US HB2683

Amends the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to add "remote access" as a new category of controlled activity alongside exports, reexports, and in-country transfers of items subject to U.S. jurisdiction

Defines "remote access" as access by a foreign person through network connections (including internet or cloud computing) to controlled items located in the United States, when the Secretary determines such use could pose serious national security or foreign policy risks

Grants the Secretary of Commerce authority to regulate remote access of controlled items by foreign persons, applying the same licensing and enforcement framework used for physical exports

Requires the Secretary of Commerce to keep the House Foreign Affairs Committee and Senate Banking Committee informed of anticipated regulations controlling remote access, including classified briefings on national security risks, regulatory methods, and economic impacts

Preserves existing criminal liability standards under Section 1760, specifying that the new remote access provisions do not lower the mens rea requirements for criminal prosecution