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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 6202. Mr. CASSIDY (for himself, Mrs. Britt, and Mr. Coons) submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of title XII, add the following:
Subtitle F—Humanoid ROBOT Act of 2026
SEC. 1281. SHORT TITLE.
This subtitle may be cited as the “Humanoid Robotics
Oversight and Blocking of Obtainment from Totalitarians Act
of 2026” or the “Humanoid ROBOT Act of 2026”.
SEC. 1282. DEFINITIONS.
In this subtitle:
(1) Artificial intelligence.—The term “artificial
intelligence” has the meaning given that term in section
5002 of the National Artificial Intelligence Initiative Act
of 2020 (15 U.S.C. 9401).
(2) Country of concern.—The term “country of concern”
has the meaning given the term “covered nation” in section
4872 of title 10, United States Code.
(3) Covered entity.—The term “covered entity” means—
(A) the government of a country of concern;
(B) a political party of a country of concern;
(C) a foreign entity of concern (as defined in section 9901
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (15 U.S.C. 4651));
(D) an entity identified by the Secretary of Defense under
section 1260H(a) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) as a Chinese military company
operating directly or indirectly in the United States;
(E) an entity with its headquarters located in, organized
under the laws of, or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction
of, a country of concern; or
(F) an entity owned or controlled by, or under common
ownership or control with, an entity described in any of
subparagraphs (A) through (E).
(4) Humanoid robot.—The term “humanoid robot” means an
autonomous or semi-autonomous machine that—
(A) uses integrated artificial intelligence systems;
(B) possesses a body structure that simulates the human
form, including a head, torso, arms, and legs, or any
configuration that resembles a human silhouette;
(C) is capable of performing tasks associated with human
activities; and
(D) can communicate interactively, using natural language
processing to understand verbal or written commands.
SEC. 1283. PROHIBITIONS ON CONTRACTING RELATING TO HUMANOID
ROBOTS FROM COVERED ENTITIES.
(a) Prohibition on Purchases by Department of Defense.—The
Department of Defense may not enter into or renew a contract
to procure or otherwise obtain a humanoid robot designed,
tested, developed, or manufactured by a covered entity.
(b) Prohibition on Use by Contractors.—A person awarded a
contract by the Department of Defense may not use a humanoid
robot designed, tested, developed, or manufactured by a
covered entity to fulfill, execute, or otherwise support
carrying out the contract.
(c) Waiver.—The Secretary of Defense may waive a
prohibition under subsection (a) or (b) with respect to the
purchase or use of a humanoid robot if using the robot is
required for the completion of objectives related to national
security or for research purposes.
(d) Effective Date.—The prohibitions under subsections (a)
and (b) shall apply on and after the date that is180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(e) Regulations.—Not later than 180 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Acquisition Regulatory
Council shall amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation to
implement the prohibitions under subsections (a) and (b),
including by establishing a requirement for prime contractors
to incorporate the substance of such prohibitions and
applicable implementing contract clauses into contracts
relating to humanoid robots.
SEC. 1284. REVIEW BY COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN THE
UNITED STATES OF INVESTMENTS IN PRODUCTION OF
HUMANOID ROBOT TECHNOLOGIES.
(a) In General.—Section 721(a)(4) of the Defense
Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)) is amended—
(1) in subparagraph (A)—
(A) in clause (i), by striking “; and” and inserting a
semicolon;
(B) in clause (ii), by striking the period at the end and
inserting “; and”; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
“(iii) any transaction described in subparagraph (B)(vi)
proposed or pending on or after the date of the enactment of
the Humanoid Robotics Oversight and Blocking of Obtainment
from Totalitarians Act of 2026.”;
(2) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the
following:
“(vi) Any other investment, subject to regulations
prescribed under subparagraph (D)—
“(I) in a United States business that designs, tests,
develops, or manufactures humanoid robots (as defined in
section 1282 of the Humanoid Robotics Oversight and Blocking
of Obtainment from Totalitarians Act of 2026);
“(II) by—
“(aa) an entity organized under the laws of, or otherwise
subject to the jurisdiction of, a covered nation (as defined
in section 4872 of title 10, United States Code); or
“(bb) an entity owned or controlled by, or under common
ownership or control with, an entity described in item (aa);
and
“(III) without regard to whether the investment results in
control of the United States business by an entity described
in subclause (II).”; and
(3) in subparagraph (D)—
(A) in clause (i), in the matter preceding subclause (I)—
(i) by striking “subparagraph (B)(iii)” and inserting
“clauses (iii) and (vi) of subparagraph (B)”; and
(ii) by striking “that subparagraph” and inserting “that
clause”;
(B) in clause (iii)(I), by striking “subparagraph
(B)(iii)” and inserting “clauses (iii) and (vi) of
subparagraph (B)”; and
(C) in clause (iv)(I), in the matter preceding item (aa)—
(i) by striking “in subparagraph (B)(iii)” and inserting
“in clause (iii) or (vi) of subparagraph (B)”; and
(ii) by striking “of subparagraph (B)(iii)” and inserting
“of such clauses”.
(b) Mandatory Filing of Declarations.—Section
721(b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(bb) of the Defense Production Act of 1950
(50 U.S.C. 4565(b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(bb)) is amended by adding at
the end the following:
“(DD) Investments in humanoid robots.—The parties to a
covered transaction described in subsection (a)(4)(B)(vi)
shall submit a declaration described in subclause (I) with
respect to the transaction.”.