Text of Senate Amendment 6124

On 2026-06-24, Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) delivered a floor speech titled "Text Of Senate Amendment 6124" in the Senate.

Text of Senate Amendment 6124

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)] [Senate] [Page S3330] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] SA 6124. Mr. SULLIVAN 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. ___. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN HUMANOID OR QUADRUPED ROBOTICS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means-- (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives. (2) Appropriate national security agency; communications equipment or service.--The terms ``appropriate national security agency'' and ``communications equipment or service'' have the meanings given those terms in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608). (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (4) Country of concern.--The term ``country of concern'' has the meaning given the term in section 1(m)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m)(1)). (5) Covered foreign entity.--The term ``covered foreign entity'' means-- (A) an entity that-- (i) is headquartered in, has its principal place of business in, or is organized under the laws of a country of concern; or (ii) is subject to the influence, direction, or control of the government of a country of concern; (B) an affiliate or wholly or partially owned subsidiary of an entity described in subparagraph (A); (C) an entity in a joint venture with an entity described in subparagraph (A); or (D) an entity with which an entity described in subparagraph (A) has a technology sharing or licensing agreement. (6) Covered list.--The term ``covered list'' means the list of covered communications equipment or services published by the Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)). (7) Covered robotics communications equipment or service.-- The term ``covered robotics communications equipment or service'' means-- (A) any humanoid or quadruped robot that-- (i) is produced or provided by a covered foreign entity; and (ii) requires communications equipment or service; and (B) any software designed to control a humanoid or quadruped robot described in subparagraph (A). (8) Humanoid or quadruped robot.--The term ``humanoid or quadruped robot'' means-- (A) a mechanical device that-- (i) possesses a body structure that uses 1 or more articulated limbs, or a combination of articulated limbs and wheels, for locomotion, navigation, or movement on the ground; and (ii) operates at a distance from a human operator or supervisor autonomously, semi-autonomously, based on commands or response to sensor data or any combination thereof; and (B) any external device designed to control a mechanical device described in subparagraph (A). (b) Evaluation of Covered Robotics Communications Equipment or Services.-- (1) Determination of risk.--Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, 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 persons. (2) Addition to covered list.--If, as of the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, an appropriate national security agency has not made the determination required under paragraph (1), the Commission shall add all covered robotics communications equipment or services to the covered list. (3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect to any covered robotics communications equipment or service that an appropriate national security agency determines, not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, does not pose an unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States or the safety and security of United States persons. (c) Effect of Other Determinations.-- (1) Determined to pose unacceptable risk.--Not later than 30 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 under subsection (b)-- (A) the Commission shall place that covered robotics communications equipment or service on the covered list; and (B) the appropriate national security agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report on the determination of that appropriate national security agency, which shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (2) 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-- (A) not later than 30 days after the date on which that appropriate national security agency makes that determination, that appropriate national security agency shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees and all other appropriate national security agencies a report on the determination, which shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex; and (B) not later than 180 days after the date on which that appropriate national security agency makes that determination, 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 those appropriate national security agencies, which shall be submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified annex. (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed to apply to any country that is not a country of concern, including a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or a major non-NATO ally (as defined in section 644 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2403)). ______