House to Vote on Bill Barring Export of Undersea Cable Tech to China, Other Adversaries
The House was set to vote as soon as Monday night on the Undersea Cable Control Act (HR-1189) under suspension of the rules. The measure would require the State Department to develop a strategy to “eliminate the availability to foreign…
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adversaries,” including China, “of goods and technologies capable of supporting undersea cables.” It would also mandate the U.S. seek bilateral agreements with allied nations to bar exporting technology to foreign adversaries that would support undersea cables. HR-1189 lead sponsors Reps. Brian Mast, R-Fla., and Andy Kim, D-N.J., cited the entry of a Chinese surveillance balloon into U.S. airspace earlier this year as an impetus for filing the bill.