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116TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2881 
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 
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. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
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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 GEN-
ERATION 
MOBILE 
TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
SYSTEMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. 
(a) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate commit-
tees of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Select Committee on Intelligence, the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transpor-
tation, the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
Committee on Armed Services, and the Committee 
on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate; and 
(2) 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 Home-
land Security of the House of Representatives. 
(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-
nications Commission, the Administrator of the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration, the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, the Director of National 
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Intelligence, the Attorney General, and the Secretary of 
Defense, shall develop and submit to the appropriate com-
mittees of Congress a strategy— 
(1) to ensure the security of 5th and future 
generations mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure within the United States; 
(2) to assist mutual defense treaty allies of the 
United States, strategic partners of the United 
States, and other countries, when in the security in-
terests of the United States, in maximizing the secu-
rity of 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communications systems and infrastructure inside 
their countries; and 
(3) to protect the competitiveness of United 
States companies, privacy of United States con-
sumers, and integrity of standards setting bodies 
against political influence. 
(c) DESIGNATION.—The strategy developed under 
subsection (b) shall be known as the ‘‘Secure Next Genera-
tion Mobile Communications Strategy’’. 
(d) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required by subsection 
(b) 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-
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capability of 5th and future generations tele-
communications systems for security vulnerabilities. 
(13) Options for identifying and helping to 
mitigate the security risks of 5th and future genera-
tions telecommunications systems and infrastructure 
equipment with security flaws or vulnerabilities or 
equipment sourced from countries of concern that 
have already been put in place within mutual de-
fense treaty allies, strategic partners, and other 
countries, when in the security interests of the 
United States. 
(14) A description of the appropriate roles and 
missions of the Federal Communications Commis-
sion, the National Telecommunications and Informa-
tion Administration, the Department of Homeland 
Security, the intelligence community, the Depart-
ment of Justice, and the Department of Defense in 
executing the strategy. 
(15) Development of a plan that includes inter-
agency mechanisms for the National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration to act as the 
executive agent to coordinate implementation of the 
strategy. 
(16) 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. 
(17) A description of such legislative or admin-
istrative action as may be necessary to carry out the 
strategy. 
(e) LIMITATION.—The strategy required by sub-
section (b) shall not include a recommendation or a pro-
posal to Federalize 5th or future generations mobile tele-
communications systems or infrastructure. 
(f) BRIEFING.—Not later than 14 days after the date 
on which the strategy required by subsection (b) is com-
pleted, the President’s designee shall provide to the appro-
priate committees of Congress a briefing on the implemen-
tation of the strategy. 
(g) IMPLEMENTATION.—The National Telecommuni-
cations and Information Administration shall act as the 
executive agent to coordinate implementation of the strat-
egy, and keep congressional committees apprised of 
progress on implementation. 
(h) FORM.—The strategy submitted under subsection 
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
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