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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 9565 

To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from entering into, extending, 

or renewing a contract with or awarding a grant to an entity that 

uses or procures light detection and ranging technology from certain 

foreign entities, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024 

Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. MOOLENAAR, Mr. 

GARAMENDI, and Ms. STEFANIK) introduced the following bill; which was 

referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 

A BILL 

To prohibit the Secretary of Transportation from entering 

into, extending, or renewing a contract with or awarding 

a grant to an entity that uses or procures light detection 

and ranging technology from certain foreign entities, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Infrastruc5 ture from Adversaries Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND 

2 CONTRACTING RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE 

3 LIDAR TECHNOLOGY. 

4 (a) PROHIBITION ON AGENCY OPERATION OR PRO5 CUREMENT.— 

6 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Transpor7 tation may not— 

8 (A) procure or obtain any LiDAR pro9 duced or provided by a covered LiDAR com10 pany; or 

11 (B) enter into a contract or extend or 

12 renew a contract with any entity unless such 

13 entity certifies to the Secretary that no LiDAR 

14 produced or provided by a covered LiDAR com15 pany will be used in performance of the con16 tract with the Department of Transportation. 

17 (2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the re18 striction under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case 

19 basis by certifying in writing to the Committee on 

20 Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 

21 Representatives and the Committee of Commerce, 

22 Science, and Transportation of the Senate not later 

23 than 15 days before an activity is carried out for 

24 which such a restriction applies that such activity is 

25 required in the national interest of the United 

26 States. 


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1 (b) PROHIBITION ON USE OF LOANS OR GRANT

2 FUNDS.—In entering into an agreement with an entity 

3 with respect to which the Secretary provides loan or grant 

4 funds to such entity, the Secretary shall ensure that no 

5 such funds may be obligated or expended to procure, ob6 tain, or use LiDAR produced or provided by a covered 

7 LiDAR company. 

8 (c) APPLICABILITY.—This section shall apply to any 

9 obligation or expenditure of funds, or contract entered 

10 into, on or after June 30, 2026. 

11 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

12 (1) COVERED FOREIGN COUNTRY.—The term 

13 ‘‘covered foreign country’’ means the People’s Re14 public of China, Iran, North Korea, and Russia. 

15 (2) COVERED LIDAR COMPANY.—The term 

16 ‘‘covered LiDAR company’’ means any entity, or any 

17 subsidiary, affiliate, or licensee of said entity, that 

18 produces or provides LiDAR and is included— 

19 (A) on the Consolidated Screening List 

20 maintained by the International Trade Adminis21 tration of the Department of Commerce; or 

22 (B) as a Chinese military company pursu23 ant to section 1260h of the William M. (Mac) 

24 Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 

25 for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 


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1 (3) LIDAR.—The term ‘‘LiDAR’’ mean a sen2 sor that— 

3 (A) emits light, including in the form of a 

4 pulsed or modulated laser; and 

5 (B) scans or flashes the environment to de6 tect and measure the range of the surroundings 

7 of such sensor. 

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