The US House of Representatives passed the Remote Access Security Act (H.R. 2683) on January 13, 2026, broadening export controls to cover foreign access to US advanced AI chips via remote cloud rentals, closing what lawmakers view as a regulatory gap that allowed adversaries to access controlled hardware without physical export. The bill explicitly targets scenarios such as Chinese firms renting Nvidia Blackwell GPU capacity in third-country data centers, and would require the Commerce Department's BIS to license and enforce penalties on remote access to controlled computing items. Financial institutions financing AI infrastructure must now model regulatory uncertainty around revenue streams from cloud GPU rental and offshore data-center operations, and face higher compliance costs if the Senate passes and the President signs the measure.
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