Text of Senate Amendment 6476

On 2026-06-24, Senator Jim Banks (R-IN) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6476" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6476

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3601-S3602] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6476. Mr. BANKS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows: At the appropriate place, insert the following: SEC. ___. DETERMINATIONS REGARDING ENTITIES ON THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHINESE MILITARY COMPANY LIST. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives. (2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (3) Communications equipment or service.--The term ``communications equipment or service'' has the meaning given the term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608). (4) Interagency body.--The term ``interagency body'' means an executive branch interagency body described in section 2(c)(1) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(c)(1)). (b) Specific Determination Request.--Beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission may, on an annual basis, request that an interagency body, including the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector, as established under Executive Order 13913 (85 Fed. Reg 19643; relating to establishing the Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector), make a specific determination regarding whether communications equipment or services produced or provided by either of the following poses unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons: (1) An entity identified on the list maintained under section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). (2) An affiliate, subsidiary, or joint venture partner of an entity described in paragraph (1). (c) Specific Determination Required.-- (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date on which an interagency body receives a request from the Commission under subsection (b), the interagency body shall make the determination requested. (2) Requirements.-- (A) In general.--In making a determination described in paragraph (1), an interagency body shall make a specific assessment with respect to each of the entities described in subparagraph (B) and determine whether, for each of those entities, communications equipment or services produced or provided by that entity pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons. (B) Entities described.--An entity described in this subparagraph is each of the following (including any affiliate, subsidiary, or joint venture partner of such an entity): (i) Hangzhou Yushu Technology Co., Ltd. (commonly known as ``Unitree''). (ii) BGI Group. (iii) MGI Tech Co., Ltd. (iv) Quectel Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. (v) China Mobile Communications Group Co., Ltd. (vi) Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Limited (commonly known as ``CATL''). (vii) BYD Co., Ltd. (viii) WuXi AppTec Co., Ltd. (ix) Yangtze Memory Technologies Co., Ltd. (commonly known as ``YMTC''). (x) ChangXin Memory Technologies, Inc. (commonly known as ``CXMT''). (3) Scope of review.--In making a specific determination under this subsection, an interagency body shall consider whether communications equipment or services produced or provided by an entity described in paragraph (2)(B)-- (A) are capable of being used to conduct surveillance, collect data, or facilitate unauthorized access to telecommunications networks of the United States or allies of the United States; (B) contain backdoors, malicious code, or hardware vulnerabilities that could enable exploitation by a foreign adversary described in section 791.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation; (C) are subject to the laws, directives, or policies of the People's Republic of China that could compel assistance to Chinese intelligence or security services, including pursuant to the National Intelligence Law of the People's Republic of China (2017) or the Cybersecurity Law of the People's Republic of China (2017); or (D) could otherwise pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United [[Page S3602]] States or the security and safety of United States persons. (d) Treatment of Specific Determination.--After an interagency body makes a specific determination under subsection (c)-- (1) the interagency body shall-- (A) transmit that specific determination to the Commission; and (B) submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report regarding the results of that specific determination; and (2) if the interagency body, in that specific determination, determines that communications equipment or services produced or provided by an entity pose unacceptable risks to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons, the Commission shall add those communication equipment or services to the list published under section 2 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601). ______