi-autonomously1 based on commands or response to sensor data or any combination thereof2 and 7,b7 any external device designed to control a mechanical device described in subparagraph 7,a74 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to any country that is not a country of concern1 including a ,north ,atlantic ,treaty ,organization 7,,nato7 ally and a ,major ,non-,,nato ,ally4