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H.R. 4500 — what changed

Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2019

From Introduced in House to Reported in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.

Sec. 2 Representation and leadership of United States in communications standards-setting bodies

(a)
changed In general— In order to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks and for future generations of wireless communications networks, the Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Institute for of Standards and Technology, coordinate executive branch efforts to—
(1)
changed equitably encourage participation by trusted companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders stakeholders, but not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to participate) in such standards-setting bodies; and
(2)
changed equitably offer technical expertise to trusted companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders stakeholders, but not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to participate) to facilitate such participation.
(b)
changed Standards-Setting bodies— The standards-setting bodies referred to in subsection (a) include, but is are not limited to—
(1)
the International Organization for Standardization;
(2)
the voluntary standards-setting bodies that develop protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as the 3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; and
(3)
any standards-setting body accredited by the American National Standards Institute or Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions.
(c)
Briefing— Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall brief the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on a strategy to carry out subsection (a).
(d)
Definitions— In this section:
(1)
3GPP— The term 3GPP means the 3rd Generation Partnership Project.
(2)
5G network— The term 5G network means a fifth-generation mobile network as described by 3GPP Release 15 or higher.
(3)
changed Assistant Secretary— The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
(4)
Cloud computing— The term cloud computing has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, entitled “The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing”, published in September 2011, or any successor publication.
(5)
Communications network— The term communications network means any of the following:
(A)
A system enabling the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing.
(B)
Cloud computing resources.
(C)
A network or system used to access cloud computing resources.
(6)
changed Trusted company—Not trusted— The term trusted company means “not trusted” means, with respect to a company or stakeholder, that the company or stakeholder is determined by the Assistant Secretary not to pose a threat to the national security of the United States. In making such a determination, the Assistant Secretary shall consult the heads of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)) and consider whether such company is listed rely solely on the entity list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and Security of the Department of Commerce and set forth in Supplement No. 4 to part 744 one or more of the Export Administration Regulations (subchapter C of chapter VII of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations).following determinations:
(A)
added A specific determination made by any executive branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise, including the Federal Acquisition Security Council established under section 1322(a) of title 41, United States Code.
(B)
added A specific determination made by the Department of Commerce pursuant to Executive Order 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 22689; relating to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain).
(C)
added Whether a company or stakeholder produces or provides covered telecommunications equipment or services, as defined in section 889(f)(3) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1918).