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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · S. 1071 (EAH) — 119 S1071 EAH: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 · Sec. 162

Sec. 162. Amendments to prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting related to foreign-made light detection and ranging

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Section 164 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 ( Public Law 118–159 ; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended— in subsection (a)— in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking shall not operate and inserting may not operate, ; by amending paragraph
(1)to read as follows: covered LiDAR technology; or ; and in paragraph (2), by inserting covered before LiDAR technology ; by redesignating subsection
(e)as subsection (f); by inserting after subsection
(d)the following new subsection: The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to mitigate the risk to the Department of Defense of the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense contractors and subcontractors (at any tier). In developing the strategy required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— publish a list of covered LiDAR companies in the Federal Register; conduct an assessment of the potential risks to the Department associated with the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense contractors, including an assessment of the severity and likelihood of occurrence of each such risk and a prioritization of such risks; and solicit input from defense contractors and subcontractors (at any tier) to identify effective approaches to reducing or eliminating use of covered LiDAR technology by such contractors and subcontractors. Not later than June 1, 2027, the Secretary shall implement the strategy required by paragraph (1). Such strategy shall actively monitor risk mitigation measures related to the use of covered LiDAR technology by defense contractors based on the assessment conducted and the input received under paragraph (2). ; and in subsection
(f)(as so redesignated), by amending paragraph
(3)to read as follows: The term covered LiDAR technology means LiDAR technology and any related services and equipment— manufactured by a covered LiDAR company; uses operating software developed in a covered foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country; or uses network connectivity or data storage located in a covered foreign country or administered by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country. .
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