Defend Our Networks Act

Subjects: Economics and Public Finance


<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1245 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1245

To transfer unobligated balances made available for COVID-19 emergency 
response and relief to the Federal Communications Commission to enable 
   the Commission to carry out the Secure and Trusted Communications 
                    Networks Reimbursement Program.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             April 20, 2023

    Mrs. Fischer (for herself and Mr. Hickenlooper) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                                Finance

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                                 A BILL


 
To transfer unobligated balances made available for COVID-19 emergency 
response and relief to the Federal Communications Commission to enable 
   the Commission to carry out the Secure and Trusted Communications 
                    Networks Reimbursement Program.

    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 ``Defend Our Networks Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN UNOBLIGATED BALANCES; FUNDING OF PROGRAM.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission; program.--The terms ``Commission'' and 
        ``Program'' have the meanings given those terms in section 9 of 
        the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 
        U.S.C. 1608).
            (2) Covered accounts.--The term ``covered accounts'' means 
        amounts made available under--
                    (A) the Coronavirus Preparedness and Response 
                Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2020 (Public Law 116-
                123; 134 Stat. 146);
                    (B) the Families First Coronavirus Response Act 
                (Public Law 116-127; 134 Stat. 178);
                    (C) the CARES Act (Public Law 116-136; 134 Stat. 
                281);
                    (D) the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care 
                Enhancement Act (Public Law 116-139; 134 Stat. 620);
                    (E) division M or N of the Consolidated 
                Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260);
                    (F) the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (Public 
                Law 117-2; 135 Stat. 4); or
                    (G) an amendment made by a provision of law 
                described in any of subparagraphs (A) through (F).
    (b) Funding.--
            (1) In general.--Of the unobligated balances, as of the 
        date of enactment of this Act, of the covered accounts, 
        $3,080,000,000 shall be transferred not later than 90 days 
        after the date of enactment of this Act to the Commission to 
        carry out the Program.
            (2) Pro rata transfer.--Unobligated balances shall be 
        transferred under paragraph (1) on a pro rata basis.
            (3) Use and availability of funds.--Amounts transferred 
        under paragraph (1) shall--
                    (A) be merged with other appropriations for the 
                Program;
                    (B) be subject to the same conditions and 
                limitations as the other appropriations for the 
                Program; and
                    (C) remain available until expended.
            (4) Technical and conforming amendment.--Section 4(k) of 
        the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 
        U.S.C. 1603(k)) is amended by striking ``$1,900,000,000'' and 
        inserting ``$4,980,000,000''.
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