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Calendar No. 595 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3014 

To establish the Next Generation Telecommunications Council, and for other 

purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 20, 2021 

Ms. CORTEZ MASTO (for herself, Mr. WICKER, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. THUNE, 

and Mr. LUJA ́N) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 

referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

DECEMBER 7, 2022 

Reported by Ms. CANTWELL, with an amendment 

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

A BILL 

To establish the Next Generation Telecommunications 

Council, 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, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Next Generation Tele5 communications Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. 6G AND ADVANCED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES 

2 COUNCIL. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a Coun4 cil, to be known as the ‘‘Next Generation Telecommuni5 cations Council’’ (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Coun6 cil’’), to advise Congress on 6G advancements and other 

7 advanced wireless communications technologies, including 

8 the use of such technologies for smart cities or commu9 nities. 

10 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

11 (1) COMPOSITION.— 

12 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subpara13 graph (B), the Council shall be composed of the 

14 following members: 

15 (i) The Deputy Secretary of Com16 merce. 

17 (ii) The Assistant Secretary of Com18 merce for Communications and Informa19 tion. 

20 (iii) The Undersecretary of the Na21 tional Institute of Standards. 

22 (iv) The Chairperson of the Federal 

23 Communications Commission. 

24 (v) The Director of the National 

25 Science Foundation. 


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1 (vi) Three members appointed by the 

2 majority leader of the Senate, in consulta3 tion with the Chairman of the Committee 

4 on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 

5 of the Senate, 1 of whom shall be a mem6 ber of the Senate and 2 of whom shall not 

7 be. 

8 (vii) Two members appointed by the 

9 minority leader of the Senate, in consulta10 tion with the Ranking Member of the Com11 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans12 portation of the Senate, 1 of whom shall be 

13 a member of the Senate and 1 of whom 

14 shall not be. 

15 (viii) Three members appointed by the 

16 Speaker of the House of Representatives, 

17 in consultation with the Chairman of the 

18 Committee on Energy and Commerce of 

19 the House of Representatives, 1 of whom 

20 shall be a member of the House of Rep21 resentatives and 2 of whom shall not be. 

22 (ix) Two members appointed by the 

23 minority leader of the House of Represent24 atives, in consultation with the Ranking 

25 Member of the Committee on Energy and 


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1 Commerce of the House of Representa2 tives, 1 of whom shall be a member of the 

3 House of Representatives and 1 of whom 

4 shall not be. 

5 (B) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MEM6 BERS.— 

7 (i) IN GENERAL.—The members of 

8 the Council who are not members of Con9 gress and who are appointed under clauses 

10 (iv) through (vii) of subparagraph (A) shall 

11 be individuals who are nationally recog12 nized for expertise, knowledge, or experi13 ence in— 

14 (I) telecommunications, spectrum 

15 policy, and standards organizations; 

16 (II) cybersecurity and innovation; 

17 or 

18 (III) the implementation, fund19 ing, or oversight of national security 

20 and information sharing. 

21 (ii) LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENTS.— 

22 An official who appoints members of the 

23 Council may not appoint an individual as 

24 a member of the Council if such individual 

25 possesses any personal or financial interest 


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1 in the discharge of any of the duties of the 

2 Council. 

3 (iii) REQUIREMENT.—All members of 

4 the Council described in clause (i) shall 

5 possess an appropriate security clearance 

6 in accordance with applicable provisions of 

7 law concerning the handling of classified 

8 information. 

9 (2) CO-CHAIRS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall have 

11 2 co-chairs selected from among the members 

12 of the Council, of which— 

13 (i) one co-chair of the Council shall be 

14 a member of the Democratic Party; and 

15 (ii) one co-chair shall be a member of 

16 the Republican Party. 

17 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The individuals who 

18 serve as the co-chairs of the Council shall be 

19 jointly agreed upon by the President, the major20 ity leader of the Senate, the minority leader of 

21 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Rep22 resentatives, and the minority leader of the 

23 House of Representatives. 

24 (c) APPOINTMENT; INITIAL MEETING.— 


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1 (1) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Council 

2 shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the 

3 date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Council shall hold 

5 its initial meeting on or before the date that is 60 

6 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

7 (d) MEETINGS; QUORUM; VACANCIES.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the 

9 Council shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of 

10 the Council. 

