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Union Calendar No. 107 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4028 
[Report No. 117–147] 
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. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2021 
Mr. LONG (for himself, Mr. CARTER of Georgia, Ms. SPANBERGER, and Mr. 
MCNERNEY) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce 
OCTOBER 19, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Mr. SOTO and Mr. DELGADO 
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 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on June 22, 2021] 
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A BILL 
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. 
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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 Rep-
resentatives 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 
(ii) trusted information and commu-
nication technology vendors that produce 
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information and communication technology 
identified under subparagraph (A); 
(2) assesses the economic competitiveness of ven-
dors described under paragraph (1)(B); 
(3) assesses whether, and to what extent, there is 
a dependence by providers of advanced telecommuni-
cations capability in the United States on informa-
tion 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 eco-
nomic competitiveness of, trusted information 
and communication technology vendors; and 
(B) what Federal resources are needed to re-
duce dependence by providers of advanced tele-
communications capability in the United States 
on companies that— 
(i) produce information and commu-
nication technology; and 
(ii) are not trusted; and 
(5) defines lines of effort and assigns responsibil-
ities for a whole-of-Government response to ensuring 
the competitiveness of the information and commu-
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nication 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 Gov-
ernment to support the economic competi-
tiveness of trusted information and commu-
nication 
technology 
vendors, 
including 
United States vendors that are trusted in-
formation 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; 
(B) defined lines of effort and responsibil-
ities for Federal agencies to implement the strat-
egy; and 
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(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 En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Trans-
portation of the Senate a report containing the strat-
egy 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-
tor of National Intelligence, the Chair of the Federal 
Communications Commission and any other head of 
an agency the Secretary determines necessary. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVANCED
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
CAPA-
BILITY.—The term ‘‘advanced telecommunications ca-
pability’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
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 commu-
nication 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 in-
formation and communication technology is deter-
mined by the Secretary to pose an unacceptable risk 
to national security of the United States, or the secu-
rity 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-
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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 Assist-
ant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
Information. 
(6) TRUSTED.—The term ‘‘trusted’’ means, with 
respect to a company, that the Secretary has not de-
termined that the company is not trusted. 
(7) TRUSTED INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION 
TECHNOLOGY VENDOR.—The term ‘‘trusted informa-
tion and communication technology vendor’’ means a 
company— 
(A) that produces information and commu-
nication 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 Infor-
mation, 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.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 107 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 4028 
[Report No. 117–147] 
A BILL 
To require the Secretary of Commerce to report on 
and develop a whole-of-Government strategy with 
respect to the economic competitiveness of the in-
formation 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 or-
dered to be printed 
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