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ber of one or more of the appropriate congressional 
committees. 
‘‘SEC. 804. MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT AND COORDINA-
TION. 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITIES.—The Secretary, in coordination 
with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Commerce, 
and the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, should— 
‘‘(1) conduct bilateral and multilateral engage-
ment with the governments of countries that are al-
lies and partners of the United States to promote 
and increase coordination of protocols and proce-
dures to facilitate the effective implementation of 
and appropriate compliance with the prohibitions 
pursuant to this title; 
‘‘(2) upon adoption of protocols and procedures 
described in paragraph (1), work with those govern-
ments to establish mechanisms for sharing informa-
tion, including trends, with respect to such activities; 
and 
‘‘(3) work with and encourage the governments 
of countries that are allies and partners of the 
United States to develop similar mechanisms of their 
own, for the exclusive purpose of preventing the de-
velopment or acquisition of prohibited technologies 
by a country of concern. 
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‘‘(b) STRATEGY FOR MULTILATERAL ENGAGEMENT 
AND COORDINATION.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this title, the Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Commerce, and the heads of other relevant Federal agen-
cies, should— 
‘‘(1) develop a strategy to work with the gov-
ernments of countries that are allies and partners of 
the United States to develop mechanisms that are 
comparable to the prohibitions pursuant to this title, 
for the exclusive purpose of preventing the develop-
ment and acquisition of prohibited technologies by a 
country of concern; and 
‘‘(2) assess opportunities to provide technical 
assistance to those countries with respect to the de-
velopment of those mechanisms. 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this title, and annually thereafter for 
four years, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report that includes— 
‘‘(1) a discussion of any strategy developed pur-
suant to subsection (b)(1), including key tools and 
objectives for the development of comparable mecha-
nisms by the governments of allies and partners of 
the United States; 
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‘‘(2) a list of partner and allied countries to 
target for cooperation in developing their own prohi-
bitions; 
‘‘(3) the status of the strategy’s implementation 
and outcomes; and 
‘‘(4) a description of impediments to the estab-
lishment of comparable mechanisms by governments 
of allies and partners of the United States. 
‘‘(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’ means— 
‘‘(1) the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Af-
fairs of the Senate; and 
‘‘(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Committee on Financial Services of the House of 
Representatives. 
‘‘SEC. 805. PUBLIC DATABASE OF COVERED FOREIGN PER-
SONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Commerce, may establish a publicly 
accessible, non-exhaustive database that identifies covered 
foreign persons in a prohibited technology pursuant to this 
title. 
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‘‘(b) CONFIDENTIALITY
OF EVIDENCE.—The Sec-
retary shall establish a mechanism for the public, includ-
ing Congress, stakeholders, investors, and nongovern-
mental organizations, to submit evidence on a confidential 
basis regarding whether a foreign person is a covered for-
eign person in a prohibited technology and should be in-
cluded in the database described in subsection (a), if any. 
‘‘(c) EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any information or documentary material 
filed with the Secretary pursuant to this section 
shall be exempt from disclosure under section 
552(b)(3) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
such information or documentary material may be 
made public (other than the identity of a covered 
foreign person in accordance with subsection (b)). 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) shall not 
prohibit the disclosure of the following: 
‘‘(A) Information relevant to any adminis-
trative or judicial action or proceeding. 
‘‘(B) Information to Congress or any duly 
authorized committee or subcommittee of Con-
gress. 
‘‘(C) Information important to the national 
security analysis or actions of the Secretary to 
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any domestic governmental entity, or to any 
foreign governmental entity of a United States 
ally or partner, under the exclusive direction 
and authorization of the Secretary, only to the 
extent necessary for national security purposes, 
and subject to appropriate confidentiality and 
classification requirements. 
‘‘(D) Information that the parties have 
consented to be disclosed to third parties. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—The database de-
scribed in subsection (a), if any, shall not be considered 
to be an exhaustive or comprehensive list of covered for-
eign persons for the purposes of this title. 
‘‘SEC. 806. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
‘‘Nothing in this title may be construed to negate the 
authority of the President under any authority, process, 
regulation, investigation, enforcement measure, or review 
provided by or established under any other provision of 
Federal law, or any other authority of the President or 
the Congress under the Constitution of the United States. 
‘‘SEC. 807. DEFINITIONS. 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—Except as provided by section 804(d), the 
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term 
‘appropriate 
congressional 
committees’ 
means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Financial Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Com-
mittee on Energy and Commerce, and the Com-
mittee on Appropriations of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs and the Committee on Ap-
propriations of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘coun-
try of concern’— 
‘‘(A) means the People’s Republic of 
China; and 
‘‘(B) includes the Hong Kong Special Ad-
ministrative Region and the Macau Special Ad-
ministrative Region. 
‘‘(3) COVERED FOREIGN PERSON.—Subject to 
regulations prescribed in accordance with this title, 
the term ‘covered foreign person’ means a foreign 
person that— 
‘‘(A) is incorporated in, has a principal 
place of business in, or is organized under the 
laws of a country of concern; 
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‘‘(B) is a member of the Central Com-
mittee of the Chinese Communist Party; 
‘‘(C) is subject to the direction or control 
of a country of concern, an entity described in 
subparagraph (A) or (B), or the state or the 
government of a country of concern (including 
any political subdivision, agency, or instrumen-
tality thereof); or 
‘‘(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or 
indirectly, 50 percent or more by a country of 
concern, an entity described in subparagraph 
(A) or (B), or the state or the government of 
a country of concern (including any political 
subdivision, agency, or instrumentality thereof). 
‘‘(4) COVERED
NATIONAL
SECURITY
TRANS-
ACTION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Subject to such regu-
lations as may be issued in accordance with this 
title, the term ‘covered national security trans-
action’ means any activity engaged in by a 
United States person that involves— 
‘‘(i) the acquisition of an equity inter-
est or contingent equity interest in a cov-
ered foreign person; 
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‘‘(ii) the provision of a loan or similar 
debt financing arrangement to a covered 
foreign person, where such debt financ-
ing— 
‘‘(I) is convertible to an equity 
interest; or 
‘‘(II) affords or will afford the 
United States person the right to 
make management decisions with re-
spect to or on behalf of a covered for-
eign person or the right to appoint 
members of the board of directors (or 
equivalent) of the covered foreign per-
son; 
‘‘(iii) the entrance by such United 
States person into a joint venture with a 
covered foreign person; 
‘‘(iv) the conversion of a contingent 
equity interest (or interest equivalent to a 
contingent equity interest) or conversion of 
debt to an equity interest in a covered for-
eign person; 
‘‘(v) the acquisition, leasing, or other 
development of operations, land, property, 
or other assets in a country of concern 
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that will result in, or that the United 
States person intends to result in— 
‘‘(I) the establishment of a cov-
ered foreign person; or 
‘‘(II) the engagement of a person 
of a country of concern in a prohib-
ited technology where it was not pre-
viously engaged in such prohibited 
technology; 
‘‘(vi) knowingly directing transactions 
by foreign persons that the United States 
person has knowledge at the time of the 
transaction would constitute an activity de-
scribed in clause (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), or (v), 
if engaged in by a United States person; or 
‘‘(vii) the acquisition of a limited part-
ner or equivalent interest in a venture cap-
ital fund, private equity fund, fund of 
funds, or other pooled investment fund 
that the United States person has knowl-
edge at the time of the acquisition, intends 
to engage in an activity described in clause 
(i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (v), or (vi). 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTIONS.—Subject to notice and 
comment regulations prescribed in consultation 
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with Congress and in accordance with this title, 
the term ‘covered national security transaction’ 
does not include— 
‘‘(i) any transaction the value of 
which the Secretary determines is de mini-
mis; 
‘‘(ii) any category of transactions that 
the Secretary determines is in the national 
interest of the United States; 
‘‘(iii) an investment— 
‘‘(I) in a security (as defined in 
section 3(a) of the Securities Ex-
change 
Act 
of 
1934(15 
U.S.C. 
78c(a))) that is traded on an ex-
change or the over-the-counter market 
in any jurisdiction; 
‘‘(II) in a security issued by an 
investment company (as defined in 
section 3 of the Investment Company 
Act of 1940(15 U.S.C. 80a–3)) that is 
registered with the Securities and Ex-
change Commission; 
‘‘(III) made as a limited partner 
or equivalent in a venture capital 
fund, private equity fund, fund of 
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funds, or other pooled investment 
fund (other than as described in sub-
clause (II)) where— 
‘‘(aa) the limited partner or 
equivalent’s committed capital is 
not more than $2,000,000, ag-
gregated across any investment 
and co-investment vehicles of the 
fund; or 
‘‘(bb) the limited partner or 
equivalent has secured a binding 
contractual assurance that its 
capital in the fund will not be 
used to engage in a transaction 
that would be a covered national 
security transaction if engaged in 
by a United States person; or 
‘‘(IV) in a derivative of a security 
described under subclause (I), (II), or 
(III); 
‘‘(iv) any ancillary transaction under-
taken by a financial institution (as defined 
in section 5312 of title 31, United States 
Code); 
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‘‘(v) the acquisition by a United 
States person of the equity or other inter-
est owned or held by a covered foreign per-
son in an entity or assets located outside 
of a country of concern in which the 
United States person is acquiring the to-
tality of the interest in the entity held by 
the covered foreign person; 
‘‘(vi) an intracompany transfer of 
funds, as defined in regulations prescribed 
in accordance with this title, from a United 
States parent company to a subsidiary lo-
cated in a country of concern or a trans-
action that, but for this clause, would be a 
covered national security transaction be-
tween a United States person and its con-
trolled foreign person that supports oper-
ations that are not covered national secu-
rity transactions or that maintains covered 
national security transactions that the con-
trolled foreign person was engaged in prior 
to January 2, 2025; 
‘‘(vii) a transaction secondary to a 
covered national security transaction, in-
cluding— 
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‘‘(I) contractual arrangements or 
the procurement of material inputs 
for any covered national security 
transaction (such as raw materials); 
‘‘(II) bank lending; 
‘‘(III) the processing, clearing, or 
sending of payments by a bank; 
‘‘(IV) underwriting services; 
‘‘(V) debt rating services; 
‘‘(VI) prime brokerage; 
‘‘(VII) global custody; 
‘‘(VIII) equity research or anal-
ysis; or 
‘‘(IX) other similar services; 
‘‘(viii) any ordinary or administrative 
business transaction as may be defined in 
such regulations; or 
‘‘(ix) any transaction completed before 
the date of the enactment of this title. 
‘‘(C) 
ANCILLARY
TRANSACTION
DE-
FINED.—In this paragraph, the term ‘ancillary 
transaction’ means— 
‘‘(i) the processing, settling, clearing, 
or sending of payments and cash trans-
actions; 
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‘‘(ii) underwriting services; 
‘‘(iii) credit rating services; and 
‘‘(iv) other services ordinarily incident 
to and part of the provision of financial 
services, such as opening deposit accounts, 
direct custody services, foreign exchange 
services, remittances services, and safe de-
posit services. 
‘‘(5) FOREIGN PERSON.—The term ‘foreign per-
son’ means a person that is not a United States per-
son. 
‘‘(6) NOTIFIABLE TECHNOLOGY.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘notifiable 
technology’ means a technology with respect to 
which a covered foreign person— 
‘‘(i) designs any advanced integrated 
circuit that is not covered under paragraph 
(8)(A)(iii); 
‘‘(ii) fabricates any integrated circuit 
that is not covered under paragraph 
(8)(A)(iv); 
‘‘(iii) packages any integrated circuit 
that is not covered under paragraph 
(8)(A)(v); or 
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‘‘(iv) develops any artificial intel-
ligence system that is not covered under 
clause (vii), (viii), (ix), or (xvi) of para-
graph (8)(A), and that is— 
‘‘(I) designed to be used for— 
‘‘(aa) any military end use 
(such as for weapons targeting, 
target identification, combat sim-
ulation, military vehicle or weap-
ons control, military decision- 
making, weapons design (includ-
ing chemical, biological, radio-
logical, or nuclear weapons), or 
combat 
system 
logistics 
and 
maintenance); or 
‘‘(bb) any government intel-
ligence or mass-surveillance end 
use (such as through incorpora-
tion of features such as mining 
text, audio, or video, image rec-
ognition, location tracking, or 
surreptitious listening devices); 
‘‘(II) intended by the covered for-
eign person or joint venture to be 
used for— 
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‘‘(aa) cybersecurity applica-
tions; 
‘‘(bb) digital forensics tools; 
‘‘(cc) 
penetration 
testing 
tools; or 
‘‘(dd) control of robotic sys-
tems; or 
‘‘(III) trained using a quantity of 
computing power greater than 1023 
computational operations (such as in-
teger or floating-point operations). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with Congress, may prescribe regula-
tions in accordance with this title to refine the 
technical parameters of technologies described 
in subparagraph (A) as reasonably needed for 
national security purposes or to add or remove 
categories to or from the list in subparagraph 
(A). 
‘‘(7) PARTY.—The term ‘party’, with respect to 
a covered national security transaction, has the 
meaning given that term in regulations prescribed in 
accordance with this title. 
