H.R. 1934 — what changed
Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2021
From Introduced in House to Engrossed in House. 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Engrossed in House.
Sec. 3 Enhancing representation and leadership of the United States at international standards-setting bodies
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In general— The President shall establish an interagency working group to provide assistance work with allies and technical expertise international partners to enhance the representation increase and leadership of the United States align their engagement at multilateral international standards-setting bodies organizations, such as the International Telecommunications Union (ITU), that set standards for equipment, systems, software, address communications networks, standards, and virtually defined networks that support security, including 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, such as the International Telecommunication Union and the 3rd Generation Partnership Project. The President shall also work with allies and partners, as well as the private sector, to increase productive engagement.infrastructure.
Interagency working group— The interagency working group described in subsection (a) shall—
be chaired by the Secretary of State or a designee of the Secretary of State; and
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consist of the head (or designee) of the Department of Commerce and each Federal department or agency the President determines appropriate.
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Function— The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the members of the interagency working group to develop and implement a strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners and monitor engagement by the Government of the People’s Republic of China and entities under its ownership, control, or influence at multilateral international organizations described in subsection (a).
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Briefing— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the interagency working group shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a briefing that includes—
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a strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners to share security risk information and findings pertaining to equipment that supports or is used in 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure and cooperation on mitigating such risks; and
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a discussion of China’s presence and activities at multilateral international organizations described in subsection (a) relevant to 5th and future generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, including information on the differences in the scope and scale of China’s engagement, as well as the success rate of proposals by Chinese entities adopted into standards at such organizations compared to the engagement and success rate of proposals adopted by the United States or its allies and partners, and noting any mandatory domestic Chinese standards that are adopted at such organizations.
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Briefing—
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In general— Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act and subsequently thereafter as provided in paragraph (2), the interagency working group described in subsection (a) shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a briefing that shall include—
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a strategy to promote United States leadership at international standards-setting bodies for equipment, systems, software, and virtually defined networks relevant to 5th and future generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, taking into account the different processes followed by the various international standard-setting bodies;
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a strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners to share security risk information and findings pertaining to equipment that supports or is used in 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure and cooperation on mitigating such risks;
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a discussion of China’s presence and activities at international standards-setting bodies relevant to 5th and future generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, including information on the differences in the scope and scale of China’s engagement at such bodies compared to engagement by the United States or its allies and partners and the security risks raised by Chinese proposals in such standards-setting bodies; and
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a strategy for engagement with private sector communications and information service providers, equipment developers, academia, federally funded research and development centers, and other private-sector stakeholders to propose and develop secure standards for equipment, systems, software, and virtually defined networks that support 5th and future generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure.
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Subsequent briefings— Upon request by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, or as determined appropriate by the chair of the interagency working group described in subsection (a), the interagency working group shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an updated briefing relating to the matters described in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1).