11 (2) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Council 

12 shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting 

13 business, except that 2 members of the Council shall 

14 constitute a quorum for purposes of receiving testi15 mony. 

16 (3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Council 

17 shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the 

18 same manner in which the original appointment was 

19 made. 

20 (4) QUORUM WITH VACANCIES.—If vacancies in 

21 the Council occur on any day after 45 days after the 

22 date of the enactment of this Act, a quorum shall 

23 consist of a majority of the members of the Council 

24 as of such day. 

25 (e) ACTIONS OF COUNCIL.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall act by res2 olution agreed to by a majority of the members of 

3 the Council voting and present. 

4 (2) PANELS.—The Council may establish panels 

5 composed of less than the full membership of the 

6 Council for purposes of carrying out the duties of 

7 the Council under this section. The actions of any 

8 such panel shall be subject to the review and control 

9 of the Council. Any findings and determinations 

10 made by such a panel shall not be considered the 

11 findings and determinations of the Council unless 

12 approved by the Council. 

13 (3) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 

14 of the Council may, if authorized by the co-chairs of 

15 the Council, take any action which the Council is au16 thorized to take pursuant to this section. 

17 (f) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council are to review 

18 past actions of the processes and procedures used to ad19 vance wireless communication deployment, including 5G 

20 technology, and advise Congress on 6G advancements, ex21 isting gaps in the standardization and development of 6G, 

22 and other advanced wireless communications technologies. 

23 (g) STRATEGY.— 


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1 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall develop 

2 and submit to Congress recommendations for how 

3 the Federal Government can support— 

4 (A) the development and adoption of 6G 

5 and other advanced wireless communications 

6 technologies, including ensuring digital inclu7 sion and equity in access to such technologies 

8 for communities of color, those underserved, 

9 and rural communities; 

10 (B) assessment of roles and responsibilities 

11 within the Federal Government and how the 

12 Federal Government can better coordinate func13 tions to ensure timely decisions and needed ac14 tions; 

15 (C) research and development into, and 

16 standards for, 6G and other advanced wireless 

17 communications technologies, including collabo18 ration with the private sector and United States 

19 allies; and 

20 (D) the promotion of international co21 operation, including security cooperation, with 

22 respect to 6G and other wireless communica23 tions technologies. 


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1 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strat2 egy under this subsection, the Council shall consider 

3 the following issues: 

4 (A) Access to adequate spectrum resources 

5 to support 6G and other advanced wireless com6 munications technologies. 

7 (B) Assessment of the Federal Govern8 ment’s function as regulator of electromagnetic 

9 spectrum, including but not limited to, testing 

10 capabilities, proper access to timely and rel11 evant information, the Interdepartment Radio 

12 Advisory Committee and interagency coopera13 tion, and communication with Federal and com14 mercial license holders. 

15 (C) Supply chain resiliency and security, 

16 including vendor diversity, for 6G and other ad17 vanced wireless communications technologies. 

18 (D) Assessment of the workforce needs in 

19 order to build, maintenance, and utilize 6G net20 works, including the necessary diversity within 

21 each of these areas. 

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1 ers, remain secure and resilient in the face of 

2 cyber intrusions and natural disasters. 

3 (F) Other issues identified as important to 

4 the successful development and deployment of 

5 6G and other advanced wireless communica6 tions technologies, such as artificial intelligence 

7 and machine learning, satellite and fixed wire8 less broadband, and open RAN technologies. 

9 (h) POWERS OF COUNCIL.— 

10 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council or, on the au11 thorization of the Council, any subcommittee or 

12 member thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying 

13 out the provisions of this section hold such hearings 

14 and sit and act at such times and places, take such 

15 testimony, receive such evidence, and administer 

16 such oaths. 

17 (2) CONTRACTING.—The Council may, to such 

18 extent and in such amounts as are provided in ad19 vance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to 

20 enable the Council to discharge its duties under this 

21 section. 

22 (3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

23 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council may se24 cure directly from any executive department, 

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1 pendent establishment, or instrumentality of the 

2 Government information, suggestions, esti3 mates, and statistics for the purposes of this 

4 section. 

5 (B) REQUIREMENT TO SHARE INFORMA6 TION.—Each such department, agency, bureau, 

7 board, commission, office, establishment, or in8 strumentality shall, to the extent authorized by 

9 law, furnish such information, suggestions, esti10 mates, and statistics directly to the Council, 

11 upon request of the co-chairs of the Council. 

