I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6896 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 22, 2023 Ms. Slotkin introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services A BILL To require a briefing on the national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in the United States.

1. Briefing on national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in the United States (a) In general The Secretary of Defense, acting through Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisitions and Sustainment and other United States Government agencies as appropriate, to provide a briefing to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than March 30, 2024, on the national security threats associated with Chinese autonomous ground vehicles operating in the United States, especially those with access to or operating in the vicinity of Department of Defense military bases and installations and other sensitive United States Government facilities, and potentially sharing geospatial and other data with the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). (b) Matters To be included The briefing required by subsection (a) should include the type of data that can be collected, the dual-use implications of autonomous ground vehicle technologies and their enabling factors, and how the CCP or People’s Liberation Army could potentially use the data it collects in the United States to support its military operational planning.