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The bill strengthens DoD base cybersecurity and oversight of connected vehicles through a prohibited-list and interagency coordination, at the cost of access disruptions and compliance/procurement burdens for transportation workers, contractors, and agencies.
Military personnel and DoD installations will face reduced cybersecurity risk because the Secretary will bar operation of specified connected-vehicle devices on installations and the policy requires coordination with other federal rules and agencies to identify threats.
DoD personnel, contractors, and Congress will have clearer processes and stronger oversight because the Secretary must publish the prohibited list, review it annually, and brief congressional defense committees on implementation.
Federal agencies and DoD benefit from greater interagency consistency in identifying risky connected vehicles due to the requirement to incorporate existing federal rules and consult other agencies.
Transportation workers, small-business owners, and service providers may lose access to DoD installations beginning in 2028 if their vehicles are on the prohibited list, disrupting deliveries and on-base services.
DoD, its contractors, and some equipment owners could face compliance costs and operational impacts when vehicles tied to entities labeled as 'foreign entities of concern' are removed from installations even if the actual risk is minor.
Publicly listing prohibited models may create supply-chain and procurement disruptions for agencies and contractors that must replace, segregate, or otherwise manage banned vehicles, increasing short-term costs and logistical burden.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Requires DoD to publish a prohibited list of connected vehicles tied to foreign entities of concern and bans those vehicles from DoD property beginning Jan 1, 2028.
Official title: Prohibit the operation on property of the Department of Defense of certain vehicles designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction of a foreign entity of concern, and for other purposes.
Introduced July 10, 2025 by Elissa Slotkin · Last progress July 10, 2025
Bars operation of certain connected vehicles on Department of Defense property and military installations if those vehicles are on a DoD-published prohibited list of vehicles tied to foreign entities of concern and posing cybersecurity, safety, or national-security risks. The bill requires DoD to publish the prohibited list by January 1, 2027, review it at least annually, consult other agencies, and brief congressional defense committees on an implementation plan by June 1, 2027, with operations banned beginning January 1, 2028.