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Union Calendar No. 292 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2881 
[Report No. 116–369, Part I] 
To require the President to develop a strategy to ensure the security of 
next generation mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure 
in the United States and to assist allies and strategic partners in maxi-
mizing the security of next generation mobile telecommunications sys-
tems, infrastructure, and software, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 21, 2019 
Ms. SPANBERGER (for herself, Ms. STEFANIK, Ms. SLOTKIN, Mr. ROONEY of 
Florida, Mr. O’HALLERAN, and Mrs. BROOKS of Indiana) introduced the 
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, and in addition to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, for a period 
to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consider-
ation of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
concerned 
JANUARY 7, 2020 
Additional sponsors: Mr. TED LIEU of California, Mr. FITZPATRICK, Ms. 
SHERRILL, Mr. MITCHELL, Mr. GONZALEZ of Ohio, Ms. HOULAHAN, Mr. 
SHERMAN, Mr. CICILLINE, Mr. ALLRED, Mr. MCCAUL, Mr. WITTMAN, 
Mr. MOULTON, Ms. BLUNT ROCHESTER, Mr. CASE, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. 
ROSE of New York, Mr. HARDER of California, Mr. AMODEI, Mr. COSTA, 
Mr. HURD of Texas, Ms. WEXTON, and Mr. TAYLOR 
JANUARY 7, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce with amendments 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
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JANUARY 7, 2020 
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on May 21, 2019] 
A BILL 
To require the President to develop a strategy to ensure 
the security of next generation mobile telecommuni-
cations systems and infrastructure in the United States 
and to assist allies and strategic partners in maximizing 
the security of next generation mobile telecommuni-
cations systems, infrastructure, and software, 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 ‘‘Secure 5G and Beyond 
Act of 2019’’. 
SEC. 2. STRATEGY TO ENSURE SECURITY OF NEXT GENERA-
TION WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS 
AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence, the Committee on Energy and Commerce, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Armed Services, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity of the House of Representatives; and 
(2) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Com-
mittee on Armed Services, and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(b) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President, 
in consultation with the Chairman of the Federal Commu-
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nications Commission, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, the Director of National Intelligence, 
the Attorney General, the Secretary of Defense, and the Sec-
retary of State, shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
committees of Congress a strategy— 
(1) to ensure the security of 5th and future gen-
erations wireless communications systems and infra-
structure within the United States; 
(2) to provide technical assistance to mutual de-
fense treaty allies of the United States, strategic part-
ners of the United States, and other countries, when 
in the security interests of the United States, to maxi-
mize the security of 5th and future generations wire-
less communications systems and infrastructure in-
side their countries; and 
(3) to protect the competitiveness of United 
States companies, privacy of United States con-
sumers, and integrity and impartiality of standards- 
setting bodies related to 5th and future generations 
wireless communications systems and infrastructure. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—The strategy developed under sub-
section (b) shall be known as the ‘‘Secure Next Generation 
Wireless Communications Strategy’’ (referred to in this sec-
tion as the ‘‘Strategy’’). 
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(d) ELEMENTS.—The Strategy shall represent a whole- 
of-government approach and shall include the following: 
(1) A description of United States national and 
economic security interests pertaining to the deploy-
ment of 5th and future generations wireless commu-
nications systems and infrastructure. 
(2) An identification and assessment of potential 
security threats and vulnerabilities to the infrastruc-
ture, equipment, systems, software, and virtually de-
fined networks that support 5th and future genera-
tions wireless communications systems and infra-
structure. The assessment shall include a comprehen-
sive evaluation of the full range of threats to, and 
unique security challenges posed by, 5th and future 
generations wireless communications systems and in-
frastructure, as well as steps that public and private 
sector entities can take to mitigate such threats. 
(3) An identification and assessment of the glob-
al competitiveness and vulnerabilities of United 
States manufacturers and suppliers of 5th and future 
generations wireless communications equipment. 
(4) A list of available domestic suppliers of 5th 
and future generations wireless communications 
equipment and other suppliers in countries that are 
mutual defense allies or strategic partners of the 
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United States and a strategy to assess their ability to 
produce and supply 5th generation and future genera-
tions wireless communications systems and infra-
structure. 
(5) Identification of trusted supplier entities 
from both inside and outside the United States that 
are capable of producing and supplying to private in-
dustry infrastructure and systems equipment sup-
porting 5th and future generations wireless commu-
nications systems and infrastructure. 
(6) Identification of where security gaps exist in 
the United States domestic or mutual defense treaty 
allies and strategic partners communications equip-
ment supply chain for 5th and future generations 
wireless communications systems and infrastructure. 
(7) Identification of incentives and policy op-
tions to help close or narrow any security gaps iden-
tified under paragraph (6) in, and ensure the eco-
nomic viability of, the United States domestic indus-
trial base, including research and development in 
critical technologies and workforce development in 5th 
and future generations wireless communications sys-
tems and infrastructure. 
