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Calendar No. 717 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 690 

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider 

the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain 

on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 7, 2023 

Mr. HICKENLOOPER (for himself, Mr. MORAN, Mr. TESTER, and Mrs. CAPITO) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to 

the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 17 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, with an amendment 

[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 

A BILL 

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications 

network equipment supply chain on the deployment of 

universal service, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 


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1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

2 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Network Equipment 

3 Transparency Act’’ or the ‘‘NET Act’’. 

4 SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CHAIN CONSIDER5 ATION. 

6 Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 

7 U.S.C. 163) is amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as sub9 section (e); and 

10 (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol11 lowing: 

12 ‘‘(d) STATUS OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY

13 CHAIN.—In each report required by subsection (a), the 

14 Commission shall, to the extent that data is available, de15 termine whether a lack of network equipment significantly 

16 impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications 

17 capability during the applicable reporting period.’’. 

18 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

19 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Network Equipment 

20 Transparency Act’’ or the ‘‘NET Act’’. 

21 SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CHAIN CONSIDER22 ATION. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 13(b) of the Communica24 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 163(b)) is amended— 

25 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) 

26 as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and 


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1 (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(3) assess, to the extent that data is available 

4 to the Commission, how the availability of network 

5 equipment may have impacted the deployment of ad6 vanced telecommunications capability during the ap7 plicable reporting period;’’. 

8 (b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in the amend9 ments made by subsection (a) shall be construed to require 

10 any provider of advanced telecommunications capability to 

11 provide the Federal Communications Commission more in12 formation than was required for the purpose of section 13 

13 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 163) as in 

14 effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. 

15 (c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 

16 Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 

17 163), as amended by subsection (a), is amended— 

18 (1) in subsection (b)— 

19 (A) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by 

20 striking ‘‘(3)’’ and inserting ‘‘(4)’’; and 

21 (B) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by 

22 striking ‘‘(4)’’ and inserting ‘‘(5)’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘(b)(4)’’ and 

24 inserting ‘‘(b)(5)’’; and 


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1 (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking ‘‘(b)(3)’’ and 

2 inserting ‘‘(b)(4)’’. 


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Calendar No. 717 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 690 

A BILL 

To direct the Federal Communications Commission 

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other purposes. on the deployment of universal service, and for communications network equipment supply chain to evaluate and consider the impact of the teleECEMBER 17 (legislative day, DECEMBER 16), 2024 

Reported with an amendment 


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