Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act

To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act 2. Economic competitiveness of information and communication technology supply chain (a) Report Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report on the information and communication technology supply chain that— (1) identifies— (A) information and communication technology critical to the economic competitiveness of the United States; and (B) the industrial capacity of— (i) United States vendors that produce information and communication technology identified under subparagraph (A); and (ii) trusted information and communication technology vendors that produce information and communication technology identified under subparagraph (A); (2) assesses the economic competitiveness of vendors described under paragraph (1)(B); (3) assesses whether, and to what extent, there is a dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the United States on information and communication technology identified under paragraph (1)(A) that is not trusted; (4) identifies— (A) what actions by the Federal Government are needed to support, and bolster the economic competitiveness of, trusted information and communication technology vendors; and (B) what Federal resources are needed to reduce dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the United States on companies that— (i) produce information and communication technology; and (ii) are not trusted; and (5) defines lines of effort and assigns responsibilities for a whole-of-Government response to ensuring the competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain in the United States. (b) Whole-of-Government strategy (1) In general The Secretary shall develop, on the basis of the report required by subsection (a), a whole-of-Government strategy to ensure the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors that includes— (A) recommendations on how— (i) to strengthen the structure, resources, and authorities of the Federal Government to support the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors, including United States vendors that are trusted information and communication technology vendors; and (ii) the Federal Government can address any barriers to a market-based solution for increasing the economic competitiveness of such information and communication technology vendors; (B) defined lines of effort and responsibilities for Federal agencies to implement the strategy; and (C) a description of— (i) any change to a Federal program, Federal law, or structure of the Federal Government necessary to implement any recommendation under subparagraph (A); and (ii) any additional Federal resource necessary to implement any recommendation under subparagraph (A). (2) Report Not later than 180 days after the submission of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the strategy developed under paragraph (1). (c) Consultation required In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), the Secretary shall consult with— (1) a cross-section of trusted information and communication technology vendors; and (2) the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Attorney General, the Director of National Intelligence, the Chair of the Federal Communications Commission and any other head of an agency the Secretary determines necessary. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Advanced telecommunications capability The term advanced telecommunications capability 47 U.S.C. 1302 (2) Information and communication technology supply chain The term information and communication technology supply chain (3) Information and communication technology The term information and communication technology (4) Not trusted The term not trusted Public Law 116–124 (5) Secretary The term Secretary (6) Trusted The term trusted (7) Trusted information and communication technology vendor The term trusted information and communication technology vendor (A) that produces information and communication technology; and (B) that is trusted. Amend the title so as to read: A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to report on and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain, and for other purposes. October 19, 2021 Reported with amendments, committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed

Summary: Information and Communication Technology Strategy Act This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to report on the information and communication technology supply chain and to develop a strategy to ensure the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors. The report must include (1) an identification of technology that is critical to U.S. economic competitiveness and the industrial capacity of U.S. vendors and other trusted vendors that produce such technology, (2) an assessment of whether and to what extent there is a dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the United States on technology that is not trusted, and (3) an identification of federal government actions and resources needed to support the economic competitiveness of trusted vendors and reduce dependence on companies that are not trusted.