,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #dgaj  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #i1      
#bjbf,ms4 ,slotkin introduced the       
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit the entry into  
the ,united ,states of connected        
vehicles associated with foreign        
adversaries4  #a4 ,short title ,this    
,act may be cited as the ,protecting    
,america from ,chinese ,cars ,act of    
#bjbf4  #b4 ,prohibition on entry into  
the ,united ,states of connected        
vehicles associated with foreign        
adversaries  7a7 ,in general ,a         
connected vehicle may not enter1 or     
otherwise be transported or conveyed    
into1 the ,united ,states if-- 7#a7 the 
country of origin of the connected      
vehicle is a covered country or the     
connected vehicle is designed within a  
covered country2 or  7#b7 the           
manufacturer of the connected vehicle is
 a joint venture1 subsidiary1 or other  

entity in which more than #ae percent of
 the equity interest1 voting interest1  
board representation1 or other indicia  
of control1 whether directly or         
indirectly1 is owned or controlled by an
 entity1 or combination of entities1    
organized under the laws of1 or with its
 principal place of business in1 a      
covered country4  7b7 ,exception ,the   
prohibition under subsection 7a7 shall  
not apply to the entry1 or other        
transportation or conveyance1 of a      
connected vehicle into the ,united      
,states if the vehicle-- 7#a7 is not    
intended to be driven on public roads2  
and  7#b7 is being brought into the     
,united ,states for the sole purpose of 
testing and evaluation by an entity     
that-- 7,a7 is organized under the laws 
of a ,state in the ,united ,states2     
7,b7 does not have its principal place  
of business in a covered country2 and   
7,c7 is not #be percent or more1 whether
 directly or indirectly1 owned or       
controlled by an entity1 or combination 

of entities1 organized under the laws   
of1 or with its principal place of      
business in1 a covered country4  7c7    
,authorizations  7#a7 ,issuance  7,a7   
,in general ,the ,commissioner1 in      
consultation with the ,secretary of     
,commerce1 may issue a general or       
specific authorization for a connected  
vehicle that would otherwise be subject 
to the prohibition under subsection 7a7 
to enter the ,united ,states if-- 7i7   
the ,secretary determines1 based on     
clear and convincing evidence and a     
written risk assessment1 that the       
vehicle does not pose1 and is not       
reasonably likely to pose-- 7,i7 an     
undue risk of data exfiltration or of   
being remotely manipulated or operated2 
7,,ii7 a risk to critical infrastructure
 or the integrity of the industrial base
 of the ,united ,states2 or  7,,iii7 any
 other risk to the national security of 
the ,united ,states2  7ii7 not less than
 #fj days before the authorization takes
 effect1 the ,commissioner submits to   

,congress a detailed written            
notification1 including the             
determination under clause 7i7 and      
underlying analysis1 including the      
written risk assessment2 and  7iii7     
during the #fj-;day period described in 
clause 7ii71 there is not enacted into  
law a joint resolution of disapproval   
with respect to the authorization of the
 item4  7,b7 ,modification or revocation
 of general or specific authorizations  
,the ,commissioner may1 at any time1    
modify1 suspend1 or revoke a general or 
specific authorization issued under     
subparagraph 7,a7 if the ,secretary--   
7i7 determines that the authorization no
 longer satisfies the requirements of   
subparagraph 7,a77i72 and  7ii7 provides
 the public with an opportunity to      
comment before modifying1 suspending1 or
 revoking the authorization4  7#b7      
,publication of list of authorized items
  7,a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall
 publish1 pursuant to section #eec of   
title #e1 ,united ,states ,code1 and    

maintain a list of the connected        
vehicles with respect to which an       
authorization under paragraph 7#a7 has  
been issued4 ,the initial such list     
shall be published not later than       
,january #a1 #bjbg4  7,b7 ,inclusions   
7i7 ,in general ,to the extent possible1
 the ,secretary shall include1 in the   
list required by subparagraph 7,a71 the 
manufacturer and make and model for each
 connected vehicle on the list4  7ii7   
,risk assessment ,to the extent         
possible1 the ,secretary shall include1 
in the list required by subparagraph    
7,a71 a detailed explanation about why  
each connected vehicle on the list does 
not pose a risk described in paragraph  
7#a77;,a74  7#c7 ,requests for          
authorization ,not later than ,january  
#a1 #bjbg1 the ,commissioner shall      
establish a procedure pursuant to which 
a manufacturer of connected vehicles may
 seek authorization under paragraph 7#a7
 for the entry in the ,united ,states of
 a connected vehicle that would         

otherwise be subject to the prohibition 
under subsection 7a74  7d7 ,regulations 
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,commissioner1 in consultation with the 
,secretary of ,commerce1 shall prescribe
 regulations to implement this section  
that include-- 7#a7 a list of connected 
vehicles subject to the prohibition     
under subsection 7a72 and  7#b7 a plan  
for disseminating information about     
those vehicles to the public4  7e7      
,effective date2 applicability ,the     
prohibition under subsection 7a7 shall--
 7#a7 take effect on the date that is   
#cj days after the regulations required 
by subsection 7d7 are published in the  
,federal ,register2 and  7#b7 apply to  
connected vehicles attempted to be      
entered1 or otherwise transported or    
conveyed into1 the ,united ,states on   
and after the date described in         
paragraph 7#a74  7f7 ,definitions ,in   
this section3 7#a7 ,commissioner ,the   
term ,commissioner means the            

,commissioner of ,u4,s4 ,customs and    
,border ,protection4  7#b7 ,connected   
vehicle  7,a7 ,in general ,except as    
provided by subparagraph 7,b71 the term 
connected vehicle means a vehicle driven
 or drawn by mechanical power and       
manufactured primarily for use on public
 streets1 roads1 and highways1 that     
integrates onboard networked hardware   
with automotive software systems to     
communicate via dedicated short-range   
communication1 cellular                 
telecommunications connectivity1        
satellite communication1 or other       
wireless spectrum connectivity with any 
other network or device4  7,b7          
,exclusion ,the term connected vehicle  
does not include a vehicle operated only
 on a rail line4  7#c7 ,country of      
origin ,the term country of origin1 with
 respect to a vehicle1 means the        
country-- 7,a7 in which the vehicle is  
manufactured2 or  7,b7 the government of
 which owns or controls1 or has         
jurisdiction or direction over-- 7i7 the

 entity manufacturing the vehicle2 or   
7ii7 the entity supplying the vehicle4  
7#d7 ,covered country ,the term covered 
country means-- 7,a7 the ,democratic    
,people's ,republic of ,north ,korea2   
7,b7 the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 
7,c7 the ,russian ,federation2 and  7,d7
 the ,islamic ,republic of ,iran4