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Union Calendar No. 135 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 4045 
[Report No. 117–185] 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task force 
to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 22, 2021 
Mr. MICHAEL F. DOYLE of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. JOHNSON of Ohio, 
and Mrs. MCBATH) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Ms. ESHOO, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. KELLY of Illinois, Mr. 
SOTO, and Mr. TAYLOR 
NOVEMBER 30, 2021 
Reported with an amendment; 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 direct the Federal Communications Commission to estab-
lish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’, 
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 ‘‘Future Uses of Tech-
nology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act’’ or 
the ‘‘FUTURE Networks Act’’. 
SEC. 2. 6G TASK FORCE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
establish a task force to be known as the ‘‘6G Task Force’’. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—The members of the Task 
Force shall be appointed by the Chair. 
(2) COMPOSITION.—To the extent practicable, the 
membership of the Task Force shall be composed of the 
following: 
(A) Representatives of companies in the 
communications industry, except companies that 
are determined by the Chair to be not trusted. 
(B) Representatives of public interest orga-
nizations or academic institutions, except public 
interest organizations or academic institutions 
that are determined by the Chair to be not trust-
ed. 
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(C) Representatives of the Federal Govern-
ment, State governments, local governments, or 
Tribal Governments, with at least one member 
representing each such type of government. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date on which the Task Force is established under 
subsection (a), the Task Force shall publish in the 
Federal Register and on the website of the Commis-
sion, and submit to the Committee on Energy and 
Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation of the Senate, a report on sixth-generation 
wireless technology, including— 
(A) the status of industry-led standards-set-
ting bodies in setting standards for such tech-
nology; 
(B) possible uses of such technology identi-
fied by industry-led standards-setting bodies that 
are setting standards for such technology; 
(C) any limitations of such technology (in-
cluding any supply chain or cybersecurity limi-
tations) identified by industry-led standards-set-
ting bodies that are setting standards for such 
technology; and 
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