Calendar No. 640
116th CONGRESS 2d Session |
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program to include eligible telecommunications carriers and providers of educational broadband service, and for other purposes.
August 6, 2020
Mr. Peters (for himself, Mr. Johnson, and Mr. Blunt) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
December 15, 2020
Reported by Mr. Wicker, with an amendment
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic]
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program to include eligible telecommunications carriers and providers of educational broadband service, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SEC. 2. Amendments to the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Reimbursement Program.
Section 4 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1603) is amended—
(i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting “, as defined in section 9 or as defined in the Report and Order of the Commission in the matter of Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (FCC 19–121; WC Docket No. 18–89; adopted November 22, 2019) (in this section referred to as the ‘Report and Order’) and subsequently reported to the Commission in response to its February 26, 2020, Supply Chain Data Collection, and” after “services”;
(ii) in clause (i), by inserting “were reported to the Commission in response to its February 26, 2020, Supply Chain Data Collection or” after “services that”; and
(iii) in clause (ii), by inserting “were not reported to the Commission in response to its February 26, 2020, Supply Chain Data Collection or” after “services that”; and
(i) in clause (i), by inserting “was reported to the Commission in response to its February 26, 2020, Supply Chain Data Collection or” after “service that”; and
(ii) in clause (ii), by inserting “was not reported to the Commission in response to its February 26, 2020, Supply Chain Data Collection or” after “service that”; and
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking “The Commission” and inserting “Subject to subparagraph (C), the Commission”; and
(B) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATION.—On and after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall allocate sufficient reimbursement funds—
“(i) first, to approved applicants that have 2,000,000 or fewer customers, for removal and replacement of covered communications equipment, as defined in section 9;
“(ii) after funds have been allocated to all applicants described in clause (i), to approved applicants that are accredited public or private non-commercial educational institutions providing their own facilities-based education broadband service, as defined in section 27.4 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, for removal and replacement of covered communications equipment, as defined in the Report and Order; and
“(iii) after funds have been allocated to all applicants described in clause (ii), to approved applicants that are designated as eligible telecommunications carriers under section 214(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(e)) or affiliates of such a carrier, for removal and replacement of covered communications equipment, as defined in the Report and Order and subsequently reported to the Commission in response to its February 26, 2020, Supply Chain Data Collection.”.
This Act may be cited as the “Ensuring Network Security Act”.
SEC. 2. Amendments to the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program.
The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended—
(1) in section 4 (47 U.S.C. 1603)—
(B) in subsection (c)—
(i) in paragraph (1)(A)—
(II) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
“(i) as defined in the Report and Order of the Commission in the matter of Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain Through FCC Programs (FCC 19–121; WC Docket No. 18–89; adopted November 22, 2019) (in this section referred to as the ‘Report and Order’); or”; and
(III) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
“(ii) as determined to be covered by both the process of the Report and Order and the Designation Orders of the Commission on June 30, 2020 (DA 20–690; PS Docket No. 19–351; adopted June 30, 2020) (DA 20–691; PS Docket No. 19–352; adopted June 30, 2020) (in this section collectively referred to as the ‘Designation Orders’);”; and
(C) in subsection (d)(5)—
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking “The Commission” and inserting “Subject to subparagraph (C), the Commission”; and
(ii) by adding at the end the following:
“(C) PRIORITY FOR ALLOCATION.—On and after the date of enactment of this subparagraph, the Commission shall allocate sufficient reimbursement funds—
“(i) first, to approved applicants that have 2,000,000 or fewer customers, for removal and replacement of covered communications equipment, as defined in section 9 or as designated by the process set forth in the Report and Order;
“(ii) after funds have been allocated to all applicants described in clause (i), to approved applicants that are accredited public or private non-commercial educational institutions providing their own facilities-based educational broadband service, as defined in section 27.4 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation, for removal and replacement of covered communications equipment, as defined in section 9 or as designated by the process set forth in the Report and Order; and
(2) in section 9 (47 U.S.C. 1608), by amending paragraph (10) to read as follows:
“(10) PROVIDER OF ADVANCED COMMUNICATIONS SERVICE.—The term ‘provider of advanced communications service’—
Calendar No. 640 | |||||
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A BILL | |||||
To amend the Secure and Trusted Communications Network Reimbursement Program to include eligible telecommunications carriers and providers of educational broadband service, and for other purposes. | |||||
December 15, 2020 | |||||
Reported with an amendment |