‘‘(8) PROHIBITED TECHNOLOGY.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘prohibited 
technology’ means a technology with respect to 
which a covered foreign person— 
‘‘(i) develops or produces any design 
automation software for the design of inte-
grated circuits or advanced packaging; 
‘‘(ii) develops or produces any— 
‘‘(I) electronic design automation 
software for the design of integrated 
circuits or advanced packaging; 
‘‘(II) 
front-end 
semiconductor 
fabrication equipment designed for the 
volume fabrication of integrated cir-
cuits, including equipment used in the 
production stages from a blank wafer 
or substrate to a completed wafer or 
substrate; or 
‘‘(III) equipment for performing 
volume advanced packaging; 
‘‘(iii) designs any integrated circuit 
designs that meet or exceed the specifica-
tions set in Export Control Classification 
Number (ECCN) 3A090 in Supplement 
No. 1 to the Export Administration Regu-
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lations, or integrated circuits designed for 
operation at or below 4.5 Kelvin; 
‘‘(iv) fabricates integrated circuits 
that are— 
‘‘(I) 
logic 
integrated 
circuits 
using a non-planar transistor architec-
ture or with a technology node of 16/ 
14 nanometers or less, including fully 
depleted silicon-on-insulator (FDSOI) 
integrated circuits; 
‘‘(II) NOT–AND (NAND) mem-
ory integrated circuits with 128 layers 
or more; 
‘‘(III) 
dynamic 
random-access 
memory (DRAM) integrated circuits 
using a technology node of 18 
nanometer half-pitch or less; 
‘‘(IV) integrated circuits manu-
factured from a gallium-based com-
pound semiconductor; 
‘‘(V) integrated circuits using 
graphene 
transistors 
or 
carbon 
nanotubes; or 
‘‘(VI) integrated circuits designed 
for operation at or below 4.5 Kelvin; 
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‘‘(v) packages any integrated circuit 
using advanced packaging techniques; 
‘‘(vi) develops, designs, or produces 
any commodity, material, software, or 
technology designed exclusively for use in 
or with extreme ultraviolet lithography fab-
rication equipment; 
‘‘(vii) develops, designs, or produces 
any artificial intelligence models trained 
with at least 1025 floating point oper-
ations; 
‘‘(viii) develops, designs, or produces 
any artificial intelligence models that rely 
upon or utilize advanced integrated circuits 
that meet or exceed the specifications set 
in Export Control Classification Number 
(ECCN) 3A090 in Supplement No. 1 to 
the Export Administration Regulations; 
‘‘(ix) develops, designs, or produces 
any artificial intelligence models designed 
for use by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China, its special administra-
tive regions, or its agencies and instrumen-
talities; 
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‘‘(x) develops a quantum computer or 
produces any critical components required 
to produce a quantum computer such as a 
dilution refrigerator or two-stage pulse 
tube cryocooler; 
‘‘(xi) develops or produces any quan-
tum sensing platform designed for, or 
which the relevant covered foreign person 
intends to be used for, any military, gov-
ernment intelligence, or mass-surveillance 
end use; 
‘‘(xii) develops or produces quantum 
networks or quantum communication sys-
tems designed for or intended to be used 
for— 
‘‘(I) networking to scale up the 
capabilities of quantum computers, 
such as for the purposes of breaking 
or compromising encryption; 
‘‘(II) 
secure 
communications, 
such as quantum key distribution; or 
‘‘(III) any other application that 
has any military, government intel-
ligence, or mass-surveillance end use; 
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‘‘(xiii) develops, designs, or produces 
materials, components, avionics, flight con-
trol, propulsion, Global Positioning System 
(GPS), data relay, and target detection 
systems designed for use in hypersonic sys-
tems or capable of sustainable operations 
above 1,000 degrees Celsius; 
‘‘(xiv) develops, installs, sells, or pro-
duces any supercomputer enabled by ad-
vanced integrated circuits that can provide 
theoretical compute capacity of 100 or 
more double-precision (64-bit) petaflops or 
200 or more single-precision (32-bit) 
petaflops of processing power within a 
41,600 cubic foot or smaller envelope; 
‘‘(xv) develops, designs, or produces 
any other technologies in the advanced 
semiconductors and microelectronics sec-
tor, the artificial intelligence sector, the 
high-performance computing and super-
computing sector, the hypersonic missiles 
sector, or the quantum information science 
and technology sector that are— 
‘‘(I) defense articles or defense 
services included on the United States 
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Munitions List set forth in the Inter-
national Traffic in Arms Regulations 
under subchapter M of chapter I of 
title 22, Code of Federal Regulations; 
‘‘(II) specially designed and pre-
pared nuclear equipment, parts or 
components, materials, software, or 
technologies covered by part 810 of 
title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(relating to assistance to foreign 
atomic energy activities); 
‘‘(III) nuclear facilities, equip-
ment, or materials covered by part 
110 of title 10, Code of Federal Regu-
lations (relating to export and import 
of nuclear equipment and material); 
or 
‘‘(IV) emerging or foundational 
technologies controlled pursuant to 
section 1758 of the Export Control 
Reform Act of 2018 (50 U.S.C. 
4817); or 
‘‘(xvi) develops any artificial intel-
ligence system that is designed to be exclu-
sively used for, or which the relevant cov-
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ered foreign person intends to be used for, 
any— 
‘‘(I) military end use (such as for 
weapons targeting, target identifica-
tion, combat simulation, military vehi-
cle or weapon control, military deci-
sion-making, weapons design (includ-
ing chemical, biological, radiological, 
or nuclear weapons), or combat sys-
tem logistics and maintenance); or 
‘‘(II) government intelligence or 
mass-surveillance 
end 
(such 
as 
through incorporation of features such 
as mining text, audio, or video, image 
recognition, location tracking, or sur-
reptitious listening devices). 
‘‘(B) UPDATES.—The Secretary, in con-
sultation with Congress, may prescribe regula-
tions in accordance with this title to make up-
dates to the technical parameters of tech-
nologies described in subparagraph (A) as rea-
sonably needed for national security purposes. 
‘‘(9) SECRETARY.—Except as otherwise pro-
vided, the term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of 
the Treasury. 
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‘‘(10) UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The term 
‘United States person’ means— 
‘‘(A) any United States citizen or an alien 
lawfully admitted for permanent residence to 
the United States; 
‘‘(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or of any jurisdiction within 
the United States (including any foreign branch 
of such an entity); or 
‘‘(C) any person in the United States.’’. 
SEC. 112. REVIEW OF AND REPORTING ON NATIONAL SECU-
RITY SENSITIVE SITES FOR PURPOSES OF RE-
VIEWS OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS BY 
THE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
IN THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) LIST
OF
NATIONAL
SECURITY
SENSITIVE 
SITES.—Section 721(a)(4)(C) of the Defense Production 
Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(a)(4)(C)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iii) LIST OF SITES.—For purposes 
of subparagraph (B)(ii), the Committee 
may prescribe through regulations a list of 
facilities and property of the United States 
Government that are sensitive for reasons 
relating to national security. Such list may 
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include certain facilities and property of 
the intelligence community and National 
Laboratories (as defined in section 2 of the 
Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 
15801)).’’. 
(b) REVIEW AND REPORTS.—Section 721(m) of the 
Defense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(m)(2)) 
is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(L) A list of all notices and declarations 
filed and all reviews or investigations of covered 
transactions completed during the period relat-
ing to facilities and property of the United 
States Government determined to be sensitive 
for reasons relating to national security for pur-
poses of subsection (a)(4)(B)(ii). 
‘‘(M) A certification that the list of sites 
identified under subsection (a)(4)(C)(iii) re-
flects consideration of the recommended up-
dates and revisions submitted under paragraph 
(4)(B). Upon request from any Member of Con-
gress specified in subsection (b)(3)(C)(iii), the 
chairperson shall provide a classified briefing to 
that Member, and staff of the member with ap-
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propriate security clearances, regarding the list 
of 
sites 
identified 
under 
subsection 
(a)(4)(C)(iii).’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as para-
graph (5); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(4) ANNUAL REVIEW OF LIST OF FACILITIES 
AND PROPERTY.—Not later than January 31 of each 
year, each member of the Committee shall— 
‘‘(A) review the facilities and property of 
the agency represented by that member that are 
on the list prescribed under subparagraph 
(C)(iii) of subsection (a)(4) of facilities and 
property that are sensitive for reasons relating 
to national security for purposes of subpara-
graph (B)(ii) of that subsection; and 
‘‘(B) submit to the chairperson a report on 
that review, after approval of the report by an 
Assistant Secretary or equivalent official of the 
agency, which shall include any recommended 
updates or revisions to the list regarding facili-
ties and property administered by the member 
of the Committee.’’. 
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(c) CENTRALIZATION
OF MONITORING
AND EN-
FORCEMENT FUNCTIONS.—Section 721(q)(2) of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4565(q)(2)) is 
amended by inserting before the period the following: ‘‘, 
such as monitoring of agreements and conditions entered 
into or imposed under subsection (l) and enforcement of 
this section’’. 
(d) MANDATORY DECLARATIONS OF TRANSACTIONS 
RELATING TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND CRITICAL 
TECHNOLOGIES.—Section 721(b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(cc) of the 
Defense 
Production 
Act 
of 
1950 
(50 
U.S.C. 
4565(b)(1)(C)(v)(IV)(cc)) is amended by striking ‘‘sub-
section (a)(4)(B)(iii)(II)’’ and inserting ‘‘subclause (I) or 
(II) of subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii)’’. 
(e) EXTENSION.—Section 717(a) of the Defense Pro-
duction Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4564(a)) is amended by 
striking ‘‘September 30, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘September 
30, 2026’’. 
Subtitle C—Securities and Related 
Matters 
SEC. 121. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE NON-SDN CHI-
NESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX COM-
PANIES LIST. 
(a) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 365 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and bi-
ennially thereafter for 6 years, the Secretary shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report that states whether any of the following for-
eign persons qualifies for inclusion on the Non-SDN 
Chinese 
Military-Industrial 
Complex 
Companies 
List: 
(A) Any PRC person listed on the Military 
End-User List (Supplement No. 7 to part 744 
of the Export Administration Regulations). 
(B) Any PRC person listed pursuant to 
section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
(C) Any PRC person listed on the Depart-
ment of Commerce’s Entity List (Supplement 
No. 4 to part 744 of the Export Administration 
Regulations). 
(2) PROCESS REQUIRED.—To prepare the re-
ports under paragraph (1), the President shall es-
tablish a process under which the Federal agencies 
responsible for administering the lists described in 
subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) 
shall share with each other all relevant information 
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that led to the identification of the entities described 
in such lists. 
(3) 
RISK-BASED
PRIORITIZATION
FRAME-
WORK.—In making the initial determinations under 
paragraph (1), the Secretary may establish a risk- 
based 
prioritization 
framework 
factoring 
in 
prioritization of entity review submitted to the Sec-
retary by the Federal agencies administering the 
lists described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
paragraph (1). 
(4) ANNUAL REPORTS TO THE APPROPRIATE 
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES.—The report under 
paragraph (1) may summarize findings concerning 
entities previously reviewed pursuant to this section 
and do not necessitate additional review by the Sec-
retary. 
(5) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The Sec-
retary shall include in the report required by para-
graph (1) an overview of the criteria required for 
listing on Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial 
Complex Companies List. The heads of the Federal 
agencies administering the lists described in sub-
paragraphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) shall 
provide an overview of the criteria for entity identi-
fication or listing on each respective list. 
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(b) REQUIREMENT FOR DIVESTMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President shall promul-
gate rules that prohibit a United States person from 
knowingly holding securities of entities on the Non- 
SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Compa-
nies List, after the date that is 365 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act. 
(2) AUTHORIZATION.—The prohibitions on in-
vestment imposed under paragraph (1) shall not 
apply to a transaction in a security that is entered 
into on or before the date that is 365 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act by a United States 
person, if such transaction is entered into solely to 
divest of the security. 
(c) WAIVER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The President may establish 
a process under which the requirements of sub-
section (b) shall not apply if the President deter-
mines to do so is necessary to protect the national 
security or foreign policy objectives of the United 
States. 
(2) CASE-BY-CASE REQUIREMENT.—Determina-
tions under paragraph (1) shall be issued on a case- 
by-case basis for each entity on the Non-SDN Chi-
nese Military-Industrial Complex Companies List. 
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(3) NOTICE
AND
BRIEFING.—The President 
shall notify the appropriate congressional committees 
in writing in advance of issuing a determination 
under paragraph (1) and shall provide a substantive 
briefing on the determination to the appropriate con-
gressional committees within 30 days of issuing a 
determination. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Financial Services 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
and Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) COUNTRY OF CONCERN.—The term ‘‘coun-
try of concern’’— 
(A) means the People’s Republic of China; 
and 
(B) includes the Hong Kong Special Ad-
ministrative Region and the Macau Special Ad-
ministrative Region. 
(3) NON-SDN CHINESE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL 
COMPLEX COMPANIES LIST.—The term ‘‘Non-SDN 
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Chinese 
Military-Industrial 
Complex 
Companies 
List’’ means the list maintained by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the 
Treasury under Executive Order 13959, as amended 
by Executive Order 14032 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; re-
lating to addressing the threat from securities in-
vestments that finance certain companies of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China), and any successor order. 
(4) PRC PERSON.—The term ‘‘PRC person’’ 
means a foreign person that— 
(A) is incorporated in a principal place of 
business in, or is organized under the laws of, 
a country of concern; 
(B) is a member of the Central Committee 
of the Chinese Communist Party; 
(C) is the state or the government of a 
country of concern, as well as any political sub-
division, agency, or instrumentality thereof; or 
(D) is owned in the aggregate, directly or 
indirectly, 50 percent or more by an entity or 
a group of entities described in subparagraph 
(A), (B), or (C). 
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SEC. 122. EXTENSION OF FILING DEADLINE FOR CERTAIN 
PRE-EXISTING REPORTING COMPANIES. 
Section 5336(b)(1)(B) of title 31, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘before the effective date 
of the regulations prescribed under this subsection shall, 
in a timely manner, and not later than 2 years after the 
effective date of the regulations prescribed under this sub-
section,’’ and inserting ‘‘before January 1, 2024, shall, not 
later than January 1, 2026,’’. 
TITLE VI—MISCELLANEOUS 
SEC. 601. COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION 
WHISTLEBLOWER PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1(b) of Public Law 117– 
25 (135 Stat. 297; 136 Stat. 2133; 136 Stat. 5984) is 
amended, in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking ‘‘October 
1, 2024’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘March 14, 
2025’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect as if enacted on September 
30, 2024. 
SEC. 602. TRANSFER AND REDESIGNATION OF THE 121ST 
FIGHTER SQUADRON OF THE 113TH WING, 
DISTRICT 
OF 
COLUMBIA 
AIR 
NATIONAL 
GUARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than September 30, 
2025, the Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer and 
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redesignate the 121st Fighter Squadron of the 113th 
Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard to the 
175th Wing of the Maryland Air National Guard. 
(b) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in this section 
shall be construed to authorize the transfer or relocation 
of billets or operational equipment from Joint Base An-
drews. 
SEC. 603. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS ON DISASTER 
ASSISTANCE. 
Section 12091 of the Small Business Disaster Re-
sponse and Loan Improvements Act of 2008 (15 U.S.C. 
636k) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
make publicly available’’ after ‘‘Representa-
tives’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
made publicly available’’ after ‘‘submitted’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
make publicly available’’ after ‘‘Representa-
tives’’; and 
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(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
made publicly available’’ after ‘‘submitted’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘and 
make publicly available’’ after ‘‘Representa-
tives’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
made publicly available’’ after ‘‘submitted’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘a report’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and make publicly 
available a report’’ after ‘‘Representa-
tives’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), in the matter pre-
ceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘and 
made publicly available’’ after ‘‘submitted’’. 
SEC. 604. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
OVER RFK MEMORIAL STADIUM CAMPUS TO 
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 
(a) EXERCISE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY.— 
(1) TRANSFER.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
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of the Interior (hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Sec-
retary’’), acting under the authority of section 8124 
of title 40, United States Code (except as provided 
under paragraph (2)), shall transfer administrative 
jurisdiction over the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial 
Stadium Campus (hereafter referred to as the 
‘‘Campus’’) to the District of Columbia (hereafter 
referred to as the ‘‘District’’), subject to a Declara-
tion of Covenants with the District which is con-
sistent with the succeeding provisions of this section 
and which includes such other terms and conditions 
as may be agreed to by the Secretary and the Dis-
trict. 
