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S 4570 Advanced toward a vote

Establishes a State Department program that helps foreign governments buy trusted U.S.-made cyber and digital technology, with funding authorized through fiscal year 2031 and an eight-year sunset.

Official title: U.S. Tech PATH Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Introduced 19-MAY-2026
Referred 19-MAY-2026
Approved by committee 17-JUN-2026
Reported 27-JUL-2026
On the calendar 27-JUL-2026
Key points
  • Creates the U.S. Cyber and Digital Technology Procurement Program in the State Department, run by the Bureau for Cyberspace and Digital Policy and linked to the Pax Silica initiative, and sunsets eight years after enactment.
  • Authorizes $500 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2031 for the Cyberspace, Digital Connectivity, and Related Technologies Fund, and $2 million for fiscal years 2026 through 2028 for a new program office.
  • Requires a risk assessment and monitoring before partnerships are approved, bars funds to countries of concern, sanctioned parties, and Entity List entities, and requires vetting of partners for human rights abuses.
  • Requires annual reports to Congress, a Government Accountability Office review, a State Department study of a Foreign Service technology career track, and extends the Regional Technology Officer Program authorization from 2027 to 2032.
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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

International Affairs

Sponsor Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) Cosponsors · 1
■ 1 R
1 Republican