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FUTURE Networks Act

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What This Bill Does

This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission to create a task force focused on sixth-generation wireless technology, known as 6G. The task force will study how this technology works, what it can be used for, and any limitations it might have.

Who It Affects

The Federal Communications Commission and the chair of the commission are directly tasked with setting up and running the task force. Members will come from communications companies, universities and public interest groups, federal government agencies, and state, local and tribal governments.

Key Provisions

- The Federal Communications Commission must create the 6G Task Force within 120 days of this law being enacted (Sec. 2(a)) - The task force must include representatives from communications companies, public interest organizations or academic institutions, and federal, state, local and tribal government representatives, unless the commission chair determines they are not trusted (Sec. 2(b)) - The task force must publish a draft report within 180 days and a final report within one year that covers the status of technology standards, possible uses of 6G technology, any limitations of the technology including supply chain and cybersecurity issues, and how governments can best work together to deploy this technology (Sec. 2(c)) - The task force must allow the public to comment on the draft report before finalizing it (Sec. 2(c))

What Changes

A new task force dedicated to studying sixth-generation wireless technology will be established within the Federal Communications Commission. This task force will produce a report on 6G technology standards, uses, limitations and government coordination strategies.

Important Definitions

- "Not trusted" means an entity owned by, controlled by, or influenced by a foreign adversary, or one that the commission chair determines poses a threat to national security (Sec. 2(d)) - "Commission" means the Federal Communications Commission (Sec. 2(d))

Effective Date

Not specified in bill text

IIB 118TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 1513 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES SEPTEMBER 19, 2024 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation AN ACT To direct the Federal Communications Commission to estab- lish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:33 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1513.RFS H1513 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 2 HR 1513 RFS SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 1 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Future Uses of Tech- 2 nology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act’’ 3 or the ‘‘FUTURE Networks Act’’. 4 SEC. 2. 6G TASK FORCE. 5 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 6 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 7 shall establish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task 8 Force’’. 9 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 10 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the Task 11 Force shall be appointed by the Chair. 12 (2) COMPOSITION.—To the extent practicable, 13 the membership of the Task Force shall be com- 14 posed of the following: 15 (A) Representatives of companies in the 16 communications industry, except companies 17 that are determined by the Chair to be not 18 trusted. 19 (B) Representatives of public interest orga- 20 nizations or academic institutions, except public 21 interest organizations or academic institutions 22 that are determined by the Chair to be not 23 trusted. 24 (C) Representatives of the Federal Govern- 25 ment, State governments, local governments, or 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:33 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1513.RFS H1513 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 3 HR 1513 RFS Tribal Governments, with at least one member 1 representing each such type of government. 2 (c) REPORT.— 3 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 4 the date on which the Task Force is established 5 under subsection (a), the Task Force shall publish 6 in the Federal Register and on the website of the 7 Commission, and submit to the Committee on En- 8 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 9 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 10 Transportation of the Senate, a report on sixth-gen- 11 eration wireless technology, including— 12 (A) the status of industry-led standards- 13 setting bodies in setting standards for such 14 technology; 15 (B) possible uses of such technology identi- 16 fied by industry-led standards-setting bodies 17 that are setting standards for such technology; 18 (C) any limitations of such technology (in- 19 cluding any supply chain or cybersecurity limi- 20 tations) identified by industry-led standards-set- 21 ting bodies that are setting standards for such 22 technology; and 23 (D) how to best work with entities across 24 the Federal Government, State governments, 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:33 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1513.RFS H1513 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 4 HR 1513 RFS local governments, and Tribal Governments to 1 leverage such technology, including with regard 2 to siting, deployment, and adoption. 3 (2) DRAFT REPORT; PUBLIC COMMENT.—The 4 Task Force shall— 5 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 6 on which the Task Force is established under 7 subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register 8 and on the website of the Commission a draft 9 of the report required by paragraph (1); and 10 (B) accept public comments on such draft 11 and take such comments into consideration in 12 preparing the final version of such report. 13 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 14 (1) CHAIR.—The term ‘‘Chair’’ means the 15 Chair of the Commission. 16 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 17 means the Federal Communications Commission. 18 (3) NOT TRUSTED.— 19 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 20 means, with respect to an entity, that— 21 (i) the Chair has made a public deter- 22 mination that such entity is owned by, con- 23 trolled by, or subject to the influence of a 24 foreign adversary; or 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 00:33 Sep 20, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1513.RFS H1513 ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS 5 HR 1513 RFS (ii) the Chair otherwise determines 1 that such entity poses a threat to the na- 2 tional security of the United States. 3 (B) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION.—In 4 making a determination under subparagraph 5 (A)(ii), the Chair shall use the criteria de- 6 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 7 2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communica- 8 tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 9 1601(c)), as appropriate. 10 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean- 11 ing given such term in section 3 of the Communica- 12 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). 13 (5) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 14 means the 6G Task Force established under sub- 15 section (a). 16 Passed the House of Representatives September 18, 2024. 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