(2) WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR PRIOR REC-
OMMENDATION
OF
NATIONAL
CAPITAL
PLANNING 
COMMISSION.—The 
second 
sentence 
of 
section 
8124(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall not 
apply to the transfer of administrative jurisdiction 
over the Campus under this section. 
(3) NO EFFECT ON STATUS OF OWNERSHIP OF 
CAMPUS.—Consistent with section 8124 of title 40, 
United States Code, the transfer of administrative 
jurisdiction over the Campus under this section does 
not change the status of the ownership of the Cam-
pus by the United States. 
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(b) DEVELOPMENT AND USES OF CAMPUS.—After 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus 
under this section, the District may develop and use, and 
permit the development and use of, the Campus for any 
of the following purposes: 
(1) Stadium purposes, including training facili-
ties, offices, and other structures necessary to sup-
port a stadium. 
(2) Commercial and residential development. 
(3) Facilities, open space, and public outdoor 
opportunities, which may include supporting cultural 
activities, educational activities, and recreational ac-
tivities, as such terms are defined in section 3306(a) 
of title 40, United States Code. 
(4) Such other public purposes for which the 
Campus was used or approved for use prior to June 
1, 1985. 
(5) Demolition purposes to facilitate develop-
ment and use of the Campus under subparagraphs 
(1) through (4). 
(c) SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO DEVEL-
OPMENT AND USE OF CAMPUS.—The Declaration of Cov-
enants entered into under subsection (a)(1) shall include 
provisions to require the District to meet the following re-
quirements as a condition of the development and use of 
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the Campus as set forth under subsection (b) after trans-
fer of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under 
this section: 
(1) The District shall ensure that the develop-
ment and use does not materially degrade or ad-
versely impact any lands under the jurisdiction of 
the National Park Service, including the restoration 
of the wetlands south of Kingman Island. 
(2) The District shall designate, develop, oper-
ate, and maintain at least 30 percent of the Campus 
(excluding the riparian area of the Campus as de-
fined in subsection (g)(2)) as the ‘‘Robert F. Ken-
nedy Memorial Park’’ as parks and open space to 
provide land for passive and active outdoor recre-
ation and shall require that portion to be reserved 
for such purposes for the duration of the transfer. 
(3) The District shall ensure that the develop-
ment and use provides for improved public access to 
the Anacostia River and shall not interrupt the Ana-
costia River Trail. 
(4) The District shall, to the extent necessary, 
ensure that parking facilities are provided to accom-
modate the development. 
(5) The District shall provide for adequate pub-
lic safety and security measures and resources in the 
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planning and ongoing management of the develop-
ment. 
(6) The District shall carry out measures that, 
to the greatest extent practicable, will reduce the im-
pact of noise and traffic of the development on sur-
rounding residential areas in the District. 
(7) The District shall operate and maintain the 
riparian area of the Campus in accordance with sub-
section (g). 
(8) The District shall ensure that no Member 
of Congress, Delegate or Resident Commissioner to 
the Congress, or any other official of the Govern-
ment of the United States or the Government of the 
District of Columbia shall be admitted to any share 
or part of any lease entered into by the District in 
the exercise of the administrative jurisdiction over 
the Campus transferred under this section, or to any 
benefit that may arise therefrom, including any con-
tract or agreement made, entered into, or accepted 
by or on behalf of the District as a result of this sec-
tion. Nothing in the previous sentence may be con-
strued to apply to a person who is a shareholder or 
other beneficial owner of any publicly held corpora-
tion or other entity, if the lease is for the general 
benefit of such corporation or other entity. 
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(d) SURVEY.— 
(1) REQUIRING
SURVEY.—As soon as prac-
ticable after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the District shall conduct a survey of the Campus, 
which shall determine the exact acreage and legal 
description of the Campus by a boundary survey 
prepared by a qualified Federally-, State-, or Dis-
trict-licensed surveyor who is approved by the Sec-
retary. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.—Upon comple-
tion, the survey conducted under paragraph (1) shall 
be submitted to— 
(A) the Committee on Oversight and Ac-
countability and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs and the Committee 
on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate. 
(3) INCORPORATION IN DECLARATION OF COV-
ENANTS
FOR
TRANSFER.—The survey conducted 
under paragraph (1) shall be incorporated in the 
Declaration of Covenants entered into under sub-
section (a)(1). 
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(4) AVAILABILITY OF SURVEY AND MAP FOR 
PUBLIC INSPECTION.—The survey conducted under 
paragraph (1), together with the map of the Campus 
referred to in subsection (m), shall be kept on file 
and available for public inspection in the appropriate 
offices of the Secretary. 
(e) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—As a con-
dition of the development and use of the Campus after 
transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus 
under this section, the Secretary and the District shall 
enter into a memorandum of understanding to determine 
an allocation of the costs of carrying out all responsibilities 
of the United States and the District with respect to the 
Campus under the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 
U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act 
(42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), including any costs of any re-
sponse action with respect to any contamination present 
on the Campus. 
(f) COSTS.— 
(1) COSTS OF TRANSFER.—The District shall 
be responsible for payment of any costs of carrying 
out the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over 
the Campus under this section, including— 
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(A) any costs of carrying out the survey 
under subsection (d); and 
(B) any costs of carrying out any environ-
mental analysis required under Federal law. 
(2) COSTS AFTER TRANSFER.—Except as pro-
vided under the memorandum of understanding en-
tered into under subsection (e), the Secretary shall 
not be responsible for payment of any costs or ex-
penses that are incurred by the District or any other 
party (other than the United States) associated with 
the Campus after the transfer of administrative ju-
risdiction under this section. 
(g) SPECIAL RULES FOR RIPARIAN AREA.— 
(1) RESTRICTION
ON
DEVELOPMENT
AND 
USE.—The Declaration of Covenants entered into 
under subsection (a)(1) shall include provisions to 
ensure that the riparian area of the Campus may 
not be developed or used for any purposes other 
than the continuing maintenance of any develop-
ment, use, or infrastructure (including roads and 
pathways) existing at the time of the execution of 
the transfer of administrative jurisdiction over the 
Campus under this section. 
(2) RIPARIAN
AREA
OF
THE
CAMPUS
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘riparian area 
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of the Campus’’ means the area designated in the 
map referred to in subsection (m) as ‘‘Riparian Area 
(Area F)’’. 
(h) PROHIBITING USE
OF FEDERAL FUNDS
FOR 
STADIUM.—The Declaration of Covenants entered into 
under subsection (a)(1) shall include provisions to ensure 
that the District may not use Federal funds for stadium 
purposes on the Campus, including training facilities, of-
fices, and other structures necessary to support a stadium. 
(i) TERM.—The transfer of administrative jurisdic-
tion over the Campus under this section shall be in effect 
for a term of not less than 99 years, and may be renewed 
for subsequent periods agreed to by the Secretary and the 
District. 
(j) REVERSION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
JURISDIC-
TION.— 
(1) GROUNDS FOR REVERSION.—The Declara-
tion of Covenants entered into under subsection 
(a)(1) shall include provisions stating that adminis-
trative jurisdiction over the Campus transferred 
under this section shall revert to the Secretary if 
each of the following occurs: 
(A) The terms and conditions of the Dec-
laration of Covenants have not been complied 
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with, as reasonably determined by the Sec-
retary. 
(B) Such noncompliance has not been cor-
rected within 90 days after written notice of 
such noncompliance has been received by the 
District. Such noncompliance shall be treated 
as corrected if the District and the Secretary 
enter into an agreement that the Secretary 
finds adequate to ensure that the Campus will 
be developed and used in a manner consistent 
with the purposes referred to in subsection (b). 
(2) TIMING.—The Secretary may not seek the 
reversion of administrative jurisdiction over the 
Campus under this subsection before the expiration 
of 90 days after the date on which written notice of 
the alleged violation is received by the District. The 
notice shall include notice of the Secretary’s inten-
tion for administrative jurisdiction over the Campus 
to revert to the Secretary. 
(3) COST
OF
REHABILITATING
PROPERTY.— 
The Declaration of Covenants entered into under 
subsection (a)(1) shall include provisions requiring 
the District to bear the actual cost of removing 
structures from or rehabilitating the Campus if ad-
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ministrative jurisdiction over the Campus reverts to 
the Secretary under this subsection. 
(k) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION RELATED TO THE AP-
PLICABILITY
TO
THE ADMINISTRATIVE JURISDICTION 
TRANSFER.—Nothing in this section may be construed to 
affect or limit the application of or obligation to comply 
with the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et 
seq.) and the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 
et seq.). 
(l) CONFORMING AMENDMENT; TERMINATION
OF 
EXISTING LEASE.—Effective on the date of the transfer 
of administrative jurisdiction over the Campus under this 
section— 
(1) the District of Columbia Stadium Act of 
1957 (sec. 3–321 et seq., D.C. Official Code) is re-
pealed; and 
(2) the lease dated January 14, 1988, between 
the United States and the District for the use of the 
Campus, as authorized by section 7(b)(1)(B) of such 
Act (sec. 3–326(b)(1)(B), D.C. Official Code), is ter-
minated. 
(m) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘Robert 
F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus’’ means the ap-
proximately 174 acres of Federal land as generally de-
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picted on the map entitled ‘‘Anacostia Park, Robert F. 
Kennedy Memorial Stadium Campus – Transfer of Ad-
ministrative Jurisdiction’’, numbered 831/189,767, and 
dated January 2024. 
SEC. 605. TREATMENT OF ELECTRONIC SERVICES PRO-
VIDED FOR HOUSE OFFICES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘agent of the Office of the Chief 
Administrative Officer’’ includes a provider of elec-
tronic communication service or remote computing 
service commissioned or used through the Office of 
the Chief Administrative Officer by a House office 
to provide such services to the House office; 
(2) the term ‘‘electronic communication service’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2510 of 
title 18, United States Code; 
(3) the term ‘‘House data’’, with respect to a 
House office, means any electronic mail or other 
electronic or data communication, other data (in-
cluding metadata), or other information of the 
House office; 
(4) the term ‘‘House office’’ means any employ-
ing office whose salaries or expenses are disbursed 
by the Office of the Chief Administrative Officer; 
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(5) the term ‘‘Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer’’ means the Office of the Chief Administra-
tive Officer of the House of Representatives; 
(6) the term ‘‘provider for a House office’’ 
means a provider of electronic communication serv-
ice or remote computing service directly commis-
sioned or used by a House office to provide such 
services; and 
(7) the term ‘‘remote computing service’’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 2711 of title 
18, United States Code. 
(b) TREATMENT.— 
(1) RETAINING POSSESSION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A House office shall be 
deemed to retain possession of any House data 
of the House office, without regard to the use 
by the House office of any individual or entity 
described in paragraph (2) for the purposes of 
any function or service described in paragraph 
(2). 
(B) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Subpara-
graph (A) shall not be construed to limit the 
use by an intended recipient of any House data 
from a House office. 
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(2) CHIEF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER AND PRO-
VIDERS FOR A HOUSE OFFICE.—The Office of the 
Chief Administrative Officer, any officer, employee, 
or agent of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, and any provider for a House office shall 
not be treated as acquiring possession, custody, or 
control of any House data by reason of its being 
transmitted, processed, or stored (whether tempo-
rarily or otherwise) through the use of an electronic 
system established, maintained, or operated, or the 
use of electronic services provided, in whole or in 
part by the Office of the Chief Administrative Offi-
cer, the officer, employee, or agent of the Office of 
the Chief Administrative Officer, or the provider for 
the House office. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Notwithstanding any other pro-
vision of law or rule of civil or criminal procedure, the 
Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, any officer, em-
ployee, or agent of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, and any provider for a House office that is pro-
viding services to or used by a House office shall not be 
barred, through operation of any court order or any statu-
tory provision, from notifying the House office of any legal 
process seeking disclosure of House data of the House of-
fice that is transmitted, processed, or stored (whether tem-
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porarily or otherwise) through the use of an electronic sys-
tem established, maintained, or operated, or the use of 
electronic services provided, in whole or in part by the Of-
fice of the Chief Administrative Officer, the officer, em-
ployee, or agent of the Office of the Chief Administrative 
Officer, or the provider for a House office. 
(d) MOTIONS TO QUASH OR MODIFY.—Upon a mo-
tion made promptly by a House office or provider for a 
House office, a court of competent jurisdiction shall quash 
or modify any legal process directed to the provider for 
a House office if compliance with the legal process would 
require the disclosure of House data of the House office. 
(e) INFORMATION REGARDING IMPLICATIONS
OF 
USING PROVIDERS.—The Office of the Chief Administra-
tive Officer, in consultation with the House Office of Gen-
eral Counsel, shall provide information regarding the po-
tential constitutional implications and the potential impact 
on privileges that may be asserted to each House office 
that commissions or uses a provider of electronic commu-
nication service or remote computing service. 
(f) APPLICABLE PRIVILEGES.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to limit or supersede any applicable 
privilege, immunity, or other objection that may apply to 
the disclosure of House data. 
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(g) PREEMPTION.—Except as provided in this sec-
tion, any provision of law or rule of civil or criminal proce-
dure of any State, political subdivision, or agency thereof, 
which is inconsistent with this section shall be deemed to 
be preempted and superseded. 
(h) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall apply with 
respect to— 
(1) any legal process seeking disclosure of 
House data of a House office that is filed, issued, 
or made on or after the date of the enactment of 
this Act; and 
(2) any matter that is pending on or after the 
date of enactment of this Act that relates to a legal 
process described in paragraph (1) that is filed, 
issued, or made before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, unless the House data of the House office 
was disclosed in accordance with such legal process 
before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 606. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN FACILITIES AND AS-
SETS FROM UNMANNED AIRCRAFT. 
Section 210G(i) of the Homeland Security Act of 
2002 (6 U.S.C. 124n(i)) is amended by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 20, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 14, 2025’’. 
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SEC. 607. ADDITIONAL SPECIAL ASSESSMENT. 
Section 3014 of title 18, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 23, 2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘March 14, 2025’’. 
SEC. 608. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PROTECTION SYS-
TEM AUTHORIZATION. 
Section 227(a) of the Federal Cybersecurity En-
hancement Act of 2015 (6 U.S.C. 1525(a)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 20, 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘March 
14, 2025’’. 
