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116TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. R. 7257
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out activities to develop, secure,
and effectively implement fifth generation information and communica-
tions technology within the Department of Defense.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
JUNE 18, 2020
Mr. LARSEN of Washington (for himself and Mr. GALLAGHER) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed Services
A BILL
To direct the Secretary of Defense to carry out activities
to develop, secure, and effectively implement fifth genera-
tion information and communications technology within
the Department of Defense.
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. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SECURITY PROGRAM.
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(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense
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shall carry out a program to identify and mitigate
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vulnerabilities in the telecommunications infrastructure of
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the Department of Defense.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the program under
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subsection (a), the Secretary shall—
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(1) develop a capability to communicate clearly
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and authoritatively about threats by foreign actors;
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(2) conduct independent red-team security anal-
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ysis of Department of Defense systems, subsystems,
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devices, and components including no-knowledge
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testing and testing with limited or full knowledge of
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expected functionalities;
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(3) verify the integrity of personnel who are
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tasked with design fabrication, integration, configu-
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ration, storage, test, and documentation of non-
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commercial 5G technology to be used by the Depart-
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ment of Defense;
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(4) verify the efficacy of the physical security
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measures used at Department of Defense locations
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where system design, fabrication, integration, con-
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figuration, storage, test, and documentation of 5G
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technology occurs;
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(5) direct the Chief Information Officer of the
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Department of Defense to use the Federal Risk and
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Authorization Management Program (commonly
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known as ‘‘FedRAMP’’) moderate or high cloud
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standard baselines, supplemented with the Depart-
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ment’s FedRAMP cloud standard controls and con-
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trol enhancements, to assess 5G core service pro-
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viders whose services will be used by the Department
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of Defense through the Department’s provisional au-
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thorization process; and
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(6) direct the Defense Information Systems
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Agency and the United States Cyber Command to
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Develop a capability for continuous, independent
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monitoring of packet streams for 5G data on fre-
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quencies assigned to the Department of Defense to
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validate availability, confidentiality, and integrity of
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Department of Defense communications systems.
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(c) IMPLEMENTATION PLAN.—Not later than 90
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days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
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retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan for the
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implementation of the program under subsection (a).
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(d) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days
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after submitting the plan under subsection (c), the Sec-
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retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that
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includes—
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(1) a comprehensive assessment of the findings
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and conclusions of the program under subsection
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(a);
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(2) recommendations on how to mitigate
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vulnerabilities in the Department of Defense tele-
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communications infrastructure; and
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(3) an explanation of how the Department of
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Defense plans to implement such recommendations.
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