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119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4802 
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 
JULY 29, 2025 
Mr. JOHNSON
of South Dakota (for himself, Ms. BROWNLEY, Mr. 
MOOLENAAR, and Mr. KRISHNAMOORTHI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastruc-
ture 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Infrastruc-
ture from Adversaries Act of 2025’’. 
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SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF, PROCUREMENT OF, AND 
CONTRACTING RELATED TO CERTAIN FOR-
EIGN-MADE LIDAR TECHNOLOGY. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
FOREIGN
COUNTRY; COVERED 
LiDAR COMPANY, COVERED
LIDAR
TECHNOLOGY; 
LiDAR.—The terms ‘‘covered foreign country’’, 
‘‘covered LiDAR company’’, ‘‘covered LiDAR tech-
nology’’, and ‘‘LiDAR’’ have the meanings given 
those terms in section 164(e) of the Servicemember 
Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (10 U.S.C. 
note prec. 4651; Public Law 118–159). 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Transportation. 
(b) PROHIBITION
ON USE
OR PROCUREMENT
OF 
CERTAIN LIDAR.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may not— 
(A) procure or obtain— 
(i) any covered LiDAR technology; 
(ii) any LiDAR technology otherwise 
produced or provided by a covered LiDAR 
company; or 
(iii) any LiDAR technology produced 
in or provided by a covered foreign coun-
try; or 
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(B) enter into, extend, or renew a contract 
with any entity unless the entity submits to the 
Secretary a certification that no covered LiDAR 
technology described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
subparagraph (A) will be used in the perform-
ance of the contract. 
(2) WAIVER.—The Secretary may waive the 
prohibition under paragraph (1) on a case-by-case 
basis by submitting to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives, not later than 15 days 
before the applicable activity is carried out, a written 
certification that the activity to which that prohibi-
tion applies and for which a waiver will be provided 
is in the national interest of the United States. 
(c) PROHIBITION
ON USE
OF LOAN
OR GRANT 
FUNDS FOR CERTAIN LIDAR.—In entering into an agree-
ment with an entity under which the Secretary provides 
loan or grant funds to that entity, the Secretary shall en-
sure that no such funds may be obligated or expended to 
procure, obtain, or use— 
(1) any covered LiDAR technology; 
(2) any LiDAR technology otherwise produced 
or provided by a covered LiDAR company; or 
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(3) any LiDAR technology produced in or pro-
vided by a covered foreign country. 
(d) APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
this section shall apply to any obligation or expendi-
ture of funds, and any contract entered into, on or 
after June 30, 2026. 
(2) LIMITATION.—This section shall not apply 
to— 
(A) any application for an exemption from 
a Federal motor vehicle safety standard pre-
scribed under section 30111 of title 49, United 
States Code; 
(B) any application for a waiver of, or an 
exemption from, a Federal motor carrier safety 
regulation prescribed under section 31136 of 
title 49, United States Code; or 
(C) any grant, operation, procurement, or 
contracting action that is for the purposed of 
any testing, research, evaluation, analysis, or 
training related to vehicle safety. 
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