DIVISION D—COMMERCE 
MATTERS 
TITLE I—SECOND CHANCE 
REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024 
SECTION 101. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Second Chance Reau-
thorization Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 102. IMPROVEMENTS TO EXISTING PROGRAMS. 
(a) STATE AND LOCAL REENTRY DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS.—Section 2976 of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 10631) 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (7), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
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(B) in paragraph (8), by striking the pe-
riod at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(9) treating substance use disorders, including 
by providing peer recovery services, case manage-
ment, and access to overdose education and overdose 
reversal medications; and 
‘‘(10) providing reentry housing services.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
(b) GRANTS FOR FAMILY-BASED SUBSTANCE ABUSE 
TREATMENT.—Section 2926(a) of the Omnibus Crime 
Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10595a(a)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
(c) GRANT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE AND IMPROVE 
EDUCATIONAL METHODS AT PRISONS, JAILS, AND JUVE-
NILE FACILITIES.—Section 1001(a)(28) of the Omnibus 
Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (34 U.S.C. 
10261(a)(28)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019, 2020, 2021, 
2022, and 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
(d) 
CAREERS
TRAINING
DEMONSTRATION 
GRANTS.—Section 115(f) of the Second Chance Act of 
2007 (34 U.S.C. 60511(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019, 
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2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 
through 2029’’. 
(e) OFFENDER REENTRY SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND 
CRIMINAL JUSTICE COLLABORATION PROGRAM.—Section 
201(f)(1) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 (34 U.S.C. 
60521(f)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 through 2023’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
(f) COMMUNITY-BASED MENTORING
AND TRANSI-
TIONAL SERVICE GRANTS
TO NONPROFIT ORGANIZA-
TIONS.—Section 211(f) of the Second Chance Act of 2007 
(34 U.S.C. 60531(f)) is amended by striking ‘‘2019 
through 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025 through 2029’’. 
TITLE II—YOUTH POISONING 
PREVENTION 
SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Youth Poisoning Pro-
tection Act’’. 
SEC. 202. BANNING OF PRODUCTS CONTAINING A HIGH 
CONCENTRATION OF SODIUM NITRITE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Any consumer product containing 
a high concentration of sodium nitrite shall be considered 
to be a banned hazardous product under section 8 of the 
Consumer Product Safety Act ( 15 U.S.C. 2057). 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion shall be construed to— 
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(1) prohibit any commercial or industrial pur-
pose in which high concentration sodium nitrite is 
not customarily produced or distributed for sale to, 
or use or consumption by, or enjoyment of, a con-
sumer; and 
(2) apply to high concentration sodium nitrite 
that meets the definition of a drug, device, or cos-
metic (as such terms are defined in sections 201(g), 
(h), and (i) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cos-
metic Act ( 21 U.S.C. 321(g), (h), and (i))), or food 
(as defined in section 201(f) of such Act ( 21 U.S.C. 
321(f))), including poultry and poultry products (as 
such terms are defined in sections 4(e) and (f) of 
the Poultry Products Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 
453(e)and (f))), meat and meat food products (as 
such terms are defined in section 1(j) of the Federal 
Meat Inspection Act ( 21 U.S.C. 601(j))), and eggs 
and egg products (as such terms are defined in sec-
tion 4 of the Egg Products Inspection Act ( 21 
U.S.C. 1033)). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section: 
(1) CONSUMER PRODUCT.—The term consumer 
product has the meaning given that term under sec-
tion 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act ( 
15 U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
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(2) HIGH
CONCENTRATION
OF
SODIUM
NI-
TRITE.—The term high concentration of sodium ni-
trite means a concentration of 10 or more percent 
by weight of sodium nitrite. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
90 days after the date of enactment of this Act. 
TITLE III—CONSUMER PRODUCT 
SAFETY STANDARD FOR CER-
TAIN BATTERIES 
SEC. 301. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD FOR 
CERTAIN BATTERIES. 
(a) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY STANDARD RE-
QUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Consumer Product Safety Com-
mission (referred to in this section as the ‘‘Commission’’) 
shall promulgate, under section 553 of title 5, United 
States Code, the provisions of ANSI/CAN/UL 2271- 
Standard for Batteries for Use in Light Electric Vehicle 
Applications, ANSI/CAN/UL 2849-Standard for Safety 
for Electrical Systems for eBikes, and ANSI/CA/UL 
2272-Standard for Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mo-
bility Devices, as in effect on the date of enactment of 
this Act, as final consumer product safety standards. 
(b) CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION DE-
TERMINATION
OF SCOPE.—In adopting the standards 
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under subsection (a), the Commission shall limit the appli-
cation of such standards to consumer products as defined 
in section 3(a)(5) of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 
U.S.C. 2052(a)(5)). 
(c) REVISION OF VOLUNTARY STANDARDS.— 
(1) NOTICE TO COMMISSION.—If the provisions 
of ANSI/CAN/UL 2271-Standard for Batteries for 
Use in Light Electric Vehicle Applications, ANSI/ 
CAN/UL 2849-Standard for Safety for Electrical 
Systems for eBikes, or ANSI/CAN/UL 2272-Stand-
ard for Electrical Systems for Personal E-Mobility 
Devices, are revised following the enactment of this 
Act, the organization that revised the requirements 
of such standard shall notify the Commission after 
the final approval of the revision. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
REVISION.—The revised 
voluntary standard shall be considered to be a con-
sumer product safety standard issued by the Com-
mission under section 9 of the Consumer Product 
Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058), effective 180 days 
after the date on which the organization notifies the 
Commission (or such later date specified by the 
Commission in the Federal Register) unless, within 
90 days after receiving that notice, the Commission 
notifies the organization that it has determined that 
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the proposed revision, in whole or in part, does not 
improve the safety of the consumer product covered 
by the standard and that the Commission is retain-
ing the existing consumer product safety standard. 
(d) TREATMENT OF STANDARD.—A standard pro-
mulgated under this section, including a revision of such 
standard adopted by the Commission, shall be treated as 
a consumer product safety rule promulgated under section 
9 of the Consumer Product Safety Act (15 U.S.C. 2058). 
(e) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Commission 
shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives, a report regarding fires, explo-
sions, and other hazards relating to lithium-ion bat-
teries used in micromobility products during the pe-
riod beginning on the date of enactment of this Act 
and ending on the report date. 
(2) CONTENT.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall describe, at a minimum— 
(A) the source of the information that was 
provided to the Commission regarding the fire, 
explosion, or other hazard; 
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(B) the make and model of the lithium-ion 
battery and micromobility product that resulted 
in a fire, explosion, or other hazard, if known; 
(C) whether a lithium-ion battery involved 
in a fire, explosion, or other hazard complied 
with the standard required by this section, if 
known; and 
(D) if known, the manufacturer and coun-
try of manufacture of a lithium-ion battery that 
resulted in a fire, explosion, or other hazard. 
TITLE IV—FOREIGN ADVERSARY 
COMMUNICATIONS 
TRANS-
PARENCY ACT 
SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Foreign Adversary 
Communications Transparency Act’’. 
SEC. 402. LIST OF ENTITIES HOLDING FCC AUTHORIZA-
TIONS, LICENSES, OR OTHER GRANTS OF AU-
THORITY AND HAVING CERTAIN FOREIGN 
OWNERSHIP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall 
publish on the internet website of the Commission a list 
of each entity— 
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(1) that holds a license issued by the Commis-
sion pursuant to— 
(A) section 309(j) of the Communications 
Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)); or 
(B) the Act of May 27, 1921 (47 U.S.C. 
34 et seq.; commonly known as the ‘‘Cable 
Landing Licensing Act’’) and Executive Order 
10530 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the per-
formance of certain functions vested in or sub-
ject to the approval of the President); and 
(2) with respect to which— 
(A) a covered entity holds an equity or vot-
ing interest that is required to be reported to 
the Commission under the ownership rules of 
the Commission; or 
(B) an appropriate national security agen-
cy has determined that a covered entity exerts 
control, regardless of whether such covered enti-
ty holds an equity or voting interest as de-
scribed in subparagraph (A). 
(b) RULEMAKING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Commission shall issue rules to obtain information 
to identify each entity— 
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(A) that holds any authorization, license, 
or other grant of authority issued by the Com-
mission (other than a license described in sub-
section (a)(1)); and 
(B) with respect to which a covered entity 
holds an equity or voting interest that is re-
quired to be reported to the Commission under 
the ownership rules of the Commission. 
(2) PLACEMENT ON LIST.—Not later than 1 
year after the Commission issues the rules required 
by paragraph (1), the Commission shall place each 
entity described in such paragraph on the list pub-
lished under subsection (a). 
(c) PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT EXEMPTION.—A 
collection of information conducted or sponsored by the 
Commission to implement this section does not constitute 
a collection of information for the purposes of subchapter 
I of chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (commonly 
referred to as the ‘‘Paperwork Reduction Act’’). 
(d) ANNUAL UPDATES.—The Commission shall, not 
less frequently than annually, update the list published 
under subsection (a), including with respect to any entity 
required to be placed on such list by subsection (b)(2). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) APPROPRIATE NATIONAL SECURITY AGEN-
CY.—The term ‘‘appropriate national security agen-
cy’’ has the meaning given such term in section 9 
of the Secure and Trusted Communications Net-
works Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608). 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) COVERED
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 
country’’ means a country specified in section 
4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(4) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means— 
(A) the government of a covered country; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
a covered country; and 
(C) a subsidiary of an entity described in 
subparagraph (B), regardless of whether the 
subsidiary is organized under the laws of a cov-
ered country. 
TITLE V—PROMOTING 
RESILIENT SUPPLY CHAINS 
SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting Resilient 
Supply Chains Act of 2024’’. 
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SEC. 502. ADDITIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSISTANT 
SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR INDUSTRY 
AND ANALYSIS. 
In addition to the responsibilities of the Assistant 
Secretary on the day before the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall have the following 
responsibilities: 
(1) Promote the stability and resilience of crit-
ical supply chains and critical and emerging tech-
nologies that strengthen the national security of the 
United States. 
(2) Lead the Working Group established pursu-
ant to section 503 and consult covered nongovern-
mental representatives, industry, institutions of 
higher education, and State and local governments 
in order to— 
(A) promote resilient critical supply chains; 
and 
(B) identify, prepare for, and respond to 
supply chain shocks to— 
(i) critical industries; 
(ii) critical supply chains; and 
(iii) 
critical 
and 
emerging 
tech-
nologies. 
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(3) Encourage the growth and competitiveness 
of United States production and manufacturing in 
the United States of emerging technologies. 
(4) Assess the resilience, diversity, and strength 
of critical supply chains and critical and emerging 
technologies. 
(5) In consultation with the Secretary of State 
and the United States Trade Representative, sup-
port the availability of critical goods from domestic 
manufacturers, domestic enterprises, and manufac-
turing operations in countries that are allies or key 
international partner nations. 
(6) Assist the Federal Government in preparing 
for and responding to supply chain shocks to critical 
supply chains, including by improving flexible manu-
facturing capacities and capabilities in the United 
States. 
(7) Consistent with United States obligations 
under international agreements, encourage and 
incentivize the reduced reliance of domestic enter-
prises and domestic manufacturers on critical goods 
from countries that are described in section 
507(2)(B). 
(8) Encourage the relocation of manufacturing 
facilities that manufacture critical goods from coun-
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tries that are described in section 507(2)(B) to the 
United States and countries that are allies or key 
international partner nations to strengthen the resil-
ience, diversity, and strength of critical supply 
chains. 
SEC. 503. CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary shall establish a working group to be known as the 
‘‘Supply Chain Resilience Working Group’’ (in this title 
referred to as the ‘‘Working Group’’) composed of the 
Federal agencies that rely upon the Industry and Analysis 
Business unit analysis, including agencies enumerated in 
subsection (c). 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 
carry out the following activities: 
(1) In consultation with the Working Group— 
(A) assessing, mapping, and modeling crit-
ical supply chains, including for critical and 
emerging technologies, which may include— 
(i) modeling the impact of supply 
chain shocks on critical industries (includ-
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ing for critical and emerging technologies), 
and critical supply chains; 
(ii) assessing the demand for and sup-
ply of critical goods, production equipment, 
and manufacturing technology needed for 
critical supply chains, including critical 
goods, production equipment, and manu-
facturing technology obtained by or pur-
chased from a person outside of the United 
States or imported into the United States; 
and 
(iii) 
assessing 
manufacturing, 
warehousing, transportation, and distribu-
tion related to critical supply chains; 
(B) identifying high priority gaps and 
vulnerabilities in critical supply chains and crit-
ical industries (including critical industries for 
critical and emerging technologies) that— 
(i) exist as of the date of the enact-
ment of this Act; or 
(ii) are anticipated to occur after the 
date of the enactment of this Act; 
(C) identifying potential supply chain 
shocks to a critical supply chain that may dis-
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rupt, strain, or eliminate the critical supply 
chain; 
(D) evaluating the capability and capacity 
of domestic manufacturers or manufacturers lo-
cated in countries that are allies or key inter-
national partner nations to serve as sources for 
critical goods, production equipment, or manu-
facturing technology needed in critical supply 
chains; 
(E) evaluating the effect on market sta-
bility that may result from the disruption, 
strain, or elimination of a critical supply chain; 
(F) evaluating the state of the manufac-
turing workforce, including by— 
(i) identifying the needs of domestic 
manufacturers; and 
(ii) identifying opportunities to create 
high-quality manufacturing jobs; and 
(G) identifying and describing necessary 
tools, including commercially available risk as-
sessment tools, that leverage data and industry 
expertise to provide insights into critical supply 
chain vulnerabilities, including how such tools 
fulfill the requirements described in subpara-
graphs (A) through (F). 
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(2) In consultation with State and local govern-
ments, the Working Group, and (as appropriate) 
countries that are allies or key international partner 
nations— 
(A) identifying opportunities to reduce 
gaps and vulnerabilities in critical supply chains 
and critical industries; 
(B) encouraging consultation between the 
Federal Government, industry, covered non-
governmental representatives, institutions of 
higher education, and State and local govern-
ments to— 
(i) better respond to supply chain 
shocks to critical supply chains and critical 
industries (including critical industries for 
emerging technologies); and 
(ii) coordinate response efforts to sup-
ply chain shocks; 
(C) encouraging consultation between the 
Federal Government and the governments of 
countries that are allies or key international 
partner nations; 
(D) identifying opportunities to build the 
capacity of the United States in critical supply 
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chains, critical industries, and emerging tech-
nologies; 
(E) identifying opportunities to build the 
capacity of countries that are allies or key 
international partner nations in critical indus-
tries (including critical industries for emerging 
technologies) and critical supply chains; and 
(F) developing and assessing contingency 
plans and coordination mechanisms to improve 
the response of critical supply chains and crit-
ical industries to supply chain shocks. 
