Text of Senate Amendment 5918

On 2026-06-23, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 5918" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 5918

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3071] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 5918. Mr. HUSTED 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 end of subtitle E of title XII, add the following: SEC. 12__. REVIEW OF EFFECTIVENESS OF EXPORT CONTROLS AND OF THREATS POSED BY EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABILITIES IN INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY AND SERVICES. (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Industry and Security, acting through the Executive Director of the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services, shall complete a review of-- (1) the impact on the effectiveness of United States export controls of operations of United States-domiciled affiliates of covered foreign entities; and (2) the national security threats posed by the exploitation by foreign adversaries of vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services. (b) Contents.--The review required by subsection (a) shall address the following: (1) Whether United States-domiciled affiliates of covered foreign entities can acquire items that their ultimate parent companies are restricted from accessing as a result of United States export controls. (2) If such affiliates can acquire those items, the impact on the effectiveness of United States export controls. (3) The risks to the national security of the United States or the effectiveness of United States export controls, if any, posed by the operation of foreign-adversary controlled information and communications technology and services. (4) Whether any specific sectors of foreign-adversary controlled information and communications technology and services pose undue risk, such as by undermining the effectiveness of export controls. (5) What steps, if any, the Under Secretary and the Executive Director intend to take during the year following the review to address the matters described in paragraphs (1) through (4). (6) Any recommended change to United States law that would help address those matters. (c) Report Required.--Not later than 30 days after completing the review required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary, acting through the Executive Director, shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate a report on the results of the review. (d) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Affiliate.--The term ``affiliate'', with respect to an entity, means to be under common ownership or control with another entity. (2) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign entity'' means an entity on-- (A) the Entity List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations; or (B) the Military End-User List maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security and set forth in Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations. ______