12 (C) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA13 TION.—The Council shall handle and protect all 

14 classified information provided to it under this 

15 section in accordance with applicable statutes 

16 and regulations. 

17 (4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com19 merce, acting through the Assistant Secretary 

20 of Commerce for Communications and Informa21 tion, shall provide to the Council, on a reim22 bursable basis, such administrative services, 

23 funds, staff, facilities, and other support serv24 ices as are necessary for the performance of the 

25 Council’s duties under this section. 


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1 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 

2 Chairperson of the Federal Communications 

3 Council may provide the Council, on a reim4 bursable basis, with such administrative serv5 ices, staff, and other support services as the 

6 Council may request. 

7 (C) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In addition to 

8 the assistance set forth in paragraphs (1) and 

9 (2), other departments and agencies of the Fed10 eral Government may provide the Council such 

11 services, funds, facilities, staff, and other sup12 port as such departments and agencies consider 

13 advisable and as may be authorized by law. 

14 (D) COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES.— 

15 The Council shall receive the full and timely co16 operation of any official, department, or agency 

17 of the Federal Government, including from the 

18 Department of State, Department of Defense, 

19 and the Office of the United States Trade Rep20 resentative, whose assistance is necessary, as 

21 jointly determined by the co-chairs selected 

22 under subsection (b)(2), for the fulfillment of 

23 the duties of the Council, including the provi24 sion of full and current briefings and analyses. 


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1 (5) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Council may use 

2 the United States Postal Service in the same man3 ner and under the same conditions as the depart4 ments and agencies of the Federal Government. 

5 (6) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the Council 

6 may receive a gift or benefit by reason of the service 

7 of such member or staff to the Council. 

8 (i) STAFF OF COUNCIL.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.— 

10 (A) APPOINTMENT OF STAFF DIRECTOR

11 AND OTHER PERSONNEL.—The co-chairs of the 

12 Council, in accordance with rules agreed upon 

13 by the Council, shall appoint and fix the com14 pensation of a staff director and such other per15 sonnel as may be necessary to enable the Coun16 cil to carry out its duties, without regard to the 

17 provisions of title 5, United States Code, gov18 erning appointments in the competitive service, 

19 and without regard to the provisions of chapter 

20 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such 

21 title relating to classification and General 

22 Schedule pay rates, except that no rate of pay 

23 fixed under this subsection may exceed the 

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1 pying a position at level V of the Executive 

2 Schedule under section 5316 of such title 5. 

3 (B) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Govern4 ment employee may be detailed to the Council 

5 without reimbursement from the Council, and 

6 such detailee shall retain the rights, status, and 

7 privileges of his or her regular employment 

8 without interruption. 

9 (C) REQUIREMENT.—All staff of the Coun10 cil shall possess a security clearance in accord11 ance with applicable laws and regulations con12 cerning the handling of classified information. 

13 (2) CONSULTANT SERVICES.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council may pro15 cure the services of experts and consultants in 

16 accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 

17 States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 

18 daily rate paid a person occupying a position at 

19 level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 

20 5315 of such title 5. 

21 (B) REQUIREMENT.—All experts and con22 sultants employed by the Council shall possess 

23 a security clearance in accordance with applica24 ble laws and regulations concerning the han25 dling of classified information. 


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1 (j) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 

2 (1) COMPENSATION.— 

3 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

4 paragraph (2), each member of the Council may 

5 be compensated at not to exceed the daily 

6 equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay in ef7 fect for a position at level IV of the Executive 

8 Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 

9 States Code, for each day during which that 

10 member is engaged in the actual performance of 

11 the duties of the Council under this section. 

12 (B) LIMITATION.—Members of the Council 

13 who are officers or employees of the Federal 

14 Government or Members of Congress shall re15 ceive no additional pay by reason of their serv16 ice on the Council. 

17 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from 

18 their homes or regular places of business in the per19 formance of services for the Council, members of the 

20 Council may be allowed travel expenses, including 

21 per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner 

22 as persons employed intermittently in the Federal 

23 Government are allowed expenses under section 

24 5703 of title 5, United States Code. 


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1 (3) ACCESS AFTER TERMINATION OF COUN2 CIL.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 

3 after the termination of the Council under sub4 section (k)(2), only the members and designated 

5 staff of the congressional commerce committees, the 

6 majority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of 

7 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representa8 tives, and the minority leader of the House of Rep9 resentatives, and such other officials of the executive 

10 branch as the President may designate, shall have 

11 access to information related to the national security 

12 of the United States that is received, considered, or 

13 used by the Council. 

14 (k) FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.— 

15 (1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 

16 after the date on which the Council is established, 

17 the Council shall submit to the majority leader of 

18 the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the 

19 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the 

20 minority leader of the House of Representatives, and 

21 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans22 portation of the Senate, the Committee on Appro23 priations of the Senate, the Committee on Energy 

24 and Commerce of the House of Representatives, and 

25 the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 


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1 Representatives a final report in compliance with the 

2 duties described in subsection (f) and containing the 

3 strategy described in subsection (g). 

4 (2) TERMINATION.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council, and all 

6 the authorities of this section, shall terminate 

7 at the end of the 120-day period beginning on 

8 the date on which the final report under para9 graph (1) is submitted to the Committee on 

10 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 

11 Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the 

12 Senate, the Committee on Energy and Com13 merce of the House of Representatives, and the 

14 Committee on Appropriations of the House of 

15 Representatives. 

16 (B) CONCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES.—The 

17 Council may use the 120-day period referred to 

18 in paragraph (1) for the purposes of concluding 

19 its activities, including providing testimony to 

20 Congress concerning the final report referred to 

21 in that paragraph and disseminating the report. 

22 (l) ASSESSMENTS OF FINAL REPORT.—Not later 

23 than 60 days after receipt of the final report under sub24 section (k)(1), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to 

25 the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 


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1 of the Senate, the Committee on Appropriations of the 

2 Senate, the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 

3 House of Representatives, the Committee on Appropria4 tions of the House of Representatives, the majority leader 

5 of the Senate, the minority leader of the Senate, the 

6 Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the minority 

7 leader of the House of Representatives, as the case may 

8 be, an assessment of the final report. Each assessment 

9 shall include such comments on the findings and rec10 ommendations contained in the final report as the Direc11 tor or Secretary, as the case may be, considers appro12 priate. 

13 (m) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE

14 PROVISIONS.— 

15 (1) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

16 provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

17 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the activities of the 

18 Council under this section. 

19 (2) FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.—The pro20 visions of section 552 of title 5, United States Code 

21 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa22 tion Act’’), shall not apply to the activities, records, 

23 and proceedings of the Council under this section. 

24 (n) FUNDING.— 


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1 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

2 There are authorized to be appropriated 

3 $10,000,000 for fiscal year 2022 to carry out this 

4 section. 

5 (2) AVAILABILITY IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

6 paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall 

7 make available to the Council such amounts as the 

8 Council may require for purposes of the activities of 

9 the Council under this section. 

10 (3) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 

11 made available to the Council under paragraph (2) 

12 shall remain available until expended. 

13 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

14 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Next Generation Tele15 communications Act’’. 

16 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

17 In this Act: 

18 (1) ADVANCED WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS

19 TECHNOLOGIES.—The term ‘‘advanced wireless com20 munications technologies’’ means advanced tech21 nologies that contribute to or rely on 6G or future 

22 generation networks, such as artificial intelligence 

23 and machine learning, satellite and fixed wireless 

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1 culture, advanced telemedicine and medical 

2 diagnostics, and remote learning technologies. 

3 (2) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMIT4 TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit5 tees’’ means— 

6 (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, 

7 and Transportation of the Senate; 

8 (B) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

9 Senate; 

10 (C) the Committee on Energy and Com11 merce of the House of Representatives; and 

12 (D) the Committee on Appropriations of the 

13 House of Representatives. 

14 (3) CONGRESSIONAL LEADERS.—The term ‘‘con15 gressional leaders’’ means— 

16 (A) the majority leader of the Senate; 

17 (B) the minority leader of the Senate; 

18 (C) the Speaker of the House of Representa19 tives; and 

20 (D) the minority leader of the House of 

21 Representatives. 

22 (4) COUNCIL.—The term ‘‘Council’’ means the 

23 Next Generation Telecommunications Council estab24 lished under section 3(a). 


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1 SEC. 3. 6G AND ADVANCED WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES 

2 COUNCIL. 

3 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a council, 

4 to be known as the ‘‘Next Generation Telecommunications 

5 Council’’, to advise Congress on 6G advancements and ad6 vanced wireless communications technologies, including the 

7 use of such technologies for smart cities or communities. 