(c) WORKING GROUP MEMBERSHIP.—The Working 
Group shall include a representative from each Federal 
agency that relies on the analysis of the Industry and 
Analysis business unit, including— 
(1) the Department of State; 
(2) the Department of Defense; 
(3) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(4) the Department of Transportation; 
(5) the Department of Energy; 
(6) the Department of Agriculture; 
(7) the Department of the Interior; 
(8) the Department of Health and Human 
Services; 
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(9) the Office of the Director of National Intel-
ligence; and 
(10) the Small Business Administration. 
(d) DESIGNATIONS.—The Assistant Secretary shall— 
(1) not later than 120 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, designate— 
(A) critical industries; 
(B) critical supply chains; and 
(C) critical goods; 
(2) provide for a period of public comment and 
review in carrying out paragraph (1); and 
(3) update the designations made pursuant to 
paragraph (1) not less frequently than once every 4 
years, including designations for technologies that 
are not described in section 507(12)(B) that the As-
sistant Secretary considers necessary. 
(e) IMPLEMENTATION REPORT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the As-
sistant Secretary shall submit to the relevant committees 
of Congress a report that— 
(1) details supply chain activities, including ap-
plicable activities described in subsection (b) and re-
sponsibilities described in section 502, that the As-
sistant Secretary has conducted over the past year; 
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(2) describes supply chain data collected, re-
tained, and analyzed by the Assistant Secretary over 
the past year; 
(3) identifies and describes necessary tools, in-
cluding commercially available risk assessment tools, 
that leverage data and industry expertise to provide 
insights into critical supply chain vulnerabilities, in-
cluding how such tools fulfill each responsibility de-
scribed in subsection (b); 
(4) identifies and describes all Federal agencies 
with authorities or responsibilities described in sub-
section (b); and 
(5) identifies Federal agencies, programs, and 
bureaus with duplicative purposes to fulfill any of 
the authorities or responsibilities described in sub-
section (b). 
(f) NATIONAL STRATEGY AND REVIEW ON CRITICAL 
SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY
AND MANUFACTURING
IN 
THE UNITED STATES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and an-
nually thereafter, the Assistant Secretary, in con-
sultation with the Working Group, covered non-
governmental representatives, industries, institutions 
of higher education, and State and local govern-
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ments, shall submit to the relevant committees of 
Congress a report that— 
(A) identifies— 
(i) critical infrastructure that may as-
sist in fulfilling the responsibilities de-
scribed in section 502; 
(ii) critical and emerging technologies 
that may assist in fulfilling the responsibil-
ities described in section 502, including 
such technologies that may be critical to 
addressing preparedness, weaknesses, and 
vulnerabilities relating to critical supply 
chains; 
(iii) critical industries, critical supply 
chains, and critical goods designated pur-
suant to subsection (d); 
(iv) other supplies and services that 
are critical to the crisis preparedness of 
the United States; 
(v) substitutes for critical goods, pro-
duction equipment, and manufacturing 
technology; 
(vi) methods and technologies, includ-
ing blockchain technology, distributed ledg-
er technology, and other critical and 
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emerging technologies, as appropriate, for 
the authentication and traceability of crit-
ical goods; and 
(vii) countries that are allies or key 
international partner nations; 
(B) describes the matters identified and 
evaluated under subsection (b)(1), including— 
(i) the manufacturing base, critical 
supply chains, and emerging technologies 
in the United States, including the manu-
facturing base and critical supply chains 
for— 
(I) critical goods; 
(II) production equipment; and 
(III) manufacturing technology; 
and 
(ii) the ability of the United States 
to— 
(I) maintain readiness with re-
spect to preparing for and responding 
to supply chain shocks; and 
(II) in response to a supply chain 
shock— 
(aa) surge production in 
critical industries; 
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industries (including critical industries for 
emerging technologies); 
(E) with regard to any threat identified 
under subparagraph (D), lists any threat or 
supply chain shock that may originate from a 
country, or a company or individual from a 
country, that is described in section 507(2)(B); 
(F) assesses— 
(i) the resilience and capacity of the 
manufacturing base, critical supply chains, 
and workforce of the United States and 
countries that are allies or key inter-
national partner nations that can sustain 
critical industries (including critical indus-
tries for emerging technologies) through a 
supply chain shock; and 
(ii) the effect innovation has on do-
mestic manufacturers; 
(G) assesses the flexible manufacturing ca-
pacity and capability available in the United 
States in the case of a supply chain shock; and 
(H) develops a strategy for the Depart-
ment of Commerce to support the resilience, di-
versity, and strength of critical supply chains 
and critical and emerging technologies to— 
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(i) support sufficient access to critical 
goods by mitigating vulnerabilities in crit-
ical supply chains, including critical supply 
chains concentrated in countries that are 
described in section 507(2)(B); 
(ii) consult with other relevant agen-
cies to assist countries that are allies or 
key international partner nations in build-
ing capacity for manufacturing critical 
goods; 
(iii) recover from supply chain shocks; 
(iv) identify, in consultation with the 
Working Group and other relevant agen-
cies, actions relating to critical supply 
chains or emerging technologies that the 
United States may take to improve re-
sponses to supply chain shocks; 
(v) protect against supply chain 
shocks relating to critical supply chains 
from countries that are described in sec-
tion 507(2)(B); and 
(vi) make specific recommendations to 
implement the strategy under this section 
and improve the security and resiliency of 
manufacturing capacity and supply chains 
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for critical industries (including critical in-
dustries for emerging technologies) by— 
(I) developing long-term strate-
gies; 
(II) increasing visibility into the 
networks and capabilities of domestic 
manufacturers and suppliers of do-
mestic manufacturers; 
(III) identifying and mitigating 
risks, including— 
(aa) 
significant 
vulnerabilities to supply chain 
shocks; and 
(bb) exposure to gaps and 
vulnerabilities in domestic capac-
ity or capabilities and sources of 
imports needed to sustain critical 
industries (including critical in-
dustries 
for 
emerging 
tech-
nologies) 
or 
critical 
supply 
chains; 
(IV) identifying opportunities to 
reuse and recycle critical goods, in-
cluding raw materials, to increase re-
silient critical supply chains; 
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(V) consulting with countries 
that are allies or key international 
partner nations on— 
(aa) sourcing critical goods, 
production equipment, and man-
ufacturing technology; and 
(bb) developing, sustaining, 
and expanding production and 
availability of critical goods, pro-
duction equipment, and manufac-
turing technology during a supply 
chain shock; and 
(VI) providing guidance to other 
relevant agencies with respect to crit-
ical goods, supply chains, and critical 
industries (including critical industries 
for emerging technologies) that should 
be prioritized to support United 
States leadership in the deployment of 
such technologies. 
(2) PROHIBITION.—The report submitted pur-
suant to paragraph (1) may not include— 
(A) critical supply chain information that 
is not aggregated; 
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(B) confidential business information of a 
private sector entity; or 
(C) classified information. 
(3) FORM.—The report submitted pursuant to 
paragraph (1), and any update submitted thereafter, 
shall be submitted to the relevant committees of 
Congress in unclassified form and may include a 
classified annex. 
(4) PUBLIC
COMMENT.—The Assistant Sec-
retary shall provide for a period of public comment 
and review in developing the report submitted pursu-
ant to paragraph (1). 
(g) CONSULTATION.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary 
shall enter into an agreement with the head of any rel-
evant agency to obtain any information, data, or assist-
ance that the Assistant Secretary determines necessary to 
conduct the activities described in subsection (b). 
(h) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed to require any private entity— 
(1) to share information with the Secretary or 
Assistant Secretary; 
(2) to request assistance from the Secretary or 
Assistant Secretary; or 
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(3) to implement any measure or recommenda-
tion suggested by the Secretary or Assistant Sec-
retary in response to a request by the private entity. 
(i) PROTECTION OF VOLUNTARILY SHARED CRIT-
ICAL SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION.— 
(1) PROTECTION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law, critical supply chain in-
formation (including the identity of the submit-
ting person or entity) that is voluntarily sub-
mitted under this section to the Department of 
Commerce for use by the Department for pur-
poses of this section, when accompanied by an 
express statement described in subparagraph 
(B)— 
(i) shall be exempt from disclosure 
under section 552(b)(3) of title 5, United 
States Code (commonly referred to as the 
‘‘Freedom of Information Act’’); 
(ii) is not subject to any agency rules 
or judicial doctrine regarding ex parte 
communications with a decision-making of-
ficial; 
(iii) may not, without the written con-
sent of the person or entity submitting 
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such information, be used directly by the 
Department of Commerce, any other Fed-
eral, State, or local authority, or any third 
party, in any civil action arising under 
Federal or State law if such information is 
submitted in good faith; 
(iv) may not, without the written con-
sent of the person or entity submitting 
such information, be used or disclosed by 
any officer or employee of the United 
States for purposes other than the pur-
poses of this section, except— 
(I) in furtherance of an investiga-
tion or the prosecution of a criminal 
act; or 
(II) when disclosure of the infor-
mation would be— 
(aa) to either House of Con-
gress, or to the extent of matter 
within its jurisdiction, any com-
mittee or subcommittee thereof, 
any joint committee thereof, or 
any subcommittee of any such 
joint committee; or 
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(bb) to the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States, or any 
authorized representative of the 
Comptroller 
General, 
in 
the 
course of the performance of the 
duties of the Government Ac-
countability Office; 
(v) may not, if provided to a State or 
local government or government agency— 
(I) be made available pursuant to 
any State or local law requiring dis-
closure of information or records; 
(II) otherwise be disclosed or dis-
tributed to any party by such State or 
local government or government agen-
cy without the written consent of the 
person or entity submitting such in-
formation; or 
(III) be used other than for the 
purpose of carrying out this section, 
or in furtherance of an investigation 
or the prosecution of a criminal act; 
and 
(vi) does not constitute a waiver of 
any applicable privilege or protection pro-
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vided under law, such as trade secret pro-
tection. 
(B) EXPRESS
STATEMENT.—The express 
statement described in this subparagraph, with 
respect to information or records, is— 
(i) in the case of written information 
or records, a written marking on the infor-
mation or records substantially similar to 
the following: ‘‘This information is volun-
tarily submitted to the Federal Govern-
ment in expectation of protection from dis-
closure as provided by the provisions of the 
Promoting Resilient Supply Chains Act of 
2024.’’; or 
(ii) in the case of oral information, a 
written statement similar to the statement 
described in clause (i) submitted within a 
reasonable period following the oral com-
munication. 
(2) LIMITATION.—No communication of critical 
supply chain information to the Department of Com-
merce made pursuant to this section may be consid-
ered to be an action subject to the requirements of 
chapter 10 of title 5, United States Code. 
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(3) 
INDEPENDENTLY
OBTAINED
INFORMA-
TION.—Nothing in this subsection may be construed 
to limit or otherwise affect the ability of a State, 
local, or Federal Government entity, agency, or au-
thority, or any third party, under applicable law to 
obtain critical supply chain information in a manner 
not covered by paragraph (1), including any infor-
mation lawfully and properly disclosed generally or 
broadly to the public and to use such information in 
any manner permitted by law. For purposes of this 
subsection, a permissible use of independently ob-
tained information includes the disclosure of such in-
formation under section 2302(b)(8) of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(4) TREATMENT OF VOLUNTARY SUBMITTAL OF 
INFORMATION.—The voluntary submittal to the De-
partment of Commerce of information or records 
that are protected from disclosure by this section 
may not be construed to constitute compliance with 
any requirement to submit such information to an 
agency under any other provision of law. 
(5) INAPPLICABILITY TO SEMICONDUCTOR IN-
CENTIVE PROGRAM.—This subsection does not apply 
to the voluntary submission of critical supply chain 
information in an application for Federal financial 
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assistance under section 9902 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
SEC. 504. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE CAPABILITY AS-
SESSMENT. 
(a) 
REPORT
REQUIRED.—The 
Secretary 
shall 
produce a report— 
(1) identifying the duties, responsibilities, re-
sources, programs, and expertise within the offices 
and bureaus of the Department of Commerce rel-
evant to critical supply chain resilience and manu-
facturing innovation; 
(2) identifying and assessing the purpose, legal 
authority, effectiveness, efficiency, and limitations of 
each office or bureau identified under paragraph (1); 
and 
(3) providing recommendations to enhance the 
activities related to critical supply chain resilience 
and manufacturing innovation of the Department of 
Commerce, including— 
(A) improving the effectiveness, efficiency, 
and impact of the offices and bureaus identified 
under paragraph (1); 
(B) coordinating across offices and bu-
reaus identified under paragraph (1); and 
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(C) consulting with agencies implementing 
similar activities related to critical supply chain 
resilience and manufacturing innovation. 
(b) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the relevant committees of Congress the 
report required by subsection (a), along with a strategy 
to implement, as appropriate and as determined by the 
Secretary, the recommendations contained in the report. 
SEC. 505. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated to carry out this title. 
SEC. 506. SUNSET. 
This title and all requirements, responsibilities, and 
obligations under this title shall terminate on the date that 
is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 507. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) AGENCY.—The term ‘‘agency’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, 
United States Code. 
(2) ALLY
OR
KEY
INTERNATIONAL
PARTNER 
NATION.—The term ‘‘ally or key international part-
ner nation’’— 
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(A) means a country that is critical to ad-
dressing critical supply chain weaknesses and 
vulnerabilities; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) a country that poses a significant 
risk to the national security or economic 
security of the United States; or 
(ii) a country that is described in sec-
tion 503(b) of the RANSOMWARE Act 
(title V of division BB of the Consolidated 
Appropriations Act, 2023; Public Law 
117–328; 136 Stat. 5564). 
(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce assigned by the Secretary to direct the 
office of Industry and Analysis. 
(4) COVERED NONGOVERNMENTAL REPRESENT-
ATIVE.—The term ‘‘covered nongovernmental rep-
resentative’’ means a representative as specified in 
the second sentence of section 135(b)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(b)(1)), except 
that such term does not include a representative of 
a non-Federal government. 
(5) CRITICAL GOOD.—The term ‘‘critical good’’ 
means any raw, in process, or manufactured mate-
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rial (including any mineral, metal, or advanced proc-
essed material), article, commodity, supply, product, 
or item for which an absence of supply would have 
a debilitating impact on— 
(A) the national security or economic secu-
rity of the United States; and 
(B) either— 
(i) critical infrastructure; or 
(ii) an emerging technology. 
(6) CRITICAL
INDUSTRY.—The term ‘‘critical 
industry’’ means an industry that— 
(A) is critical for the national security or 
economic security of the United States; and 
(B) produces or procures a critical good. 
