# H.R. 2683 (119th): Remote Access Security Act

Remote Access Security Act This bill broadens the scope of the U.S. export control system to include remote access of items. Remote access means (1) access to an item subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 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; or (2) any other form of access specified in regulations promulgated by the Department of Commerce. The Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (ECRA), which is implemented through the Export Administration Regulations, provides a permanent statutory basis for controlling the export of dual-use goods (e.g., items with both civilian and military uses) and certain military parts and components. This bill applies export controls under ECRA to remote access of items, thereby allowing Commerce's Bureau of Industry and Security to issue licenses and impose penalties related to remote access of controlled items.

## How this bill is scored

Tier: no Tier 1 record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Lane: cybersecurity. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: digital_security. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: export_controls. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: remote_access. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Lane: technology_security. Category: not stored. Lane tag: not stored.
Tier 1 sign-off: no record. A bill with no record cannot newly become Tier 1.
Stored polarity: mixed. Only tags the rules mark scoreable on a mixed bill are scored. A yea can draw a penalty or a credit according to the tag. A nay on a tag scored as good can draw a penalty.
Roll 13: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Vote type: final_passage.
Polarity rationale: Reviewed enrichment (llm_import) polarity: The bill is a generic security and regulatory measure that extends export controls to remote access. Its aims of protecting dual-use and military-relevant technology are prudential goods, while its breadth, the open-ended regulatory definition of remote access, and its penalty authority raise ordinary policy concerns. The text does not directly advance moral harm or directly restrain a named evil, so it fits the mixed category rather than good or evil.
Theological note: Issue relevance: the measure concerns the government's lawful duty to guard national security and restrain the transfer of sensitive technology, which can be seen under general equity as a legitimate civil function. It also touches stewardship of technology and the proper limits of regulatory reach over technical access. It does not directly advance or restrain a named moral evil.

## Recorded votes

Roll 13: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended. Yea 369 · Nay 22 · Other 39.

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