8 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

9 (1) COMPOSITION.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to subparagraph 

11 (B), the Council shall be composed of the fol12 lowing members: 

13 (i) The Deputy Secretary of Commerce. 

14 (ii) The Assistant Secretary of Com15 merce for Communications and Informa16 tion. 

17 (iii) The Under Secretary of Commerce 

18 for Standards and Technology. 

19 (iv) The Chair of the Federal Commu20 nications Commission. 

21 (v) The Director of the National 

22 Science Foundation. 

23 (vi) Three members appointed by the 

24 majority leader of the Senate, in consulta25 tion with the Chair of the Committee on 

26 Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 


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1 the Senate, 1 of whom shall be a member of 

2 the Senate and 2 of whom shall not be. 

3 (vii) Three members appointed by the 

4 minority leader of the Senate, in consulta5 tion with the Ranking Member of the Com6 mittee on Commerce, Science, and Trans7 portation of the Senate, 1 of whom shall be 

8 a member of the Senate and 2 of whom 

9 shall not be. 

10 (viii) Three members appointed by the 

11 Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 

12 consultation with the Chair of the Com13 mittee on Energy and Commerce of the 

14 House of Representatives, 1 of whom shall 

15 be a member of the House of Representatives 

16 and 2 of whom shall not be. 

17 (ix) Three members appointed by the 

18 minority leader of the House of Representa19 tives, in consultation with the Ranking 

20 Member of the Committee on Energy and 

21 Commerce of the House of Representatives, 

22 1 of whom shall be a member of the House 

23 of Representatives and 2 of whom shall not 

24 be. 


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1 (B) REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN MEM2 BERS.— 

3 (i) IN GENERAL.—The members of the 

4 Council who are not members of Congress 

5 and who are appointed under clauses (vi) 

6 through (ix) of subparagraph (A) shall be 

7 individuals who are nationally recognized 

8 for expertise, knowledge, or experience in— 

9 (I) telecommunications, com10 puting, spectrum policy, and standards 

11 organizations; 

12 (II) cloud services and artificial 

13 intelligence and machine learning; 

14 (III) cybersecurity and security 

15 innovations; or 

16 (IV) national security oversight, 

17 protection of information systems, and 

18 coordination conducted between the 

19 private sector and government institu20 tions. 

21 (ii) LIMITATION ON APPOINTMENTS.— 

22 An official who appoints members of the 

23 Council may not appoint an individual as 

24 a member of the Council if such individual 

25 possesses any personal or financial interest 


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1 in the discharge of any of the duties of the 

2 Council. 

3 (iii) REQUIREMENT.—All members of 

4 the Council described in clause (i) shall pos5 sess an appropriate security clearance in 

6 accordance with applicable provisions of 

7 law concerning the handling of classified in8 formation. 

9 (2) CO-CHAIRS.— 

10 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall have 2 

11 co-chairs selected from among the members of the 

12 Council, of which— 

13 (i) one co-chair of the Council shall be 

14 a member of the Democratic Party; and 

15 (ii) one co-chair shall be a member of 

16 the Republican Party. 

17 (B) REQUIREMENT.—The individuals who 

18 serve as the co-chairs of the Council shall be 

19 jointly agreed upon by the President and the 

20 congressional leaders. 

21 (c) APPOINTMENT; INITIAL MEETING.— 

22 (1) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Council 

23 shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the 

24 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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1 (2) INITIAL MEETING.—The Council shall hold 

2 its initial meeting on or before the date that is 60 

3 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 

4 (d) MEETINGS; QUORUM; VACANCIES.— 

5 (1) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the 

6 Council shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs of the 

7 Council. 

8 (2) QUORUM.—Nine members of the Council 

9 shall constitute a quorum for purposes of conducting 

10 business, except that 2 members of the Council shall 

11 constitute a quorum for purposes of receiving testi12 mony. 

13 (3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Council 

14 shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the 

15 same manner in which the original appointment was 

16 made. 

17 (4) QUORUM WITH VACANCIES.—If vacancies in 

18 the Council occur on any day after 45 days after the 

19 date of the enactment of this Act, a majority of sitting 

20 members of the Council shall constitute a quorum. 

