Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019

IIB 116TH CONGRESS 2D SESSION H. R. 3763 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES JANUARY 9, 2020 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations AN ACT To direct the Federal Government to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the United States at international stand- ards-setting bodies that set standards for equipment, systems, software, and virtually-defined networks that support 5th and future generations mobile telecommuni- cations systems and infrastructure, and for other pur- poses. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6652 E:\BILLS\H3763.RFS H3763 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 HR 3763 RFS Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting United 4 States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019’’. 5 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 6 It is the sense of Congress that— 7 (1) the United States and its allies and part- 8 ners should maintain participation and leadership at 9 international standards-setting bodies for 5th and 10 future generations mobile telecommunications sys- 11 tems and infrastructure; 12 (2) the United States should work with its allies 13 and partners to encourage and facilitate the develop- 14 ment of secure supply chains and networks for 5th 15 and future generations mobile telecommunications 16 systems and infrastructure; and 17 (3) the maintenance of a high standard of secu- 18 rity in telecommunications and cyberspace between 19 the United States and its allies and partners is a na- 20 tional security interest of the United States. 21 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3763.RFS H3763 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 3 HR 3763 RFS SEC. 3. ENHANCING REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP 1 OF UNITED STATES AT INTERNATIONAL 2 STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES. 3 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an 4 interagency working group to provide assistance and tech- 5 nical expertise to enhance the representation and leader- 6 ship of the United States at international standards-set- 7 ting bodies that set standards for equipment, systems, 8 software, and virtually-defined networks that support 5th 9 and future generations mobile telecommunications systems 10 and infrastructure, such as the International Tele- 11 communication Union and the 3rd Generation Partnership 12 Project. The President shall also work with allies and 13 partners, as well as the private sector, to increase produc- 14 tive engagement. 15 (b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The inter- 16 agency working group described in subsection (a) shall— 17 (1) be chaired by the Secretary of State or a 18 designee of the Secretary of State; and 19 (2) consist of the head (or designee) of each 20 Federal department or agency the President deter- 21 mines appropriate. 22 (c) BRIEFING.— 23 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 24 after the date of the enactment of this Act, and sub- 25 sequently thereafter as provided in paragraph (2), 26 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00003 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3763.RFS H3763 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 4 HR 3763 RFS the interagency working group described in sub- 1 section (a) shall provide to the Committee on For- 2 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 3 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 4 briefing that shall include— 5 (A) a strategy to promote United States 6 leadership at international standards-setting 7 bodies for equipment, systems, software, and 8 virtually-defined networks relevant to 5th and 9 future generation mobile telecommunications 10 systems and infrastructure, taking into account 11 the different processes followed by the various 12 international standard-setting bodies; 13 (B) a strategy for diplomatic engagement 14 with allies and partners to share security risk 15 information and findings pertaining to equip- 16 ment that supports or is used in 5th and future 17 generations mobile telecommunications systems 18 and infrastructure and cooperation on miti- 19 gating such risks; 20 (C) a discussion of China’s presence and 21 activities at international standards-setting bod- 22 ies relevant to 5th and future generation mobile 23 telecommunications systems and infrastructure, 24 including information on the differences in the 25 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3763.RFS H3763 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 5 HR 3763 RFS scope and scale of China’s engagement at such 1 bodies compared to engagement by the United 2 States or its allies and partners and the secu- 3 rity risks raised by Chinese proposals in such 4 standards-setting bodies; and 5 (D) a strategy for engagement with private 6 sector communications and information service 7 providers, equipment developers, academia, fed- 8 erally funded research and development centers, 9 and other private-sector stakeholders to propose 10 and develop secure standards for equipment, 11 systems, software, and virtually-defined net- 12 works that support 5th and future generation 13 mobile telecommunications systems and infra- 14 structure. 15 (2) SUBSEQUENT BRIEFINGS.—Upon request 16 by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 17 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 18 Relations of the Senate, or as determined appro- 19 priate by the chair of the interagency working group 20 described in subsection (a), the interagency working 21 group shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Af- 22 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com- 23 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an up- 24 VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3763.RFS H3763 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 6 HR 3763 RFS dated briefing including the matters described in 1 subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1). 2 Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 2020. Attest: CHERYL L. JOHNSON, Clerk. VerDate Sep 11 2014 23:16 Jan 09, 2020 Jkt 099200 PO 00000 Frm 00006 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3763.RFS H3763 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS