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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Information and Com-
munication Technology Strategy Act’’. 
SEC. 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 tech-
nology 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 
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(ii) trusted information and commu-
nication 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 tele-
communications 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 Govern-
ment are needed to support, and bolster the 
economic competitiveness of, trusted informa-
tion 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 commu-
nication technology; and 
(ii) are not trusted; and 
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(5) defines lines of effort and assigns respon-
sibilities for a whole-of-Government response to en-
suring 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 eco-
nomic competitiveness of trusted information and 
communication technology vendors that includes— 
(A) recommendations on how— 
(i) to strengthen the structure, re-
sources, and authorities of the Federal 
Government to support the economic com-
petitiveness of trusted information and 
communication technology vendors, includ-
ing United States vendors that are trusted 
information and communication technology 
vendors; and 
(ii) the Federal Government can ad-
dress any barriers to a market-based solu-
tion for increasing the economic competi-
tiveness of such information and commu-
nication technology vendors; 
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(B) defined lines of effort and responsibil-
ities 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 recommenda-
tion 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 Representa-
tives 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 sub-
sections (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 Direc-
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tor 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
CAPA-
BILITY.—The term ‘‘advanced telecommunications 
capability’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 
U.S.C. 1302). 
(2) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECH-
NOLOGY
SUPPLY
CHAIN.—The term ‘‘information 
and communication technology supply chain’’ means 
all of the companies that produce information and 
communication technology. 
(3) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECH-
NOLOGY.—The term ‘‘information and communica-
tion technology’’ means a technology (including soft-
ware), component, or material that enables commu-
nications by radio or wire. 
(4) NOT TRUSTED.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 
means, with respect to a company or information 
and communication technology, that the company or 
information and communication technology is deter-
mined by the Secretary to pose an unacceptable risk 
to national security of the United States, or the se-
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curity and safety of the United States persons based 
solely on one or more determination described under 
paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 2(c) of the Se-
cure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 
2019 (Public Law 116–124). 
(5) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the As-
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
and Information. 
(6) TRUSTED.—The term ‘‘trusted’’ means, 
with respect to a company, that the Secretary has 
not determined that the company is not trusted. 
(7) TRUSTED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICA-
TION TECHNOLOGY VENDOR.—The term ‘‘trusted in-
formation and communication technology vendor’’ 
means a company— 
(A) that produces information and commu-
nication technology; and 
(B) that is trusted. 
Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 
2021. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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