21 (e) ACTIONS OF COUNCIL.— 

22 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall act by reso23 lution agreed to by a majority of the members of the 

24 Council voting and present. 


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1 (2) PANELS.—The Council may establish panels 

2 composed of less than the full membership of the 

3 Council for purposes of carrying out the duties of the 

4 Council under this section. The actions of any such 

5 panel shall be subject to the review and control of the 

6 Council. Any findings and determinations made by 

7 such a panel shall not be considered the findings and 

8 determinations of the Council unless approved by the 

9 Council. 

10 (3) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 

11 of the Council may, if authorized by the co-chairs of 

12 the Council, take any action which the Council is au13 thorized to take pursuant to this section. 

14 (f) DUTIES.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—The duties of the Council are 

16 to— 

17 (A) review past processes and procedures 

18 used to advance wireless communication deploy19 ment, including 5G technology; and 

20 (B) advise Congress on— 

21 (i) 6G advancements; 

22 (ii) existing gaps in the standardiza23 tion and development of 6G; and 

24 (iii) advanced wireless communica25 tions technologies. 


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1 (2) SOLICITATION OF STAKEHOLDER COM2 MENT.—In carrying out the review required under 

3 paragraph (1), the Council shall solicit input and in4 formation from non-Federal stakeholders, including 

5 new market entrants. 

6 (g) STRATEGY.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall develop and 

8 submit to Congress recommendations for how the Fed9 eral Government can support— 

10 (A) the development and adoption of 6G 

11 and advanced wireless communications tech12 nologies, including ensuring digital inclusion 

13 and equity in access to such technologies for com14 munities of color, underserved communities, in15 dividuals with disabilities, low-income commu16 nities, and rural and Tribal communities; 

17 (B) the coordination of spectrum manage18 ment functions within the Federal Government 

19 to ensure timely decisions and needed actions for 

20 the development of 6G applications and ad21 vanced wireless communications technologies; 

22 (C) research and development into, and 

23 standards for, 6G and advanced wireless commu24 nications technologies, including collaboration 

25 with federally funded research and development 


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1 centers, universities, the private sector, and 

2 United States allies; 

3 (D) the development of 6G applications and 

4 other end uses, including through test beds and 

5 pilot programs; 

6 (E) the promotion of international coopera7 tion, including privacy and security cooperation, 

8 with respect to 6G and advanced wireless com9 munications technologies; 

10 (F) coordination regarding the deployment 

11 of 6G technologies among existing (as of the date 

12 on which the strategy is developed) and future 

13 spectrum users; and 

14 (G) the consideration of issues regarding the 

15 national security of the United States with re16 spect to the deployment of 6G and advanced 

17 wireless communications technologies. 

18 (2) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the strat19 egy under this subsection, the Council shall consider 

20 the following: 

21 (A) Access to adequate spectrum resources to 

22 support 6G and advanced wireless communica23 tions technologies for Federal and non-Federal 

24 users. 


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1 (B) The Federal Government’s function as 

2 regulator of commercial and non-commercial 

3 electromagnetic spectrum, including an assess4 ment of the Federal Government’s— 

5 (i) technical engineering capabilities; 

6 (ii) transparent processes for the reso7 lution of non-routine policy disputes; 

8 (iii) interagency cooperation; and 

9 (iv) communication with Federal and 

10 commercial license holders, including taking 

11 into consideration relevant expert reports 

12 from Federal advisory councils and other 

13 academic organizations. 

14 (C) Supply chain resiliency and security, 

15 including vendor diversity, for 6G and advanced 

16 wireless communications technologies. 

17 (D) Securing the network for 6G and ad18 vanced wireless communications technologies. 

19 (E) The role of cloud computing in the de20 velopment of 6G applications and advanced 

21 wireless communications technologies. 

22 (F) The workforce needs that must be met 

23 in order to build, maintain, and utilize 6G ap24 plications and advanced wireless communica25 tions technologies and networks, along with 


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1 strategies to conduct the necessary workforce 

2 training, which consideration may include con3 sulting the report submitted to Congress by the 

4 telecommunications interagency working group 

5 established under section 344 of the Communica6 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 344). 

7 (G) The need for greater collaboration and 

8 information sharing between the Federal Govern9 ment and the communications industry to make 

10 certain that 6G and advanced wireless commu11 nications networks, including those utilized by 

12 first responders, remain secure and resilient in 

13 the face of cyber intrusions and natural disas14 ters. 