(7) CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 1016 of the Critical Infrastructures 
Protection Act of 2001 (42 U.S.C. 5195c). 
(8) CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The term ‘‘crit-
ical supply chain’’ means a supply chain for a crit-
ical good. 
(9) CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘critical supply chain information’’ means 
information that is not customarily in the public do-
main and relates to— 
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(A) sustaining and adapting a critical sup-
ply chain during a supply chain shock; 
(B) critical supply chain risk mitigation 
and recovery planning with respect to a supply 
chain shock, including any planned or past as-
sessment, projection, or estimate of a vulner-
ability within the critical supply chain, includ-
ing testing, supplier network assessments, pro-
duction flexibility, supply chain risk evaluations, 
supply chain risk management planning, or risk 
audits; or 
(C) operational best practices, planning, 
and supplier partnerships that enable enhanced 
resilience of a critical supply chain during a 
supply chain shock, including response, repair, 
recovery, reconstruction, insurance, or con-
tinuity. 
(10) DOMESTIC ENTERPRISE.—The term ‘‘do-
mestic enterprise’’ means an enterprise that con-
ducts business in the United States and procures a 
critical good. 
(11) DOMESTIC
MANUFACTURER.—The term 
‘‘domestic manufacturer’’ means a business that 
conducts in the United States the research and de-
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velopment, engineering, or production activities nec-
essary for manufacturing a critical good. 
(12) 
EMERGING
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term 
‘‘emerging technology’’ means a technology that is 
critical for the national security or economic security 
of the United States, including the following: 
(A) Technologies included in the American 
COMPETE Act (title XV of division FF of the 
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021; Public 
Law 116–260; 134 Stat. 3276). 
(B) The following technologies: 
(i) Artificial intelligence. 
(ii) Automated vehicles and unmanned 
delivery systems. 
(iii) Blockchain and other distributed 
ledger, data storage, data management, 
and cybersecurity technologies. 
(iv) Quantum computing and quan-
tum sensing. 
(v) Additive manufacturing. 
(vi) Advanced manufacturing and the 
Internet of Things. 
(vii) Nano technology. 
(viii) Robotics. 
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(ix) Microelectronics, optical fiber ray, 
and high performance and advanced com-
puter hardware and software. 
(x) Semiconductors. 
(xi) Advanced materials science, in-
cluding composition 2D, other next genera-
tion materials, and related manufacturing 
technologies. 
(13) INSTITUTION OF HIGHER EDUCATION.— 
The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101 of the High-
er Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(14) MANUFACTURE.—The term ‘‘manufac-
ture’’— 
(A) means any activity that is necessary 
for the development, production, processing, 
distribution, or delivery of any raw, in process, 
or manufactured material (including any min-
eral, metal, and advanced processed material), 
article, commodity, supply, product, critical 
good, or item of supply; and 
(B) does not include software unrelated to 
the manufacturing process. 
(15) 
MANUFACTURING
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term ‘‘manufacturing technology’’ means a tech-
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nology that is necessary for the manufacturing of a 
critical good. 
(16) PRODUCTION
EQUIPMENT.—The term 
‘‘production equipment’’ means any component, sub-
system, system, equipment, tooling, accessory, part, 
or assembly necessary for the manufacturing of a 
critical good. 
(17) RELEVANT COMMITTEES OF CONGRESS.— 
The term ‘‘relevant committees of Congress’’ means 
the following: 
(A) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(B) The Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives. 
(18) RESILIENT CRITICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The 
term ‘‘resilient critical supply chain’’ means a crit-
ical supply chain that— 
(A) ensures that the United States can 
sustain critical industry, including emerging 
technologies, production, critical supply chains, 
services, and access to critical goods, production 
equipment, and manufacturing technology dur-
ing a supply chain shock; and 
(B) has key components of resilience that 
include— 
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(i) effective private sector risk man-
agement and mitigation planning to sus-
tain critical supply chains and supplier 
networks during a supply chain shock; and 
(ii) minimized or managed exposure to 
a supply chain shock. 
(19) 
SECRETARY.—The 
term 
‘‘Secretary’’ 
means the Secretary of Commerce. 
(20) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
(21) SUPPLY CHAIN SHOCK.—The term ‘‘supply 
chain shock’’— 
(A) means an event causing severe or seri-
ous disruption to normal operations or capacity 
in a supply chain; and 
(B) includes— 
(i) a natural disaster; 
(ii) a pandemic; 
(iii) a biological threat; 
(iv) a cyber attack; 
(v) a geopolitical conflict; 
(vi) a terrorist or geopolitical attack; 
(vii) a trade disruption caused by— 
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(I) a country described in para-
graph (2)(B); or 
(II) an entity or an individual 
subject to the jurisdiction of such a 
country; and 
(viii) an event for which the President 
declares a major disaster or an emergency 
under section 401 or 501, respectively, of 
the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 
5170; 42 U.S.C. 5191). 
TITLE VI—DEPLOYING 
AMERICAN BLOCKCHAINS 
SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Deploying American 
Blockchains Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 602. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ADVISORY COMMITTEE.—The term ‘‘Advi-
sory Committee’’ means the National Blockchain 
Deployment Advisory Committee established pursu-
ant to section 603(c). 
(2) BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY OR OTHER DIS-
TRIBUTED
LEDGER
TECHNOLOGY.—The 
term 
‘‘blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
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technology’’ means a distributed digital database 
where data is— 
(A) shared across a network of computers 
to create a ledger of verified information among 
network participants; 
(B) linked using cryptography to maintain 
the integrity of the ledger and to execute other 
functions; and 
(C) distributed among network partici-
pants in an automated fashion to concurrently 
update network participants on the state of the 
ledger and other functions. 
(3) COVERED NONGOVERNMENTAL REPRESENT-
ATIVE.—The term ‘‘covered nongovernmental rep-
resentative’’ means a representative as specified in 
the second sentence of section 135(b)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2155(b)(1)), except 
that such term does not include a representative of 
a non-Federal government. 
(4) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce. 
(5) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the several States, the District of Columbia, each 
commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United 
States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. 
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(6) TOKEN.—The term ‘‘token’’ means a trans-
ferable, digital representation of information re-
corded on blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology. 
(7) TOKENIZATION.—The term ‘‘tokenization’’ 
means the process of creating a token. 
SEC. 603. DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE LEADERSHIP ON 
BLOCKCHAIN. 
(a) FUNCTION OF SECRETARY.—The Secretary shall 
serve as a principal advisor to the President for policy per-
taining to the deployment, use, application, and competi-
tiveness of blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, applications built on blockchain technology 
or other distributed ledger technology, tokens, and 
tokenization. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The Secretary shall support the 
leadership of the United States with respect to the deploy-
ment, use, application, and competitiveness of blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, applica-
tions built on blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization by organizing 
the Advisory Committee— 
(1) to examine and to provide recommendations 
on issues and risks relating to the deployment, use, 
application, and competitiveness of blockchain tech-
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nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization, 
including the issues of decentralized identity, cyber-
security, key storage and security systems, artificial 
intelligence, fraud reduction, regulatory compliance, 
e-commerce, health care applications, and supply 
chain resiliency; 
(2) to support and to promote the improvement 
and security of blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, applications built on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(3) to help to promote the leadership of the 
United States with respect to the deployment, use, 
application, and competitiveness of blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(4) to promote the national security of the 
United States with respect to blockchain technology 
or other distributed ledger technology, applications 
built on blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
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(5) to support engagement with the public to 
develop a compendium of proposals for practices as 
part of the work described in subsection (d); 
(6) to consider policies to encourage coordina-
tion among Federal agencies with respect to the de-
ployment of blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted 
ledger 
technology, 
applications 
built 
on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(7) to examine— 
(A) how Federal agencies can benefit from 
utilizing blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted ledger technology, applications built on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(B) the current use by Federal agencies of 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, applications built on blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger tech-
nology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(C) the current and future preparedness 
and ability of Federal agencies to adopt 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, applications built on blockchain 
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technology or other distributed ledger tech-
nology, tokens, and tokenization; and 
(D) additional security measures Federal 
agencies may need to take— 
(i) to securely use blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger tech-
nology, applications built on blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger tech-
nology, tokens, and tokenization, including 
to support the security of critical infra-
structure; and 
(ii) to enhance the resiliency of Fed-
eral systems against cyber threats to 
blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, applications built on 
blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
tokens, 
and 
tokenization; and 
(8) to support coordination of the activities of 
the Federal Government relating to the security of 
blockchain technology and other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization. 
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(c) ESTABLISHMENT
OF NATIONAL BLOCKCHAIN 
DEPLOYMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall, in consultation with 
the heads of relevant Federal agencies, establish 
an advisory committee to support the adoption 
of blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
applications 
built 
on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledg-
er technology, tokens, and tokenization. 
(B) DESIGNATION.—The advisory com-
mittee established pursuant to subparagraph 
(A) shall be known as the ‘‘National Blockchain 
Deployment Advisory Committee’’. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP COMPOSITION.—The Advisory 
Committee shall consist of members appointed by 
the Secretary, which shall include— 
(A) the Secretary; 
(B) representatives of Federal agencies (as 
determined necessary by the Secretary); and 
(C) covered nongovernmental representa-
tives with expertise related to blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology 
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(as determined necessary by the Secretary), 
which may include— 
(i) blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology infrastructure 
operators, suppliers, service providers, and 
vendors; 
(ii) application developers building on 
blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology; 
(iii) developers and organizations sup-
porting the advancement and deployment 
of public blockchain technology or other 
distributed ledger technology; 
(iv) 
subject 
matter 
experts 
rep-
resenting industrial sectors that can ben-
efit from blockchain technology or other 
distributed ledger technology; 
(v) small, medium, and large busi-
nesses; 
(vi) think tanks and academia; 
(vii) nonprofit organizations and con-
sumer groups; 
(viii) cybersecurity experts; 
(ix) rural stakeholders; 
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(x) covered nongovernmental rep-
resentatives; and 
(xi) artists and the content creator 
community. 
(3) TERMINATION OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
The Advisory Committee shall terminate on the date 
that is 7 years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(d) BEST PRACTICES.—The Secretary shall, on an 
ongoing basis, facilitate and support the development of 
a compendium of identified or recommended guidelines or 
best practices for the deployment of blockchain technology 
or other distributed ledger technology, applications built 
on blockchain technology or other distributed ledger tech-
nology, tokens, and tokenization that— 
(1) support the deployment of technologies 
needed to advance the capabilities of blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, 
applications built on blockchain technology or other 
distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
tokens, 
and 
tokenization; 
(2) support the interoperability of blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, 
applications built on blockchain technology or other 
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distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
tokens, 
and 
tokenization; 
(3) support operations, including hashing and 
key storage and security systems, that form the 
foundation of blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted 
ledger 
technology, 
applications 
built 
on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(4) reduce cybersecurity risks that may com-
promise blockchain technology or other distributed 
ledger technology, applications built on blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; and 
(5) quantify the value and potential cost sav-
ings associated with adoption of blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization, 
including through comparative analyses of competing 
and existing technologies within specific industry ap-
plications. 
(e) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
this section, the Secretary shall— 
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(1) consult closely and regularly with stake-
holders, including private sector individuals and enti-
ties, and incorporate industry expertise; 
(2) collaborate with private sector stakeholders 
to identify prioritized, flexible, repeatable, perform-
ance-based, and cost-effective approaches to the de-
ployment of blockchain technology or other distrib-
uted 
ledger 
technology, 
applications 
built 
on 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(3) make public research and information per-
taining to the use of, and marketplace for, 
blockchain technology or other distributed ledger 
technology, applications built on blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, to-
kens, and tokenization; 
(4) develop standardized terminology for, and 
promote common understanding of, blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization; 
(5) align the recommendations of the compen-
dium described in subsection (d) with the goal of fa-
cilitating the ease of use of blockchain technology or 
other distributed ledger technology, applications 
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(g) CONSULTATION.—In implementing this section, 
the Secretary may, as appropriate, consult with the heads 
of relevant Federal agencies. 
SEC. 604. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
(a) INTERIM REPORTS.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually there-
after, the Secretary shall make public on the website of 
the Department of Commerce and submit to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
the House of Representatives a report that includes— 
(1) a description of the activities of the Sec-
retary under this title during the preceding year; 
(2) any recommendations by the Secretary for 
additional legislation to strengthen the competitive-
ness of the United States with respect to blockchain 
technology or other distributed ledger technology, 
applications built on blockchain technology or other 
distributed 
ledger 
technology, 
tokens, 
and 
tokenization; and 
(3) a description of any emerging risks and 
long-term trends with respect to blockchain tech-
nology or other distributed ledger technology, appli-
cations built on blockchain technology or other dis-
tributed ledger technology, tokens, and tokenization. 
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(b) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 18 months be-
fore the termination of the Advisory Committee pursuant 
to section 603(c)(3), the Secretary shall make available 
to the public on the website of the Department of Com-
merce and submit to the President, the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a final report containing the 
findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Advi-
sory Committee. 
TITLE VII—FUTURE NETWORKS 
ACT 
SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Future Uses of Tech-
nology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act’’ 
or the ‘‘FUTURE Networks Act’’. 
SEC. 802. 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. 
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(2) COMPOSITION.—To the extent practicable, 
the membership of the Task Force shall be com-
posed 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 
trusted. 
(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 
Commission, and submit to the Committee on En-
ergy and Commerce of the House of Representatives 
and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
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Transportation of the Senate, a report on sixth-gen-
eration wireless technology, including— 
(A) the status of industry-led standards- 
setting bodies in setting standards for such 
technology; 
(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; 
(D) workforce needs to build, maintain, 
and utilize 6G and advanced wireless commu-
nications technologies and networks, and strate-
gies to conduct the necessary workforce train-
ing; 
(E) possible uses of emerging technologies 
and Open RAN networks to bolster 6G and ad-
vanced wireless networks; and 
(F) how to best work with entities across 
the Federal Government, State governments, 
local governments, and Tribal Governments to 
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leverage such technology, including with regard 
to siting, deployment, and adoption. 
(2) DRAFT REPORT; PUBLIC COMMENT.—The 
Task Force shall— 
(A) not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the Task Force is established under 
subsection (a), publish in the Federal Register 
and on the website of the Commission a draft 
of the report required by paragraph (1); and 
(B) accept public comments on such draft 
and take such comments into consideration in 
preparing the final version of such report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CHAIR.—The term ‘‘Chair’’ means the 
Chair of the Commission. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(3) NOT TRUSTED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 
means, with respect to an entity, that— 
(i) the Chair has made a public deter-
mination that such entity is owned by, con-
trolled by, or subject to the influence of a 
foreign adversary; or 
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(ii) the Chair otherwise determines 
that such entity poses a threat to the na-
tional security of the United States. 
