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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 7578 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 7578

 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of 
 technologies available to increase the security and resiliency of the 
communications networks of Taiwan, including through the development of 
                 redundancies, and for other purposes.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 7, 2024

 Mr. Allen (for himself and Ms. Perez) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs

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                                 A BILL

 
 To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of 
 technologies available to increase the security and resiliency of the 
communications networks of Taiwan, including through the development of 
                 redundancies, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Promote Secure Connectivity to 
Taiwan Act''.

SEC. 2. ASSESSMENT OF TECHNOLOGIES AVAILABLE TO INCREASE SECURITY AND 
              RESILIENCY OF COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS OF TAIWAN.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Assistant Secretary, in consultation with the heads of 
other Federal departments and agencies as necessary, shall submit to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate a report containing an assessment of technologies available to 
increase the security and resiliency of the communications networks of 
Taiwan, including through the development of redundancies.
    (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include 
an assessment of--
            (1) the types of technologies available to increase the 
        security and resiliency of the communications networks of 
        Taiwan, including through the development of redundancies;
            (2) the need for such technologies;
            (3) the potential for engagement with trusted entities in 
        the deployment of such technologies, and the associated 
        geopolitical and economic advantages of such engagement;
            (4) the lifespan of the submarine fiber optic cables 
        currently connecting the contiguous United States and Taiwan;
            (5) the security of communications links between the United 
        States and Taiwan; and
            (6) any other related matters the Assistant Secretary 
        determines appropriate.
    (c) No Mandatory Data Collection.--The Assistant Secretary may not 
require any entity to provide data for purposes of preparing the report 
required by subsection (a).
    (d) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form without any designation relating to dissemination 
control, but may include a classified annex.
    (e) Definitions.--In this Act:
            (1) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary'' 
        means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
        and Information.
            (2) Not trusted.--The term ``not trusted'' means, with 
        respect to an entity, that the entity is determined by the 
        Assistant Secretary to pose an unacceptable risk to the 
        national security of the United States, or the security and 
        safety of United States persons, based solely on 1 or more of 
        the determinations described in paragraphs (1) through (4) of 
        section 2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 
        Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(c)).
            (3) Trusted.--The term ``trusted'' means, with respect to 
        an entity, that the Assistant Secretary has not determined that 
        the entity is not trusted.
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