(8) Identification of incentives and policy op-
tions for leveraging the communications equipment 
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suppliers from mutual defense treaty allies, strategic 
partners, and other countries to ensure that private 
industry in the United States has adequate sources 
for secure, effective, and reliable 5th and future gen-
erations wireless communications systems and infra-
structure equipment. 
(9) A strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, and 
other countries to share security risk information and 
findings pertaining to 5th and future generations 
wireless communications systems and infrastructure 
equipment and cooperation on mitigating those risks. 
(10) A strategy for engagement with private sec-
tor communications infrastructure and systems equip-
ment developers to share information and findings on 
5th and future generations wireless communications 
systems and infrastructure equipment standards to 
secure platforms. 
(11) A strategy for engagement with private sec-
tor communications infrastructure and systems equip-
ment developers to encourage the maximum partici-
pation possible on standards-setting bodies related to 
such systems and infrastructure equipment standards 
by public and private sector entities from the United 
States. 
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(12) A strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, and 
other countries to share information and findings on 
5th and future generations wireless communications 
systems and infrastructure equipment standards to 
promote maximum interoperability, competitiveness, 
openness, and secure platforms. 
(13) A strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, and 
other countries to share information and findings on 
5th and future generations wireless communications 
infrastructure and systems equipment concerning the 
standards-setting bodies related to such systems and 
infrastructure equipment to promote maximum trans-
parency, openness, impartiality, integrity and neu-
trality. 
(14) A strategy for joint testing environments 
with mutual defense treaty allies, strategic partners, 
and other countries to ensure a trusted marketplace 
for 5th and future generations wireless communica-
tions systems and infrastructure equipment. 
(15) A strategy for research and development by 
the Federal Government, in close partnership with 
trusted supplier entities, mutual defense treaty allies, 
strategic partners, and other countries to reach and 
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maintain United States leadership in 5th and future 
generations wireless communications systems and in-
frastructure security, including the development of an 
ongoing monitoring capability of 5th and future gen-
erations wireless communications systems to identify 
security vulnerabilities. 
(16) Options for identifying and helping to miti-
gate the security risks of 5th and future generations 
wireless communications systems and infrastructure 
that have security flaws or vulnerabilities, or are uti-
lizing equipment sourced from countries of concern, 
and that have already been put in place within the 
systems and infrastructure of mutual defense treaty 
allies, strategic partners, and other countries, when in 
the security interests of the United States. 
(17) Development of a plan that includes a de-
scription of the roles and responsibilities of the appro-
priate executive branch agencies and interagency 
mechanisms for the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information to act as the 
executive agent to coordinate implementation of the 
Strategy, as provided in subsection (h). 
(18) An identification of the key diplomatic, de-
velopment, intelligence, military, and economic re-
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sources necessary to implement the Strategy, includ-
ing specific budgetary requests. 
(19) A description of such legislative or adminis-
trative action as may be necessary to carry out the 
Strategy. 
(e) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Strategy shall not include 
a recommendation or a proposal to nationalize 5th or 
future generations wireless communications systems 
or infrastructure. 
(2) FEDERAL AGENCY AUTHORITY.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to limit the authority 
or ability of a Federal agency to— 
(A) conduct cybersecurity incident, threat, 
or asset response and recovery activities; 
(B) obtain or execute warrants or other in-
vestigative or intelligence tools; or 
(C) provide assistance to a private entity 
upon request of the entity. 
(f) PUBLIC COMMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
seek public comment regarding the development and imple-
mentation of the Strategy. 
(g) BRIEFING.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 14 days after 
the date on which the Strategy is completed, the As-
sistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications 
and Information, and any other Federal officials des-
ignated by the President, shall provide to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a briefing on the imple-
mentation of the Strategy. 
(2) UNCLASSIFIED SETTING.—The briefing under 
paragraph (1) shall be held in an unclassified setting 
to the maximum extent possible. 
(h) IMPLEMENTATION.—The Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information shall— 
(1) act as the executive agent to coordinate im-
plementation of the Strategy; 
(2) keep congressional committees apprised of 
progress on implementation; and 
(3) not implement any proposal or recommenda-
tion involving spectrum licensed by the Commission 
unless the implementation of such proposal or rec-
ommendation is first approved by the Commission. 
(i) FORM.—The Strategy shall be submitted to the ap-
propriate committees of Congress in unclassified form, but 
may include a classified annex. 
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Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to require the 
President to develop a strategy to ensure the security of 
next generation wireless communications systems and in-
frastructure in the United States and to assist allies and 
strategic partners in maximizing the security of next gen-
eration wireless communications systems, infrastructure, 
and software, and for other purposes.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 292 
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 2881 
[Report No. 116–369, Part I] 
A BILL 
To require the President to develop a strategy to 
ensure the security of next generation mobile 
telecommunications systems and infrastructure in 
the United States and to assist allies and stra-
tegic partners in maximizing the security of next 
generation mobile telecommunications systems, 
infrastructure, and software, and for other pur-
poses. 
JANUARY 7, 2020 
Reported from the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
with amendments 
JANUARY 7, 2020 
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged; committed to 
the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
Union and ordered to be printed 
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