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Text of Senate Amendment 6114

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On 2026-06-24, Senator Jon Husted (R-OH) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6114" in the Senate.

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Text of Senate Amendment 6114

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3319-S3320] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6114. 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. 1271. ANALYSIS OF THREATS POSED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARY ACCESS TO CONTROLLED ITEMS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, acting through the Executive Director of the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, complete a review of the impact on United States export control effectiveness by operations of United States- domiciled affiliates of entities described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and the national security threats posed by foreign adversary exploitation of vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services (ICTS). (b) Contents.--The review required by subsection (a) shall address the following: (1)(A) Whether United States-domiciled affiliates (defined as owned 50 percent or more in the aggregate, directly or indirectly) of the entities described in subparagraph (B) can acquire items that their ultimate parent companies are restricted from accessing due to United States export controls. (B) The entities described in this subparagraph are-- (i) entities identified on the Entity List; or (ii) entities identified on the Military End User List. (2) If the review concludes affirmatively the question posed in paragraph (1), the impact on the effectiveness of United States export controls. (3) The risks to United States national security or export control effectiveness, if any, posed by the operation of foreign-adversary controlled ICTS. (4) Whether any specific sectors of foreign-adversary controlled ICTS pose undue risk, such as by undermining export control effectiveness. (5) What steps, if any, the Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and the Executive Director of the OICTS intend to take within the next year to address the threats found in paragraphs (1) through (4). (6) Any recommended change to United States law that would help address any threats found from this review. (c) Report.--The Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, acting through the Executive Director of the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) shall, not later than 30 days after completing the review required by subsection (a), provide the results of the review to Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, House, and Urban Affairs in the Senate. (d) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``Entity List'' means the list required pursuant to Supplement No. 4 to [[Page S3320]] part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce; and (2) the term ``Military End User List'' means the list required pursuant to Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce. ______

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Text of Senate Amendment 6114 Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Pages S3319-S3320] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6114. 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. 1271. ANALYSIS OF THREATS POSED BY FOREIGN ADVERSARY ACCESS TO CONTROLLED ITEMS WITHIN THE UNITED STATES. (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, acting through the Executive Director of the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) shall, not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, complete a review of the impact on United States export control effectiveness by operations of United States- domiciled affiliates of entities described in subsection (b)(1)(B) and the national security threats posed by foreign adversary exploitation of vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services (ICTS). (b) Contents.--The review required by subsection (a) shall address the following: (1)(A) Whether United States-domiciled affiliates (defined as owned 50 percent or more in the aggregate, directly or indirectly) of the entities described in subparagraph (B) can acquire items that their ultimate parent companies are restricted from accessing due to United States export controls. (B) The entities described in this subparagraph are-- (i) entities identified on the Entity List; or (ii) entities identified on the Military End User List. (2) If the review concludes affirmatively the question posed in paragraph (1), the impact on the effectiveness of United States export controls. (3) The risks to United States national security or export control effectiveness, if any, posed by the operation of foreign-adversary controlled ICTS. (4) Whether any specific sectors of foreign-adversary controlled ICTS pose undue risk, such as by undermining export control effectiveness. (5) What steps, if any, the Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and the Executive Director of the OICTS intend to take within the next year to address the threats found in paragraphs (1) through (4). (6) Any recommended change to United States law that would help address any threats found from this review. (c) Report.--The Under Secretary of the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce, acting through the Executive Director of the Office of Information and Communications Technology and Services (OICTS) shall, not later than 30 days after completing the review required by subsection (a), provide the results of the review to Committee on Foreign Affairs in the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, House, and Urban Affairs in the Senate. (d) Definitions.--In this section-- (1) the term ``Entity List'' means the list required pursuant to Supplement No. 4 to [[Page S3320]] part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce; and (2) the term ``Military End User List'' means the list required pursuant to Supplement No. 7 to part 744 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulations by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce. ______