---
kind: "diff"
citation: "H.R. 820"
bill: "118-hr-820"
heading: "Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act"
from: "ih"
from_label: "Introduced in House"
to: "rh"
to_label: "Reported in House"
sections_amended: 1
sections_added: 0
sections_removed: 0
url: "https://uscodex.org/bills/118/hr/820/changes/rh"
---
# H.R. 820 — what changed
H.R. 820, Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act — 1 section amended between Introduced in House and Reported in House.
Edits are marked `struck` and `inserted`.
## Sec. 2 List of entities holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority and having certain foreign ownership
- (a) In general— Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall publish on the internet website of the Commission a list of each entity—
- (1) that holds—holds a license issued by the Commission pursuant to—
- (A) an authorization issued by section 309(j) of the Commission;Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)); or
- (B) a license issued by the Commission; orAct of May 27, 1921 (47 U.S.C. 34 et seq.; commonly known as the “Cable Landing Licensing Act”) and Executive Order 10530 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the performance of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of the President); and
- (C) any other grant of authority issued by the Commission; and
- (2) either—with respect to which—
- (A) any of the a covered entity holds an equity or voting interest (or equivalent thereof) of which that is owned by a covered entity; required to be reported to the Commission under the ownership rules of the Commission; or
- (B) that is not covered by subparagraph (A) but that the Commission, in consultation with an appropriate national security agency, considers appropriate.agency has determined that a covered entity exerts control, regardless of whether such covered entity holds an equity or voting interest as described in subparagraph (A).
- (b) Rulemaking—
- (1) In general— Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue rules to obtain information to identify each entity—
- (A) that holds any authorization, license, or other grant of authority issued by the Commission (other than a license described in subsection (a)(1)); and
- (B) with respect to which a covered entity holds an equity or voting interest that is required to be reported to the Commission under the ownership rules of the Commission.
- (2) Placement on list— Not later than 1 year after the Commission issues the rules required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall place each entity described in such paragraph on the list published under subsection (a).
- (c) Paperwork Reduction Act exemption— A collection of information conducted or sponsored by the Commission to implement this section does not constitute a collection of information for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the “Paperwork Reduction Act”).
- (d) Annual updates— The Commission shall, not less frequently than annually, update the list published under subsection (a), including with respect to any entity required to be placed on such list by subsection (b)(2).
- (b) Annual updates— The Commission shall update the list published under subsection (a) not less frequently than annually.
- (e) [was (4)] Definitions— In this section:
- (1) [was (4)(3)] Appropriate national security agency— The term “appropriate national security agency” has the meaning given such term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608).
- (2) [was (4)(4)] Commission— The term “Commission” means the Federal Communications Commission.
- (3) Covered country— The term “covered country” means a country specified in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code.
- (3) Covered country— The term “covered country” means—
- (A) the People’s Republic of China;
- (B) Russia;
- (C) Iran;
- (D) North Korea;
- (E) Cuba; and
- (F) Venezuela.
- (4) [was (4)(6)] Covered entity— The term “covered entity” means—
- (A) [was (4)(6)(3)] the government of a covered country;
- (B) an entity organized under the laws of a covered country; and
- (C) a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (B), regardless of whether the subsidiary or affiliate is organized under the laws of a covered country.
- (B) an entity organized under the laws of a covered country or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of a covered country; and
- (C) a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (B) that is not organized under the laws of a covered country or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of a covered country.