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LiDAR

Light Detection and Ranging, a technology that uses laser pulses to measure distances and create detailed 3D maps or models of environments. It is used in self-driving cars, robotics, and defense systems.

Foreign Adversary

A foreign government or entity identified as engaging in a long-term pattern or serious instances of conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the United States or the security of United States persons.

Critical Infrastructure

Systems and assets, whether physical or virtual, so vital to the United States that the incapacity or destruction of such systems and assets would have a debilitating impact on security, national economic security, national public health or safety, or any combination of those matters. Examples include power grids, transportation networks, and communication systems.

Autonomous Vehicles

Vehicles capable of sensing their environment and operating without human input, often relying on technologies like LiDAR to navigate.

Waiver

An official decision to allow an exception to a rule or law, often granted under specific conditions or for a limited time.

Enactment Date

The date on which a bill officially becomes a law, usually after being passed by Congress and signed by the President.