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Union Calendar No. 421 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1513 

[Report No. 118–506] 

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force 

to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 9, 2023 

Ms. MATSUI (for herself and Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

MAY 14, 2024 

Additional sponsor: Mr. WALBERG

MAY 14, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’, 

and for other purposes. 


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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 ‘‘Future Uses of Tech5 nology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act’’ 

6 or the ‘‘FUTURE Networks Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. 6G TASK FORCE. 

8 (a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 

9 the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 

10 shall establish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task 

11 Force’’. 

12 (b) MEMBERSHIP.— 

13 (1) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the Task 

14 Force shall be appointed by the Chair. 

15 (2) COMPOSITION.—To the extent practicable, 

16 the membership of the Task Force shall be com17 posed of the following: 

18 (A) Representatives of companies in the 

19 communications industry, except companies 

20 that are determined by the Chair to be not 

21 trusted. 

22 (B) Representatives of public interest orga23 nizations or academic institutions, except public 

24 interest organizations or academic institutions 


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1 that are determined by the Chair to be not 

2 trusted. 

3 (C) Representatives of the Federal Govern4 ment, State governments, local governments, or 

5 Tribal Governments, with at least one member 

6 representing each such type of government. 

7 (c) REPORT.— 

8 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 

9 the date on which the Task Force is established 

10 under subsection (a), the Task Force shall publish 

11 in the Federal Register and on the website of the 

12 Commission, and submit to the Committee on En13 ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 

14 and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 

15 Transportation of the Senate, a report on sixth-gen16 eration wireless technology, including— 

17 (A) the status of industry-led standards18 setting bodies in setting standards for such 

19 technology; 

20 (B) possible uses of such technology identi21 fied by industry-led standards-setting bodies 

22 that are setting standards for such technology; 

23 (C) any limitations of such technology (in24 cluding any supply chain or cybersecurity limi25 tations) identified by industry-led standards-setVerDate Sep 11 2014 01:32 May 15, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00004 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H1513.RH H1513

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1 ting bodies that are setting standards for such 

2 technology; and 

3 (D) how to best work with entities across 

4 the Federal Government, State governments, 

5 local governments, and Tribal Governments to 

6 leverage such technology, including with regard 

7 to siting, deployment, and adoption. 

8 (2) DRAFT REPORT; PUBLIC COMMENT.—The 

9 Task Force shall— 

10 (A) not later than 180 days after the date 

11 on which the Task Force is established under 

12 subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register 

13 and on the website of the Commission a draft 

14 of the report required by paragraph (1); and 

15 (B) accept public comments on such draft 

16 and take such comments into consideration in 

17 preparing the final version of such report. 

18 (d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 

19 (1) CHAIR.—The term ‘‘Chair’’ means the 

20 Chair of the Commission. 

21 (2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 

22 means the Federal Communications Commission. 

23 (3) NOT TRUSTED.— 

24 (A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 

25 means, with respect to an entity, that— 


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1 (i) the Chair has made a public deter2 mination that such entity is owned by, con3 trolled by, or subject to the influence of a 

4 foreign adversary; or 

5 (ii) the Chair otherwise determines 

6 that such entity poses a threat to the na7 tional security of the United States. 

8 (B) CRITERIA FOR DETERMINATION.—In 

9 making a determination under subparagraph 

10 (A)(ii), the Chair shall use the criteria de11 scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 

12 2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communica13 tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 

14 1601(c)), as appropriate. 

15 (4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean16 ing given such term in section 3 of the Communica17 tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). 

18 (5) TASK FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 

19 means the 6G Task Force established under sub20 section (a). 


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Union Calendar No. 421 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 1513 

[Report No. 118–506] 

A BILL 

To direct the Federal Communications Commission 

Task Force’’, and for other purposes. to establish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G 

MAY 14, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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