(B) CRITERIA
FOR
DETERMINATION.—In 
making a determination under subparagraph 
(A)(ii), the Chair shall use the criteria de-
scribed in paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 
2(c) of the Secure and Trusted Communica-
tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
1601(c)), as appropriate. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 3 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153). 
(5) TASK
FORCE.—The term ‘‘Task Force’’ 
means the 6G Task Force established under sub-
section (a). 
SEC. 803. TERMINATION OF TASK FORCE. 
The Task Force shall be terminated 30 days after 
the date on which the Task Force submits the report re-
quired under section 2(c) of this Act. 
TITLE VIII—SECURE SPACE ACT 
OF 2024 
SEC. 901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Secure Space Act of 
2024’’. 
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SEC. 902. PROHIBITION ON GRANT OF CERTAIN SATELLITE 
LICENSES, UNITED STATES MARKET ACCESS, 
OR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secure and Trusted Commu-
nications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) 
is amended— 
(1) by redesignating sections 10 and 11 as sec-
tions 11 and 12, respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after section 9 the following: 
‘‘SEC. 10. PROHIBITION ON GRANT OF CERTAIN SATELLITE 
LICENSES, UNITED STATES MARKET ACCESS, 
OR EARTH STATION AUTHORIZATIONS. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commission may not grant 
a license for, or a petition for a declaratory ruling to ac-
cess the United States market using, a geostationary orbit 
satellite system or a nongeostationary orbit satellite sys-
tem, or an authorization to use an individually licensed 
earth station or a blanket-licensed earth station, if such 
license, grant of market access, or authorization would be 
held or controlled by— 
‘‘(1) an entity that produces or provides any 
covered communications equipment or service; or 
‘‘(2) an affiliate (as defined in section 3 of the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 153)) of an 
entity described in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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orbit satellite system or a nongeostationary 
orbit satellite system; or 
‘‘(B) a gateway station.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Section 10 of the Secure and 
Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019, as added 
by subsection (a), shall apply with respect to the grant 
of a license, petition, or authorization on or after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
(c) RULES.—Not later than 1 year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall issue rules to implement section 10 of 
the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 
2019, as added by subsection (a). 
TITLE IX—TAKE IT DOWN ACT 
SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Tools to Address 
Known Exploitation by Immobilizing Technological 
Deepfakes on Websites and Networks Act’’ or the ‘‘TAKE 
IT DOWN Act’’. 
SEC. 1002. CRIMINAL PROHIBITION ON INTENTIONAL DIS-
CLOSURE OF NONCONSENSUAL INTIMATE 
VISUAL DEPICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 223 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) is amended— 
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(1) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (i); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (g) the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(h) INTENTIONAL DISCLOSURE
OF NONCONSEN-
SUAL INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
‘‘(A) 
CONSENT.—The 
term 
‘consent’ 
means an affirmative, conscious, and voluntary 
authorization made by an individual free from 
force, fraud, duress, misrepresentation, or coer-
cion. 
‘‘(B) DIGITAL FORGERY.—The term ‘dig-
ital forgery’ means any intimate visual depic-
tion of an identifiable individual created 
through the use of software, machine learning, 
artificial intelligence, or any other computer- 
generated or technological means, including by 
adapting, modifying, manipulating, or altering 
an authentic visual depiction, that, when viewed 
as a whole by a reasonable person, is indistin-
guishable from an authentic visual depiction of 
the individual. 
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‘‘(C) 
IDENTIFIABLE
INDIVIDUAL.—The 
term ‘identifiable individual’ means an indi-
vidual— 
‘‘(i) who appears in whole or in part 
in an intimate visual depiction; and 
‘‘(ii) whose face, likeness, or other dis-
tinguishing 
characteristic 
(including 
a 
unique birthmark or other recognizable 
feature) is displayed in connection with 
such intimate visual depiction. 
‘‘(D) INTERACTIVE COMPUTER SERVICE.— 
The term ‘interactive computer service’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 230. 
‘‘(E) INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTION.—The 
term ‘intimate visual depiction’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 1309 of the Con-
solidated Appropriations Act, 2022 (15 U.S.C. 
6851). 
‘‘(F) MINOR.—The term ‘minor’ means 
any individual under the age of 18 years. 
‘‘(2) OFFENSE
INVOLVING
AUTHENTIC
INTI-
MATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS.— 
‘‘(A) INVOLVING ADULTS.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (C), it shall be unlawful 
for any person, in interstate or foreign com-
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merce, to use an interactive computer service to 
knowingly publish an intimate visual depiction 
of an identifiable individual who is not a minor 
if— 
‘‘(i) the intimate visual depiction was 
obtained or created under circumstances in 
which the person knew or reasonably 
should have known the identifiable indi-
vidual had a reasonable expectation of pri-
vacy; 
‘‘(ii) what is depicted was not volun-
tarily exposed by the identifiable individual 
in a public or commercial setting; 
‘‘(iii) what is depicted is not a matter 
of public concern; and 
‘‘(iv) publication of the intimate visual 
depiction— 
‘‘(I) is intended to cause harm; 
or 
‘‘(II) causes harm, including psy-
chological, financial, or reputational 
harm, to the identifiable individual. 
‘‘(B) INVOLVING MINORS.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (C), it shall be unlawful 
for any person, in interstate or foreign com-
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merce, to use an interactive computer service to 
knowingly publish an intimate visual depiction 
of an identifiable individual who is a minor with 
intent to— 
‘‘(i) abuse, humiliate, harass, or de-
grade the minor; or 
‘‘(ii) arouse or gratify the sexual de-
sire of any person. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(i) a lawfully authorized investiga-
tive, protective, or intelligence activity of— 
‘‘(I) a law enforcement agency of 
the United States, a State, or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State; or 
‘‘(II) an intelligence agency of 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) a disclosure made reasonably and 
in good faith— 
‘‘(I) to a law enforcement officer 
or agency; 
‘‘(II) as part of a document pro-
duction or filing associated with a 
legal proceeding; 
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‘‘(III) as part of medical edu-
cation, diagnosis, or treatment or for 
a legitimate medical, scientific, or 
education purpose; 
‘‘(IV) in the reporting of unlaw-
ful content or unsolicited or unwel-
come conduct or in pursuance of a 
legal, professional, or other lawful ob-
ligation; or 
‘‘(V) to seek support or help with 
respect to the receipt of an unsolicited 
intimate visual depiction; 
‘‘(iii) a disclosure reasonably intended 
to assist the identifiable individual; or 
‘‘(iv) a person who possesses or pub-
lishes an intimate visual depiction of him-
self or herself engaged in nudity or sexu-
ally explicit conduct (as that term is de-
fined in section 2256(2)(A) of title 18, 
United States Code). 
‘‘(3) 
OFFENSE
INVOLVING
DIGITAL
FOR-
GERIES.— 
‘‘(A) INVOLVING ADULTS.—Except as pro-
vided in subparagraph (C), it shall be unlawful 
for any person, in interstate or foreign com-
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‘‘(i) abuse, humiliate, harass, or de-
grade the minor; or 
‘‘(ii) arouse or gratify the sexual de-
sire of any person. 
‘‘(C) EXCEPTIONS.—Subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(i) a lawfully authorized investiga-
tive, protective, or intelligence activity of— 
‘‘(I) a law enforcement agency of 
the United States, a State, or a polit-
ical subdivision of a State; or 
‘‘(II) an intelligence agency of 
the United States; 
‘‘(ii) a disclosure made reasonably and 
in good faith— 
‘‘(I) to a law enforcement officer 
or agency; 
‘‘(II) as part of a document pro-
duction or filing associated with a 
legal proceeding; 
‘‘(III) as part of medical edu-
cation, diagnosis, or treatment or for 
a legitimate medical, scientific, or 
education purpose; 
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‘‘(IV) in the reporting of unlaw-
ful content or unsolicited or unwel-
come conduct or in pursuance of a 
legal, professional, or other lawful ob-
ligation; or 
‘‘(V) to seek support or help with 
respect to the receipt of an unsolicited 
intimate visual depiction; 
‘‘(iii) a disclosure reasonably intended 
to assist the identifiable individual; or 
‘‘(iv) a person who possesses or pub-
lishes a digital forgery of himself or herself 
engaged in nudity or sexually explicit con-
duct (as that term is defined in section 
2256(2)(A) of title 18, United States 
Code). 
‘‘(4) PENALTIES.— 
‘‘(A) OFFENSES INVOLVING ADULTS.—Any 
person who violates paragraph (2)(A) or (3)(A) 
shall be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, imprisoned not more than 2 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(B) OFFENSES INVOLVING MINORS.—Any 
person who violates paragraph (2)(B) or (3)(B) 
shall be fined under title 18, United States 
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Code, imprisoned not more than 3 years, or 
both. 
‘‘(5) RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.—For purposes 
of paragraphs (2) and (3)— 
‘‘(A) the fact that the identifiable indi-
vidual provided consent for the creation of the 
intimate visual depiction shall not establish that 
the individual provided consent for the publica-
tion of the intimate visual depiction; and 
‘‘(B) the fact that the identifiable indi-
vidual disclosed the intimate visual depiction to 
another individual shall not establish that the 
identifiable individual provided consent for the 
publication of the intimate visual depiction by 
the person alleged to have violated paragraph 
(2) or (3), respectively. 
‘‘(6) THREATS.— 
‘‘(A) THREATS INVOLVING AUTHENTIC IN-
TIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS.—Any person who 
intentionally threatens to commit an offense 
under paragraph (2) for the purpose of intimi-
dation, coercion, extortion, or to create mental 
distress shall be punished as provided in para-
graph (4). 
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‘‘(B) THREATS INVOLVING DIGITAL FOR-
GERIES.— 
‘‘(i) THREATS INVOLVING ADULTS.— 
Any person who intentionally threatens to 
commit an offense under paragraph (3)(A) 
for the purpose of intimidation, coercion, 
extortion, or to create mental distress shall 
be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, imprisoned not more than 18 
months, or both. 
‘‘(ii) THREATS INVOLVING MINORS.— 
Any person who intentionally threatens to 
commit an offense under paragraph (3)(B) 
for the purpose of intimidation, coercion, 
extortion, or to create mental distress shall 
be fined under title 18, United States 
Code, imprisoned not more than 30 
months, or both. 
‘‘(7) FORFEITURE.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The court, in impos-
ing a sentence on any person convicted of a vio-
lation of paragraph (2) or (3), shall order, in 
addition to any other sentence imposed and ir-
respective of any provision of State law, that 
the person forfeit to the United States— 
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‘‘(i) any material distributed in viola-
tion of that paragraph; 
‘‘(ii) the person’s interest in property, 
real or personal, constituting or derived 
from any gross proceeds of the violation, or 
any property traceable to such property, 
obtained or retained directly or indirectly 
as a result of the violation; and 
‘‘(iii) any personal property of the 
person used, or intended to be used, in any 
manner or part, to commit or to facilitate 
the commission of the violation. 
‘‘(B) PROCEDURES.—Section 413 of the 
Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 853), 
with the exception of subsections (a) and (d), 
shall apply to the criminal forfeiture of property 
under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(8) RESTITUTION.—The court shall order res-
titution for an offense under paragraph (2) or (3) in 
the same manner as under section 2264 of title 18, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(9) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in 
this subsection shall be construed to limit the appli-
cation of any other relevant law, including section 
2252 of title 18, United States Code.’’. 
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(b) DEFENSES.—Section 223(e)(1) of the Commu-
nications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223(e)(1)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘, (d), or (h)’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENT.— 
Subsection (i) of section 223 of the Communications Act 
of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223), as so redesignated by subsection 
(a), is amended by inserting ‘‘DEFINITIONS.—’’ before 
‘‘For purposes of this section’’. 
SEC. 1003. NOTICE AND REMOVAL OF NONCONSENSUAL IN-
TIMATE VISUAL DEPICTIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) NOTICE AND REMOVAL PROCESS.— 
(A) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 1 
year after the date of enactment of this Act, a 
covered platform shall establish a process 
whereby an identifiable individual (or an au-
thorized person acting on behalf of such indi-
vidual) may— 
(i) notify the covered platform of an 
intimate visual depiction published on the 
covered platform that— 
(I) includes a depiction of the 
identifiable individual; and 
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(II) was published without the 
consent of the identifiable individual; 
and 
(ii) submit a request for the covered 
platform to remove such intimate visual 
depiction. 
(B) REQUIREMENTS.—A notification and 
request for removal of an intimate visual depic-
tion submitted under the process established 
under subparagraph (A) shall include, in writ-
ing— 
(i) a physical or electronic signature 
of the identifiable individual (or an author-
ized person acting on behalf of such indi-
vidual); 
(ii) an identification of, and informa-
tion reasonably sufficient for the covered 
platform to locate, the intimate visual de-
piction of the identifiable individual; 
(iii) a brief statement that the identi-
fiable individual has a good faith belief 
that any intimate visual depiction identi-
fied under clause (ii) is not consensual, in-
cluding any relevant information for the 
covered platform to determine the intimate 
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visual depiction was published without the 
consent of the identifiable individual; and 
(iv) information sufficient to enable 
the covered platform to contact the identi-
fiable individual (or an authorized person 
acting on behalf of such individual). 
(2) NOTICE OF PROCESS.—A covered platform 
shall provide on the platform a clear and con-
spicuous notice, which may be provided through a 
clear and conspicuous link to another web page or 
disclosure, of the notice and removal process estab-
lished under paragraph (1)(A) that— 
(A) is easy to read and in plain language; 
and 
(B) provides information regarding the re-
sponsibilities of the covered platform under this 
section, including a description of how an indi-
vidual can submit a notification and request for 
removal. 
(3) REMOVAL OF NONCONSENSUAL INTIMATE 
VISUAL
DEPICTIONS.—Upon receiving a valid re-
moval request from an identifiable individual (or an 
authorized person acting on behalf of such indi-
vidual) using the process described in paragraph 
(1)(A)(ii), a covered platform shall, as soon as pos-
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sible, but not later than 48 hours after receiving 
such request— 
(A) remove the intimate visual depiction; 
and 
(B) make reasonable efforts to identify and 
remove any known identical copies of such de-
piction. 
