Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Network Equipment Transparency Act” or the “NET Act”.
Network Equipment Transparency Act
A BILL
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Telecommunications supply chain consideration
Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302)Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 163) is amended—
by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
“(d) Status of telecommunications supply chain—As part of the inquiry required by subsection (b)In each report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall, to the extent that data is available, determine whether a lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable yearreporting period.”