Purpose and scope

The inclusion in connected vehicles of certain ICTS designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of certain foreign adversaries poses undue or unacceptable risks to U.S. national security. To address these undue or unacceptable risks, it is the purpose of this subpart to:

(a) Prohibit ICTS transactions that involve certain software and hardware that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the jurisdiction or direction of the People's Republic of China (PRC) or the Russian Federation (Russia), as defined in § 791.4, and that directly enable connected vehicle Automated Driving Systems (ADS) or Vehicle Connectivity Systems (VCS), as defined in this subpart;

(b) Implement Declarations of Conformity to provide a mechanism for connected vehicle manufacturers and VCS hardware importers to communicate to BIS that they have conducted supply chain due diligence, and to confirm that no prohibited transactions, as defined in this subpart, have knowingly occurred;

(c) Provide for the issuance of general authorizations for certain transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by this subpart, but where certain factors described in the authorizations reduce the risk to an acceptable level;

(d) Provide a mechanism to apply for specific authorizations for certain transactions that would otherwise be prohibited by this subpart, where the undue or unacceptable risks can be reasonably mitigated, based on criteria and conditions that are specifically constructed for each applicant; and

(e) Incentivize connected vehicle manufacturers, VCS hardware importers, and related suppliers to adopt and enhance measures to help secure the U.S. ICTS supply chain for connected vehicles.