[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4000 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4000

    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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 5, 2026

     Mr. Budd (for himself, Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Cotton, and Ms. Blunt 
  Rochester) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 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 Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Securing Infrastructure from 
Adversaries Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON USE OF, PROCUREMENT OF, AND CONTRACTING RELATED 
              TO CERTAIN FOREIGN-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 
        technology'', 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 country; or
                    (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 and no 
                LiDAR technology described in clause (ii) or (iii) of 
                subparagraph (A) will be used in the performance 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 prohibition 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 agreement with an entity under which the Secretary 
provides loan or grant funds to that entity, the Secretary shall ensure 
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
            (3) any LiDAR technology produced in or provided by a 
        covered foreign country.
    (d) Applicability.--
            (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), this section 
        shall apply to any obligation or expenditure 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 prescribed 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 purposes of any 
                testing, research, evaluation, analysis, or training 
                relating to vehicle safety.
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