15 (H) Facilitation of infrastructure siting, 

16 easements, and licenses for the deployment of 6G. 

17 (I) Other factors relevant to the successful 

18 development and deployment of 6G and ad19 vanced wireless communications technologies, 

20 such as artificial intelligence and machine learn21 ing, satellite and fixed wireless broadband, and 

22 open RAN technologies. 

23 (h) POWERS OF COUNCIL.— 

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1 ber thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the 

2 provisions of this section, hold such hearings and sit 

3 and act at such times and places, take such testi4 mony, receive such evidence, and administer such 

5 oaths as the Council may determine necessary or ben6 eficial to the development of the strategy required 

7 under subsection (g). 

8 (2) CONTRACTING.—The Council may, to such 

9 extent and in such amounts as are provided in ad10 vance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to 

11 enable the Council to discharge its duties under this 

12 section. 

13 (3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

14 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council may secure 

15 directly from any executive department, agency, 

16 bureau, board, council, office, independent estab17 lishment, or instrumentality of the Federal Gov18 ernment information, suggestions, estimates, and 

19 statistics for the purposes of this section. 

20 (B) REQUIREMENT TO SHARE INFORMA21 TION.—Each such department, agency, bureau, 

22 board, council, office, establishment, or instru23 mentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, 

24 furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, 


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1 and statistics directly to the Council, upon re2 quest of the co-chairs of the Council. 

3 (C) TREATMENT OF CLASSIFIED INFORMA4 TION.—The Council shall handle and protect all 

5 classified information provided to it under this 

6 section in accordance with applicable statutes 

7 and regulations. 

8 (4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 

9 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Com10 merce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of 

11 Commerce for Communications and Information, 

12 shall provide to the Council, on a reimbursable 

13 basis, such administrative services, funds, staff, 

14 facilities, and other support services as are nec15 essary for the performance of the Council’s duties 

16 under this section. 

17 (B) ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT.—The 

18 Chairperson of the Federal Communications 

19 Commission may provide the Council, on a re20 imbursable basis, with such administrative serv21 ices, staff, and other support services as the 

22 Council may request. 

23 (C) ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In addition to 

24 the assistance set forth in subparagraphs (A) and 

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1 eral Government may provide the Council such 

2 services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 

3 as such departments and agencies consider advis4 able and as may be authorized by law. 

5 (D) COOPERATION AMONG AGENCIES.—The 

6 Council shall receive the full and timely coopera7 tion of any official, department, or agency of the 

8 Federal Government, including from the Depart9 ment of State, the Department of Defense, and 

10 the Office of the United States Trade Representa11 tive, whose assistance is necessary, as jointly de12 termined by the co-chairs selected under sub13 section (b)(2), for the fulfillment of the duties of 

14 the Council, including the provision of full and 

15 current briefings and analyses. 

16 (5) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Council may use 

17 the United States Postal Service in the same manner 

18 and under the same conditions as the departments 

19 and agencies of the Federal Government. 

20 (6) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the Council 

21 may receive a gift or benefit by reason of the service 

22 of such member or staff to the Council. 

23 (i) STAFF OF COUNCIL.— 

24 (1) IN GENERAL.— 


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1 (A) APPOINTMENT OF STAFF DIRECTOR AND

2 OTHER PERSONNEL.—The co-chairs of the Coun3 cil, in accordance with rules agreed upon by the 

4 Council, shall appoint and fix the compensation 

5 of a staff director and such other personnel as 

6 may be necessary to enable the Council to carry 

7 out its duties, without regard to the provisions 

8 of title 5, United States Code, governing ap9 pointments in the competitive service, and with10 out regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 

11 subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating 

12 to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 

13 except that no rate of pay fixed under this sub14 section may exceed the equivalent of that payable 

15 to a person occupying a position at level V of the 

16 Executive Schedule under section 5316 of such 

17 title. 

18 (B) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government 

19 employee may be detailed to the Council without 

20 reimbursement from the Council, and such 

21 detailee shall retain the rights, status, and privi22 leges of his or her regular employment without 

23 interruption. 

24 (C) REQUIREMENT.—All staff of the Council 

25 shall possess a security clearance in accordance 


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1 with applicable laws and regulations concerning 

2 the handling of classified information. 

