Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2020

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in communications standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2020 2. Representation and leadership of United States in communications standards-setting bodies (a) Definitions In this section: (1) 3GPP The term 3GPP (2) 5G network The term 5G network (3) Assistant Secretary The term Assistant Secretary (4) Cloud computing The term cloud computing The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing (5) Communications network The term communications network (A) A system enabling the transmission, between or among points specified by the user, of information of the user’s choosing. (B) Cloud computing resources. (C) A network or system used to access cloud computing resources. (6) Not trusted The term not trusted (A) A specific determination made by any executive branch interagency body with appropriate national security expertise, including the Federal Acquisition Security Council established under section 1322(a) of title 41, United States Code. (B) A specific determination made by the Department of Commerce pursuant to Executive Order No. 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 22689; relating to securing the information and communications technology and services supply chain). (C) Whether a company or stakeholder produces or provides covered telecommunications equipment or services, as defined in section 889(f)(3) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 ( Public Law 115–232 (b) Duties of Assistant Secretary In order to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks and for future generations of wireless communications networks, the Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology— (1) equitably encourage participation by companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders, not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted, in such standards-setting bodies (to the extent such standards-setting bodies allow companies and relevant stakeholders to participate); and (2) equitably offer technical expertise to companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders, not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted, to facilitate such participation (to the extent such standards-setting bodies allow companies and relevant stakeholders to participate). (c) Standards-Setting bodies The standards-setting bodies referred to in subsection (b) include— (1) the International Organization for Standardization; (2) the voluntary standards-setting bodies that develop protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as the 3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; and (3) any standards-setting body accredited by the American National Standards Institute or Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions. (d) Briefing Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall brief the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives on a strategy to carry out subsection (b).

Summary: Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2020 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to assist trusted companies (i.e., companies determined to pose no national security threat) and relevant stakeholders with participation in organizations that set standards for telecommunications, wireless devices, and related equipment.