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117TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION
S. 402
To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability
Act of 2015 to include a trade negotiating objective relating to addressing
the security of the global communications infrastructure.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
FEBRUARY 24, 2021
Mr. THUNE (for himself, Ms. STABENOW, Mrs. FISCHER, and Mr. WARNER)
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Finance
A BILL
To amend the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and
Accountability Act of 2015 to include a trade negotiating
objective relating to addressing the security of the global
communications infrastructure.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Network Security
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Trade Act of 2021’’.
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SEC. 2. TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVE RELATING TO SE-
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CURITY OF COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS.
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Section 102(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade
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Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C.
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4201(a)) is amended—
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(1) in paragraph (14), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and
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inserting a semicolon;
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(2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at
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the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘(16) to ensure that the equipment and tech-
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nology that create the global communications infra-
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structure are not compromised by addressing—
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‘‘(A) barriers to the security of commu-
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nications networks and supply chains; and
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‘‘(B) unfair trade practices of suppliers of
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communications equipment that are owned, con-
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trolled, or supported by a foreign government.’’.
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