H.R. 2683

119 HR 2683 EH: Remote Access Security Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 2683
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To provide for control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Remote Access Security Act  .
2.
Control of remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018
The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 is amended as follows:
(1)
In section 1742 ( 50 U.S.C. 4801 ), by adding at the end the following:
(15)
Remote access
The term  remote access  means access on a purposeful, knowing, reckless, or negligent basis to an item subject to the jurisdiction of the United States under this Act by a foreign person through a network connection, including the internet or a cloud computing service, from a location other than where the item is physically located if the Secretary determines that the use of the item could pose a serious risk to the national security or foreign policy of the United States. Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to lower the requisite mens rea required to be proven for criminal liability under section 1760.
 .
(2)
In section 1752 ( 50 U.S.C. 4811 )—
(A)
in paragraph (1)—
(i)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting  or remote access of such items  after  export of items ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (B), by inserting  or remote access of such items  after  export of items ; and
(B)
in paragraph (2)—
(i)
in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking  and in-country transfer of items  and inserting  in-country transfer, and remote access of items ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (A), by inserting  or remote access  after  the release .
(3)
In section 1753 ( 50 U.S.C. 4812 )—
(A)
in subsection (a)—
(i)
in paragraph (1), by striking  and  at the end;
(ii)
in paragraph (2)(F), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
(3)
the remote access of items subject to the jurisdiction of the United States by a foreign person.
 ;
(B)
in subsection (b)—
(i)
in paragraph (6), by striking  and  at the end;
(ii)
in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting  ; and ; and
(iii)
by adding at the end the following:
(8)
regulate the remote access of items described in subsection (a)(3).
 ; and
(C)
in subsection (c)—
(i)
by striking  or in-country transfer  each place it appears and inserting  in-country transfer, or remote access ; and
(ii)
by striking  subsections (b)(1) or (b)(2)  and inserting  subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), or (b)(8) .
(4)
In section 1754 ( 50 U.S.C. 4813 )—
(A)
in subsection (a)—
(i)
in paragraph (3), by striking  and in-country transfers  and inserting  in-country transfers, and remote access ;
(ii)
in paragraph (4), by striking  and in-country transfers  and inserting  in-country transfers, and remote access ;
(iii)
in paragraph (5), by striking  and in-country transfers  and inserting  in-country transfers, and remote access ;
(iv)
in paragraph (6), by striking  United States export control  and inserting  United States control ;
(v)
in paragraph (7), by striking  export controls  and inserting  controls ;
(vi)
in paragraph (10), by striking  or in-country transferred  and inserting  in-country transferred or accessed remotely ;
(vii)
in paragraph (11), by adding at the end before the semicolon the following:  or remote access ; and
(viii)
in paragraph (15), by adding at the end before  ; and  the following:  or remotely access (including the provision thereof) ;
(B)
in subsection (b), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or remote access ; and
(C)
in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or remote access (including the provision thereof) .
(5)
In section 1755 ( 50 U.S.C. 4814 )—
(A)
in subsection (b)(2)—
(i)
in subparagraph (C), by striking  and in-country transfers  and inserting  in-country transfers, and remote access (including the provision thereof) ; and
(ii)
in subparagraph (E), by striking  and in-country transfers  and inserting  in-country transfers, and remote access (including the provision thereof) ; and
(B)
in subsection (c), by striking  export controls  and inserting  controls .
(6)
In section 1756 ( 50 U.S.C. 4815 )—
(A)
in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking  and in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, and remote access ; and
(B)
in subsection (b), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or provide remote access to .
(7)
In section 1757 ( 50 U.S.C. 4816 )—
(A)
in subsection (a), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or remote access ; and
(B)
in subsection (c)(2), by striking  export controls  and inserting  controls .
(8)
In section 1760 ( 50 U.S.C. 4819 )—
(A)
in subsection (a)(2)(F)—
(i)
in clause (ii), by striking  any export control document or any report  and inserting  any document or report ; and
(ii)
in clause (iii), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or remote access ;
(B)
in subsection (c)(1)(C), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or remotely access (including the provision thereof) ; and
(C)
in subsection (e)(1)(A)—
(i)
in clause (i), by striking  or in-country transfer outside the United States any item  and inserting  in-country transfer outside the United States any item or remotely access any item (or provide such access) ; and
(ii)
in clause (ii), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer of items, or provide remote access to items .
(9)
In section 1761 ( 50 U.S.C. 4820 )—
(A)
in subsection (a)(5), by striking  or in-country transferred  and inserting  in-country transferred, or remotely accessed ; and
(B)
in subsection (h)(1)(B), by striking  or in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer of items, or provide remote access to items .
(10)
In section 1767(b)(2)(A) ( 50 U.S.C. 4825(b)(2)(A) ), by striking  and in-country transfer  and inserting  in-country transfer, or remote access .
3.
Consultation with Congress
(a)
In general
The Secretary of Commerce shall ensure that the appropriate congressional committees are kept fully and currently informed of any anticipated promulgation of regulations to control the remote access of items under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, as amended by section 2, including ensuring such committees are informed, in a classified setting as necessary, on—
(1)
the national security risk that would be addressed by the regulations;
(2)
how the method of the regulations addresses the national security risk; and
(3)
how the regulations may impact the economy of the United States.
(b)
Rule of construction
Nothing in this section may be construed to require the approval of the appropriate congressional committees as a condition precedent to the exercise of an authority under the Export Control Reform Act of 2018, as amended by section 2.
(c)
Appropriate congressional committees defined
In this section, the term  appropriate congressional committees  means—
(1)
the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives; and
(2)
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
     Passed the House of Representatives January 12, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.