What This Bill Does
This bill requires the Secretary of Commerce to create a report about technology companies that make computer and communication equipment. The Secretary must then develop a government-wide strategy to help American companies compete in this industry. The bill focuses on identifying technology that is "trusted" versus technology that poses security risks to the country.
Who It Affects
The Secretary of Commerce and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information must do the work required. Companies that produce information and communication technology are studied. Providers of advanced telecommunications (high-speed internet services) in the United States may be affected. Congress committees receive the reports. Other federal agencies like the State Department, Homeland Security, and the FBI Director participate in consultations.
Key Provisions
- The Secretary must submit a report within one year identifying which information and communication technology is critical to American competitiveness and measuring how many trusted American vendors can produce it (Sec. 2(a))
- The report must assess whether American internet providers depend too much on technology from untrusted companies and identify what federal actions are needed (Sec. 2(a))
- The Secretary must develop a whole-of-Government strategy within 180 days after the initial report that recommends how to strengthen federal support for trusted technology vendors (Sec. 2(b))
- The Secretary must consult with trusted technology vendors and other federal agencies including the State Department, Homeland Security, the Attorney General, and the Director of National Intelligence (Sec. 2(c))
What Changes
If this becomes law, the federal government will have an official strategy for supporting American and trusted international technology companies. Agencies will have defined responsibilities for implementing this strategy. The government will identify gaps in American ability to produce critical technology.
Important Definitions
- "Information and communication technology" means any technology, software, component, or material that enables communications by radio or wire
- "Not trusted" means a company or technology that the Secretary decides poses an unacceptable risk to national security or safety of Americans based on determinations in the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019
- "Trusted" means a company that the Secretary has not determined to be "not trusted"
- "Trusted information and communication technology vendor" means a company that produces information and communication technology and is trusted
- "Information and communication technology supply chain" means all companies that produce information and communication technology
Effective Date
Not specified in bill text
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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 1354
To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary
of Commerce for Communications and Information, to report on and
develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic
competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply
chain, and for other purposes.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 3, 2023
Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. WEBER of Texas) introduced
the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce
A BILL
To require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information, to report on and develop a whole-of-
Government strategy with respect to the economic com-
petitiveness of the information and communication tech-
nology supply chain, and for other purposes.
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 ‘‘Information and Com-
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munication Technology Strategy Act’’.
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SEC. 2. ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF INFORMATION
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AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY
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CHAIN.
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(a) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date
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of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit
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to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
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of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce,
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Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the
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information and communication technology supply chain
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that—
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(1) identifies—
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(A) information and communication tech-
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nology critical to the economic competitiveness
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of the United States; and
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(B) the industrial capacity of—
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(i)
United
States
vendors
that
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produce information and communication
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technology identified under subparagraph
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(A); and
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(ii) trusted information and commu-
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nication technology vendors that produce
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information and communication technology
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identified under subparagraph (A);
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(2) assesses the economic competitiveness of
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vendors described under paragraph (1)(B);
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(3) assesses whether, and to what extent, there
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is a dependence by providers of advanced tele-
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communications capability in the United States on
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information and communication technology identified
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under paragraph (1)(A) that is not trusted;
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(4) identifies—
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(A) what actions by the Federal Govern-
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ment are needed to support, and bolster the
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economic competitiveness of, trusted informa-
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tion and communication technology vendors;
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and
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(B) what Federal resources are needed to
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reduce dependence by providers of advanced
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telecommunications capability in the United
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States on companies that—
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(i) produce information and commu-
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nication technology; and
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(ii) are not trusted; and
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(5) defines lines of effort and assigns respon-
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sibilities for a whole-of-Government response to en-
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suring the competitiveness of the information and
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communication technology supply chain in the
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United States.
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(b) WHOLE-OF-GOVERNMENT STRATEGY.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall develop,
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on the basis of the report required by subsection (a),
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a whole-of-Government strategy to ensure the eco-
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nomic competitiveness of trusted information and
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communication technology vendors that includes—
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(A) recommendations on how—
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(i) to strengthen the structure, re-
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sources, and authorities of the Federal
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Government to support the economic com-
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petitiveness of trusted information and
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communication technology vendors, includ-
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ing United States vendors that are trusted
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information and communication technology
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vendors; and
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(ii) the Federal Government can ad-
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dress any barriers to a market-based solu-
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tion for increasing the economic competi-
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tiveness of such information and commu-
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nication technology vendors;
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(B) defined lines of effort and responsibil-
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ities for Federal agencies to implement the
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strategy; and
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(C) a description of—
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(i) any change to a Federal program,
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Federal law, or structure of the Federal
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Government necessary to implement any
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recommendation under subparagraph (A);
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and
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(ii) any additional Federal resource
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necessary to implement any recommenda-
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tion under subparagraph (A).
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after
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the submission of the report required by subsection
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(a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on
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Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
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tives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
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Transportation of the Senate a report containing the
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strategy developed under paragraph (1).
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(c) CONSULTATION REQUIRED.—In carrying out sub-
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sections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall consult with—
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(1) a cross-section of trusted information and
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communication technology vendors; and
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(2) the Secretary of State, the Secretary of
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Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Direc-
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tor of National Intelligence, the Chair of the Federal
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Communications Commission, and any other head of
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an agency the Secretary determines necessary.
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) ADVANCED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CAPA-
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BILITY.—The term ‘‘advanced telecommunications
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capability’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
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tion 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47
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U.S.C. 1302).
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(2) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECH-
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NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information and communica-
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tion technology’’ means a technology (including soft-
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ware), component, or material that enables commu-
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nications by radio or wire.
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(3) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECH-
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NOLOGY
SUPPLY
CHAIN.—The term ‘‘information
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and communication technology supply chain’’ means
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all of the companies that produce information and
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communication technology.
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(4) NOT TRUSTED.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’
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means, with respect to a company or information
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and communication technology, that the company or
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information and communication technology is deter-
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mined by the Secretary to pose an unacceptable risk
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to the national security of the United States or the
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security and safety of United States persons based
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solely on one or more determinations described
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under paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 2(c) of
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the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks
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Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(c)).
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(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means
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the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the As-
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sistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
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and Information.
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(6) TRUSTED.—The term ‘‘trusted’’ means,
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with respect to a company, that the Secretary has
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not determined that the company is not trusted.
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(7) TRUSTED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICA-
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TION TECHNOLOGY VENDOR.—The term ‘‘trusted in-
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formation and communication technology vendor’’
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means a company—
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(A) that produces information and commu-
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nication technology; and
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(B) that is trusted.
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