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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 1934 

To direct the Federal Government to provide assistance and technical expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the United States 

at international standards-setting bodies that set standards for equipment, systems, software, and virtually defined networks that support 

5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 16, 2021 

Mr. MCCAUL (for himself, Mr. CUELLAR, Mr. RESCHENTHALER, and Mr. 

LANGEVIN) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 

A BILL 

To direct the Federal Government to provide assistance and 

technical expertise to enhance the representation and 

leadership of the United States at international standards-setting bodies that set standards for equipment, 

systems, software, and virtually defined networks that 

support 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, 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 ‘‘Promoting United 

3 States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2021’’. 

4 SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 

5 It is the sense of Congress that— 

6 (1) the United States and its allies and part7 ners should maintain participation and leadership at 

8 international standards-setting bodies for 5th and 

9 future generations mobile telecommunications sys10 tems and infrastructure; 

11 (2) the United States should work with its allies 

12 and partners to encourage and facilitate the develop13 ment of secure supply chains and networks for 5th 

14 and future generations mobile telecommunications 

15 systems and infrastructure; and 

16 (3) the maintenance of a high standard of secu17 rity in telecommunications and cyberspace between 

18 the United States and its allies and partners is a na19 tional security interest of the United States. 

20 SEC. 3. ENHANCING REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP 

21 OF UNITED STATES AT INTERNATIONAL 

22 STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES. 

23 (a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an 

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1 ting bodies that set standards for equipment, systems, 

2 software, and virtually defined networks that support 5th 

3 and future generations mobile telecommunications systems 

4 and infrastructure, such as the International Tele5 communication Union and the 3rd Generation Partnership 

6 Project. The President shall also work with allies and 

7 partners, as well as the private sector, to increase produc8 tive engagement. 

9 (b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The inter10 agency working group described in subsection (a) shall— 

11 (1) be chaired by the Secretary of State or a 

12 designee of the Secretary of State; and 

13 (2) consist of the head (or designee) of each 

14 Federal department or agency the President deter15 mines appropriate. 

16 (c) BRIEFING.— 

17 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 

18 after the date of the enactment of this Act and sub19 sequently thereafter as provided in paragraph (2), 

20 the interagency working group described in sub21 section (a) shall provide to the Committee on For22 eign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the 

23 Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a 

24 briefing that shall include— 


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1 (A) a strategy to promote United States 

2 leadership at international standards-setting 

3 bodies for equipment, systems, software, and 

4 virtually defined networks relevant to 5th and 

5 future generation mobile telecommunications 

6 systems and infrastructure, taking into account 

7 the different processes followed by the various 

8 international standard-setting bodies; 

9 (B) a strategy for diplomatic engagement 

10 with allies and partners to share security risk 

11 information and findings pertaining to equip12 ment that supports or is used in 5th and future 

13 generations mobile telecommunications systems 

14 and infrastructure and cooperation on miti15 gating such risks; 

16 (C) a discussion of China’s presence and 

17 activities at international standards-setting bod18 ies relevant to 5th and future generation mobile 

19 telecommunications systems and infrastructure, 

20 including information on the differences in the 

21 scope and scale of China’s engagement at such 

22 bodies compared to engagement by the United 

23 States or its allies and partners and the secu24 rity risks raised by Chinese proposals in such 

25 standards-setting bodies; and 


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1 (D) a strategy for engagement with private 

2 sector communications and information service 

3 providers, equipment developers, academia, fed4 erally funded research and development centers, 

5 and other private-sector stakeholders to propose 

6 and develop secure standards for equipment, 

7 systems, software, and virtually defined net8 works that support 5th and future generation 

9 mobile telecommunications systems and infra10 structure. 

11 (2) SUBSEQUENT BRIEFINGS.—Upon request 

12 by the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 

13 of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 

14 Relations of the Senate, or as determined appro15 priate by the chair of the interagency working group 

16 described in subsection (a), the interagency working 

17 group shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Af18 fairs of the House of Representatives and the Com19 mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate an up20 dated briefing relating to the matters described in 

21 subparagraphs (A) through (D) of paragraph (1). 

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