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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3763 
To direct the Secretary of State to provide assistance and technical expertise 
to enhance the representation and leadership of the United States at 
international standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5th and 
future generations mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, 
and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JULY 15, 2019 
Mr. MCCAUL (for himself and Mr. CUELLAR) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
A BILL 
To direct the Secretary of State to provide assistance and 
technical expertise to enhance the representation and 
leadership of the United States at international stand-
ards-setting bodies that set standards for 5th and future 
generations mobile telecommunications systems and in-
frastructure, and for other purposes. 
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 ‘‘Promoting United 
States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2019’’. 
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SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress finds the following: 
(1) Market analysts estimate that in the United 
States, 5G technologies could create up to 3,000,000 
new jobs and add $500,000,000,000 to the country’s 
gross domestic product. Globally, analysts estimate 
that 
5G 
technologies 
could 
generate 
$12,300,000,000,000 in sales activity across mul-
tiple industries and support 22,000,000 jobs by 
2035. 
(2) China is the most active espionage power 
when it comes to industrial espionage, theft of intel-
lectual property, and actions against groups or coun-
tries that the regime perceives as threatening. Its 
targets go well beyond the United States and include 
any country where China has interests and access. 
There are credible reports of China taking advan-
tage of network equipment supplied by its companies 
for intelligence advantage that date back almost two 
decades. 
(3) In the last year, China has ignored agree-
ments between China, the United States, and others 
not to engage in commercial espionage, and efforts 
to acquire American, European, and Asian tech-
nology have reached an unprecedented level. 
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(4) A recent report by the Defense Innovation 
Board lists a number of difficulties facing the de-
ployment of 5G technologies in the United States 
and concludes that ‘‘The country that owns 5G will 
own many of these innovations and set the stand-
ards for the rest of the world. . . .’’. 
(5) Standards adopted at international bodies, 
such as the International Telecommunication Union, 
the 3rd Generation Partnership Project, and the 5G 
Infrastructure Public Private Partnership, are crit-
ical to the global economy and to ensuring that net-
works and technology can connect globally. 
(6) The 2018 report to Congress by the U.S.- 
China Economic and Security Review Commission 
states that ‘‘International 5G standards will be set 
by 2019, facilitating large-scale commercial deploy-
ment expected by 2020. The Chinese government is 
encouraging its companies to play a greater role in 
international 5G standards organizations to ensure 
they set global standards; such leadership may result 
in higher revenues and exports from internationally 
accepted intellectual property and technology and 
more global influence over future wireless technology 
and standards development.’’. 
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(7) China’s Made in China 2025 initiative is 
driving support to Chinese companies to increasingly 
participate in and dominate international standards- 
setting bodies so that it can restructure the global 
marketplace and dominate economically strategic in-
dustries. 
(8) Chinese officials have assumed a greater 
number of leadership roles at the International Tele-
communication Union, an intergovernmental public- 
private partnership under the United Nations that 
allocates global radio spectrum and satellite orbits 
and establishes international technical standards for 
information and communication technologies. 
(9) Patented technology is used in international 
standards and a company that owns the patent nec-
essary to comply with international standards (also 
known as a standards-essential patent) gains global 
market share, licensing revenues, and a competitive 
edge in subsequent technology development. As such, 
the Chinese government, through its Made in China 
2025 and Internet Plus initiatives, is seeking to 
dominate the international standards-setting bodies 
so as to create an unfair advantage for Chinese com-
panies as the world adopts 5G technologies. 
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(10) General Joseph Dunford, Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified before the House 
Committee on Appropriations on May 1, 2019, that 
‘‘One of the things that underlines an alliance is the 
ability to share information, and when we share in-
formation with allies and partners we have to have 
common standards of information assurance. We 
have to be sure that our secrets are protected, 
whether it be intelligence or technology transfer.’’. 
(11) On May 3, 2019, the Prague 5G Security 
Conference, which was widely attended by represent-
atives from the European Union, and the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization, including the United 
States, produced the Prague Proposals, which state 
that ‘‘communication networks and services should 
be designed with resilience and security in mind’’. 
SEC. 3. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States and its allies and part-
ners should maintain participation and leadership at 
international standards-setting bodies for 5th and 
future generations mobile telecommunications sys-
tems and infrastructure; 
(2) the United States should work with its allies 
and partners to encourage and facilitate the develop-
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ment of secure supply chains and networks for 5th 
and future generations mobile telecommunications 
systems and infrastructure; and 
(3) the maintenance of a standard of security 
in telecommunications and cyber between the United 
States and its allies and partners is a vital strategic 
and security interest of the United States. 
SEC. 4. ENHANCING REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP 
OF 
UNITED 
STATES 
AT 
INTERNATIONAL 
STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall pro-
vide assistance and technical expertise, using amounts 
made available pursuant to existing authorizations of ap-
propriations, to enhance the representation and leadership 
of the United States at international standards-setting 
bodies that set standards for 5th and future generations 
mobile telecommunications systems and infrastructure, 
such as the International Telecommunication Union, and 
work with allies and partners as well as the private sector 
to also increase their engagement. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
provide to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate a briefing that shall include— 
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(1) the strategy of the Department of State to 
promote United States leadership at international 
standards-setting bodies relevant to 5th and future 
generation mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure; 
(2) a strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
allies and partners to share security risk information 
and findings pertaining to equipment that supports 
or is used in 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communications systems and infrastructure and co-
operation on mitigating such risks; and 
(3) a discussion of China’s presence and activi-
ties at international standards-setting bodies rel-
evant to 5th and future generation mobile tele-
communications systems and infrastructure, includ-
ing information on the differences in the scope and 
scale of China’s engagement at such bodies com-
pared to engagement by the United States or its al-
lies and partners and the security risks raised by 
Chinese proposals in such standards-setting bodies. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION TO RELEASE DATA.—The head 
of each Federal department or agency, including any inde-
pendent agency, is authorized and directed to furnish to 
the Secretary of State, upon request, such data, reports, 
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