Reps. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., and Zachary Nunn, R-Iowa, have proposed a bipartisan bill that seeks to protect national security by prohibiting the U.S. federal government from using blockchain network infrastructure and distributed ledger technology developed and owned by the Chinese Communist Party and other international competitors.
The proposed Creating Legal Accountability for Rogue Innovators and Technology, or CLARITY, Act would direct the federal government to take a coordinated approach to countering potential threats posed by adversarial threats to safeguard U.S. intellectual property and sensitive data, Spanberger’s office said Thursday.
The CLARITY Act would require the Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of State and the Treasury to submit a congressional report that addresses risks associated with adversarial technologies.
Spanberger said she is proud to join Nunn in introducing the CLARITY Act to protect the federal government from CCP-owned blockchain and counter China’s influence on the global economy.
“Our bipartisan bill ensures that the federal government is not giving China a backdoor to access critical national security intelligence and Americans’ private information,” Nunn said.