3 (2) CONSULTANT SERVICES.— 

4 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council may pro5 cure the services of experts and consultants in 

6 accordance with section 3109 of title 5, United 

7 States Code, but at rates not to exceed the daily 

8 rate paid a person occupying a position at level 

9 IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 

10 of such title. 

11 (B) REQUIREMENT.—All experts and con12 sultants employed by the Council shall possess a 

13 security clearance in accordance with applicable 

14 laws and regulations concerning the handling of 

15 classified information. 

16 (j) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 

17 (1) COMPENSATION.— 

18 (A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 

19 paragraph (2), each member of the Council may 

20 be compensated at not to exceed the daily equiva21 lent of the annual rate of basic pay in effect for 

22 a position at level IV of the Executive Schedule 

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1 gaged in the actual performance of the duties of 

2 the Council under this section. 

3 (B) LIMITATION.—Members of the Council 

4 who are officers or employees of the Federal Gov5 ernment or Members of Congress shall receive no 

6 additional pay by reason of their service on the 

7 Council. 

8 (2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their 

9 homes or regular places of business in the perform10 ance of services for the Council, members of the Coun11 cil may be allowed travel expenses, including per 

12 diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same manner as 

13 persons employed intermittently in the Federal Gov14 ernment are allowed expenses under section 5703 of 

15 title 5, United States Code. 

16 (3) ACCESS AFTER TERMINATION OF COUNCIL.— 

17 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, after the 

18 termination of the Council under subsection (k)(3), 

19 only the following individuals shall have access to in20 formation related to the national security of the 

21 United States that is received, considered, or used by 

22 the Council: 

23 (A) Any member of Congress, and the des24 ignated staff of any member of Congress. 


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1 (B) Such other officials of the executive 

2 branch as the President may designate. 

3 (k) FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.— 

4 (1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years after 

5 the date on which the Council is established, the 

6 Council shall submit to the congressional leaders and 

7 the appropriate congressional committees, and to any 

8 member of Congress upon request, a final report in 

9 compliance with the duties described in subsection (f) 

10 and containing the strategy described in subsection 

11 (g). 

12 (2) PUBLIC COMMENT.—The Council shall— 

13 (A) publish in the Federal Register a draft 

14 of the report required under paragraph (1); 

15 (B) accept public comments on the draft 

16 published under subparagraph (A); and 

17 (C) take into consideration the comments 

18 accepted under subparagraph (B) in preparing 

19 the final version of the report required under 

20 paragraph (1). 

21 (3) TERMINATION.— 

22 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Council, and all the 

23 authorities of this section, shall terminate at the 

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1 gressional leaders and the appropriate congres2 sional committees under paragraph (1). 

3 (B) CONCLUSION OF ACTIVITIES.—The 

4 Council may use the 120-day period referred to 

5 in subparagraph (A) for the purposes of con6 cluding its activities, including providing testi7 mony to Congress concerning the final report re8 ferred to in that paragraph and disseminating 

9 the report. 

10 (l) ASSESSMENTS OF FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 

11 60 days after submission of the final report under sub12 section (k)(1), the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to 

13 the congressional leaders and the appropriate congressional 

14 committees, and to any member of Congress upon request, 

15 an assessment of the final report that includes comments 

16 on the findings and recommendations contained in the final 

17 report. 

18 (m) INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN ADMINISTRATIVE

19 PROVISIONS.— 

20 (1) FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT.—The 

21 provisions of the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 

22 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the activities of the 

23 Council under this section. 

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1 (commonly referred to as the ‘‘Freedom of Informa2 tion Act’’), shall not apply to the activities, records, 

3 and proceedings of the Council under this section. 

4 (n) FUNDING.— 

5 (1) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 

6 There are authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 

7 for fiscal year 2023 to carry out this section. 

8 (2) AVAILABILITY IN GENERAL.—Subject to 

9 paragraph (1), the Secretary of Commerce shall make 

10 available to the Council such amounts as the Council 

11 may require for purposes of the activities of the Coun12 cil under this section. 

13 (3) DURATION OF AVAILABILITY.—Amounts 

14 made available to the Council under paragraph (2) 

15 shall remain available until expended until the date 

16 that the Council terminates under subsection (k)(3). 


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Calendar No. 595 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 3014 

A BILL 

To establish the Next Generation Telecommunications Council, and for other purposes. 

DECEMBER 7, 2022 

Reported with an amendment 


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