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Union Calendar No. 108 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3919 
[Report No. 117–148] 
To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission does not approve 
radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 15, 2021 
Mr. SCALISE (for himself and Ms. ESHOO) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
OCTOBER 19, 2021 
Additional sponsors: Ms. TENNEY, Mr. WITTMAN, Mr. ALLEN, Mr. BUCK, 
Mrs. BICE of Oklahoma, Mr. MCNERNEY, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. WELCH, Mr. 
VEASEY, Mr. PENCE, Mr. SOTO, Mr. CA´RDENAS, Mr. LONG, Mr. CASE, 
Ms. SHERRILL, Mr. BAIRD, Mr. GALLAGHER, Ms. SPANBERGER, Mr. 
JOYCE of Ohio, Mr. MOULTON, and Mr. DAVIDSON 
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 15, 2021] 
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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 Equipment Act 
of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. UPDATES TO EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROC-
ESS OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMIS-
SION. 
(a) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall adopt rules in the proceeding initiated in the 
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of Pro-
tecting Against National Security Threats to the 
Communications Supply Chain through the Equip-
ment Authorization Program (ET Docket No. 21–232; 
FCC 21–73; adopted June 17, 2021), in accordance 
with paragraph (2), to update the equipment author-
ization procedures of the Commission. 
(2) UPDATES REQUIRED.—In the rules adopted 
under paragraph (1), the Commission shall clarify 
that the Commission will no longer review or approve 
any application for equipment authorization for 
equipment that is on the list of covered communica-
tions equipment or services published by the Commis-
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sion under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
1601(a)). 
(3) APPLICABILITY.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In the rules adopted 
under paragraph (1), the Commission may not 
provide for review or revocation of any equip-
ment authorization granted before the date on 
which such rules are adopted on the basis of the 
equipment being on the list described in para-
graph (2). 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this section may be construed to prohibit the 
Commission, other than in the rules adopted 
under paragraph (1), from— 
(i) examining the necessity of review or 
revocation of any equipment authorization 
on the basis of the equipment being on the 
list described in paragraph (2); or 
(ii) adopting rules providing for any 
such review or revocation. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Commis-
sion’’ means the Federal Communications Commission. 
Amend the title so as to read: ‘‘A bill to ensure that 
the Federal Communications Commission prohibits au-
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thorization of radio frequency devices that pose a na-
tional security risk.’’. 
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Union Calendar No. 108 
117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 3919 
[Report No. 117–148] 
A BILL 
To ensure that the Federal Communications Com-
mission does not approve radio frequency devices 
that pose a national security risk. 
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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