Bill Text: NJ S728 | 2024-2025 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Prohibits government entities from procuring and using technology products and services from companies owned by, controlled by, or domiciled in certain foreign countries.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-09 - Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate State Government, Wagering, Tourism & Historic Preservation Committee [S728 Detail]
Download: New_Jersey-2024-S728-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW JERSEY
221st LEGISLATURE
PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 2024 SESSION
Sponsored by:
Senator DOUGLAS J. STEINHARDT
District 23 (Hunterdon, Somerset and Warren)
SYNOPSIS
Prohibits government entities from procuring and using technology products and services from companies owned by, controlled by, or domiciled in certain foreign countries.
CURRENT VERSION OF TEXT
Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel.
An Act prohibiting government entities from procuring and using technology products and services from certain companies and supplementing chapter 32 of Title 52 of the Revised Statutes.
Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:
1. The State of New Jersey, and all agencies or political subdivisions thereof, shall be prohibited from procuring or utilizing any information or communications technologies or services, components, networks, or systems that are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by companies or affiliates determined by any federal or State governmental agency to be owned, controlled by, or domiciled within any foreign country that the United States Office of the Director of National Intelligence, United States Office of Homeland Security, New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness, or New Jersey Office of Cybersecurity and Communications Integration Cell has identified as posing a significant cybersecurity threat.
2. This act shall take effect immediately.
STATEMENT
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence has identified several nations which have both the capability and desire to launch cyber attacks against the United States and pose an active and persistent cyber espionage threat. The State of New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness has also recognized the threat of cyber attacks against the State of New Jersey by foreign actors.
This bill prohibits the State of New Jersey, its agencies, and local governments from procuring or using any technology products, services, or systems from companies owned by, controlled by, or domiciled in foreign countries which have been identified as posing a cybersecurity threat to the United States or the State of New Jersey.