(4) LIMITATION ON LIABILITY.—A covered plat-
form shall not be liable for any claim based on the 
covered platform’s good faith disabling of access to, 
or removal of, material claimed to be a nonconsen-
sual intimate visual depiction based on facts or cir-
cumstances from which the unlawful publishing of 
an intimate visual depiction is apparent, regardless 
of whether the intimate visual depiction is ultimately 
determined to be unlawful or not. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT BY THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) UNFAIR
OR
DECEPTIVE
ACTS
OR
PRAC-
TICES.—A failure to reasonably comply with the no-
tice and takedown obligations under subsection (a) 
shall be treated as a violation of a rule defining an 
unfair or a deceptive act or practice under section 
18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(2) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (D), the Commission shall en-
force this section in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, 
powers, and duties as though all applicable 
terms and provisions of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were in-
corporated into and made a part of this section. 
(B) PRIVILEGES
AND
IMMUNITIES.—Any 
person who violates this section shall be subject 
to the penalties and entitled to the privileges 
and immunities provided in the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(C) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in 
this title shall be construed to limit the author-
ity of the Federal Trade Commission under any 
other provision of law. 
(D) SCOPE
OF
JURISDICTION.—Notwith-
standing sections 4, 5(a)(2), or 6 of the Federal 
Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 44, 45(a)(2), 
46), or any jurisdictional limitation of the Com-
mission, the Commission shall also enforce this 
section in the same manner provided in sub-
paragraph (A), with respect to organizations 
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that are not organized to carry on business for 
their own profit or that of their members. 
SEC. 1004. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(2) CONSENT; DIGITAL
FORGERY; IDENTIFI-
ABLE INDIVIDUAL; INTIMATE VISUAL DEPICTION.— 
The terms ‘‘consent’’, ‘‘digital forgery’’, ‘‘identifiable 
individual’’, 
‘‘intimate 
visual 
depiction’’, 
and 
‘‘minor’’ have the meaning given such terms in sec-
tion 223(h) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 223), as added by section 1002. 
(3) COVERED PLATFORM.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The term ‘‘covered 
platform’’ means a website, online service, on-
line application, or mobile application— 
(i) that serves the public; and 
(ii)(I) that primarily provides a forum 
for user-generated content, including mes-
sages, videos, images, games, and audio 
files; or 
(II) for which it is in the regular 
course of trade or business of the website, 
online service, online application, or mobile 
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application to publish, curate, host, or 
make available content of nonconsensual 
intimate visual depictions. 
(B) EXCLUSIONS.—The term ‘‘covered 
platform’’ shall not include the following: 
(i) A provider of broadband internet 
access service (as described in section 
8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regula-
tions, or successor regulation). 
(ii) Electronic mail. 
(iii) Except as provided in subpara-
graph (A)(ii)(II), an online service, appli-
cation, or website— 
(I) that consists primarily of con-
tent that is not user generated but is 
preselected by the provider of such on-
line service, application, or website; 
and 
(II) for which any chat, com-
ment, or interactive functionality is 
incidental to, directly related to, or 
dependent on the provision of the con-
tent described in subclause (I). 
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SEC. 1005. SEVERABILITY. 
If any provision of this title, or an amendment made 
by this title, is determined to be unenforceable or invalid, 
the remaining provisions of this title and the amendments 
made by this title shall not be affected. 
TITLE X—RURAL BROADBAND 
PROTECTION ACT OF 2024 
SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Rural Broadband Pro-
tection Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 1102. VETTING PROCESS FOR PROSPECTIVE HIGH- 
COST 
UNIVERSAL 
SERVICE 
FUND 
APPLI-
CANTS. 
Section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 254) is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(m) VETTING OF HIGH-COST FUND RECIPIENTS.— 
‘‘(1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘covered funding’ means any 
new offer of high-cost universal service program 
funding, including funding provided through a 
reverse competitive bidding mechanism provided 
under this section, for the deployment of a 
broadband-capable network and the provision of 
supported services over the network; and 
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‘‘(B) the term ‘new covered funding award’ 
means an award of covered funding that is 
made based on an application submitted to the 
Commission on or after the date on which rules 
are promulgated under paragraph (2). 
‘‘(2) COMMISSION
RULEMAKING.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
subsection, the Commission shall initiate a rule-
making proceeding to establish a vetting process for 
applicants for, and other recipients of, a new covered 
funding award. 
‘‘(3) CONTENTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—In promulgating rules 
under paragraph (2), the Commission shall pro-
vide that, consistent with principles of tech-
nology neutrality, the Commission will only 
award covered funding to applicants that can 
demonstrate that they meet the qualifications in 
subparagraph (B). 
‘‘(B) QUALIFICATIONS
DESCRIBED.—An 
applicant for a new covered funding award shall 
include in the initial application a proposal con-
taining sufficient detail and documentation for 
the Commission to ascertain that the applicant 
possesses the technical, financial, and oper-
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ational capabilities, and has a reasonable busi-
ness plan, to deploy the proposed network and 
deliver services with the relevant performance 
characteristics and requirements defined by the 
Commission and as pledged by the applicant. 
‘‘(C) EVALUATION
OF
PROPOSAL.—The 
Commission shall evaluate a proposal described 
in subparagraph (B) against— 
‘‘(i) reasonable and well-established 
technical, financial, and operational stand-
ards, including the technical standards 
adopted by the Commission in orders of 
the Commission relating to Establishing 
the Digital Opportunity Data Collection 
(WC Docket No. 19–195) (or orders of the 
Commission relating to modernizing any 
successor collection) for purposes of enti-
ties that must report broadband avail-
ability coverage; and 
‘‘(ii) the applicant’s history of com-
plying with requirements in Commission 
and other government broadband deploy-
ment funding programs. 
‘‘(D) PENALTIES FOR PRE-AUTHORIZATION 
DEFAULTS.—In adopting rules for any new cov-
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ered funding award, the Commission shall set a 
penalty for pre-authorization defaults of at least 
$9,000 per violation and may not limit the base 
forfeiture to an amount less than 30 percent of 
the applicant’s total support, unless the Com-
mission demonstrates the need for lower pen-
alties in a particular instance.’’. 
TITLE XI—AMERICAN MUSIC 
TOURISM 
SEC. 1201. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘American Music Tour-
ism Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 1202. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ASSISTANT SEC-
RETARY OF COMMERCE FOR TRAVEL AND 
TOURISM. 
(a) DOMESTIC
TRAVEL
AND
TOURISM.—Section 
605(b) of the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(b)) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and 
inserting a semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) identify locations and events in the United 
States that are important to music tourism and fa-
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cilitate and promote domestic travel and tourism to 
those locations and events.’’. 
(b) FACILITATION
OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 
AND LEISURE TRAVEL.—Section 605 of the Visit America 
Act (15 U.S.C. 9803) is amended by striking subsection 
(d) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) FACILITATION OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS 
AND LEISURE TRAVEL.—The Assistant Secretary, in co-
ordination with relevant Federal agencies, shall strive to 
increase and facilitate international business and leisure 
travel to the United States and ensure competitiveness 
by— 
‘‘(1) facilitating large meetings, incentives, con-
ferences, and exhibitions in the United States; 
‘‘(2) emphasizing rural and other destinations 
in the United States that are rich in cultural herit-
age or ecological tourism, among other uniquely 
American destinations, as locations for hosting inter-
national meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhi-
bitions; 
‘‘(3) facilitating and promoting international 
travel and tourism to sports and recreation events 
and activities in the United States; and 
‘‘(4) identifying locations and events in the 
United States that are important to music tourism 
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and facilitating and promoting international travel 
and tourism to those locations and events.’’. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.—Section 605(f) of 
the Visit America Act (15 U.S.C. 9803(f)) is amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) REPORT ON GOALS RELATING TO DOMES-
TIC AND INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL.—Not later than 
1 year after the date of enactment of the American 
Music Tourism Act of 2024, and every 2 years 
thereafter, the Assistant Secretary shall submit to 
the Subcommittee on Tourism, Trade, and Export 
Promotion of the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate and the Sub-
committee on Innovation, Data, and Commerce of 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives a report of activities, find-
ings, achievements, and vulnerabilities relating to 
the goals described in subsections (a) through (d).’’. 
(d) DEFINITION.—Section 600 of title VI of division 
BB of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (15 
U.S.C. 9801) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and adjust-
ing the margins accordingly; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘In this title, the term ‘COVID- 
19 public health emergency’—’’ and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘In this title: 
‘‘(1) 
COVID-19
PUBLIC
HEALTH
EMER-
GENCY.—The term ‘COVID-19 public health emer-
gency’—’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(2) MUSIC TOURISM.—The term ‘music tour-
ism’ means— 
‘‘(A) the act of traveling to a State or lo-
cality to visit historic or modern day music-re-
lated attractions, including museums, studios, 
venues of all sizes, and other sites related to 
music; or 
‘‘(B) the act of traveling to a State or lo-
cality to attend a music festival, a concert, or 
other live musical performance or music-related 
special event.’’. 
TITLE 
XII—INFORMING 
CON-
SUMERS ABOUT SMART DE-
VICES 
SEC. 1301. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Informing Consumers 
about Smart Devices Act’’. 
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SEC. 1302. REQUIRED DISCLOSURE OF A CAMERA OR RE-
CORDING CAPABILITY IN CERTAIN INTER-
NET-CONNECTED DEVICES. 
Each manufacturer of a covered device shall disclose, 
clearly and conspicuously and prior to purchase, whether 
the covered device manufactured by the manufacturer con-
tains a camera or microphone as a component of the cov-
ered device. 
SEC. 1303. ENFORCEMENT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COM-
MISSION. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRACTICES.— 
A violation of section 1302 shall be treated as a violation 
of a rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice 
prescribed under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) ACTIONS BY THE COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Federal Trade Commis-
sion (in this title referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’) 
shall enforce this title in the same manner, by the 
same means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, 
and duties as though all applicable terms and provi-
sions of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into and made 
a part of this title. 
(2) PENALTIES AND PRIVILEGES.—Any person 
who violates this title or a regulation promulgated 
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under this title shall be subject to the penalties and 
entitled to the privileges and immunities provided in 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
seq.). 
(3) SAVINGS
CLAUSE.—Nothing in this title 
shall be construed to limit the authority of the Com-
mission under any other provision of law. 
(c) COMMISSION GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of enactment of this title, the Commis-
sion, through outreach to relevant private entities, shall 
issue guidance to assist manufacturers in complying with 
the requirements of this title, including guidance about 
best practices for making the disclosure required by sec-
tion 1302 as clear and conspicuous and age appropriate 
as practicable and about best practices for the use of a 
pictorial (as defined in section 2(a) of the Consumer Re-
view Fairness Act of 2016 (15 U.S.C. 45b(a))) visual rep-
resentation of the information to be disclosed. 
(d) TAILORED GUIDANCE.—A manufacturer of a cov-
ered device may petition the Commission for tailored guid-
ance as to how to meet the requirements of section 1302 
consistent with existing rules of practice or any successor 
rules. 
(e) LIMITATION
ON COMMISSION GUIDANCE.—No 
guidance issued by the Commission with respect to this 
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title shall confer any rights on any person, State, or local-
ity, nor shall operate to bind the Commission or any per-
son to the approach recommended in such guidance. In 
any enforcement action brought pursuant to this title, the 
Commission shall allege a specific violation of a provision 
of this title. The Commission may not base an enforce-
ment action on, or execute a consent order based on, prac-
tices that are alleged to be inconsistent with any such 
guidelines, unless the practices allegedly violate section 
1302. 
SEC. 1304. DEFINITION OF COVERED DEVICE. 
As used in this title, the term ‘‘covered device’’— 
(1) means a consumer product, as defined by 
section 3(a) of the Consumer Product Safety Act 
(15 U.S.C. 2052(a)) that is capable of connecting to 
the internet, a component of which is a camera or 
microphone; and 
(2) does not include— 
(A) a telephone (including a mobile phone), 
a laptop, tablet, or any device that a consumer 
would reasonably expect to have a microphone 
or camera; 
(B) any device that is specifically marketed 
as a camera, telecommunications device, or 
microphone; or 
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(C) any device or apparatus described in 
sections 255, 716, and 718, and subsections 
(aa) and (bb) of section 303 of the Communica-
tions Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 255; 617; 619; 
and 303(aa) and (bb)), and any regulations 
promulgated thereunder. 
SEC. 1305. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
This title shall apply to all covered devices manufac-
tured after the date that is 180 days after the date on 
which guidance is issued by the Commission under section 
1303(c), and shall not apply to covered devices manufac-
tured or sold before such date, or otherwise introduced 
into interstate commerce before such date. 
TITLE 
XIII—SECURING 
SEMI-
CONDUCTOR SUPPLY CHAINS 
ACT OF 2024 
SEC. 1401. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Securing Semicon-
ductor Supply Chains Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 1402. SELECTUSA DEFINED. 
In this title, the term ‘‘SelectUSA’’ means the 
SelectUSA program of the Department of Commerce es-
tablished by Executive Order 13577 (76 Fed. Reg. 
35,715). 
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SEC. 1403. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) Semiconductors underpin the United States 
and global economies, including manufacturing sec-
tors. Semiconductors are also essential to the na-
tional security of the United States. 
(2) A shortage of semiconductors, brought 
about by the COVID–19 pandemic and other com-
plex factors impacting the overall supply chain, has 
threatened the economic recovery of the United 
States and industries that employ millions of United 
States citizens. 
(3) Addressing current challenges and building 
resilience against future risks requires ensuring a se-
cure and stable supply chain for semiconductors that 
will support the economic and national security 
needs of the United States and its allies. 
(4) The supply chain for semiconductors is 
complex and global. While the United States plays 
a leading role in certain segments of the semicon-
ductor industry, securing the supply chain requires 
onshoring, reshoring, or diversifying vulnerable seg-
ments, such as for— 
(A) fabrication; 
(B) advanced packaging; and 
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(C) materials and equipment used to man-
ufacture semiconductor products. 
(5) The Federal Government can leverage for-
eign direct investment and private dollars to grow 
the domestic manufacturing and production capacity 
of the United States for vulnerable segments of the 
semiconductor supply chain. 
(6) The SelectUSA program of the Department 
of Commerce, in coordination with other Federal 
agencies and State-level economic development orga-
nizations, is positioned to boost foreign direct invest-
ment in domestic manufacturing and to help secure 
the semiconductor supply chain of the United States. 
SEC. 1404. COORDINATION WITH STATE-LEVEL ECONOMIC 
DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATIONS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Executive Director of SelectUSA 
shall solicit comments from State-level economic develop-
ment organizations— 
(1) to review— 
(A) what efforts the Federal Government 
can take to support increased foreign direct in-
vestment in any segment of semiconductor-re-
lated production; 
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(B) what barriers to such investment may 
exist and how to amplify State efforts to attract 
such investment; 
(C) public opportunities those organiza-
tions have identified to attract foreign direct in-
vestment to help increase investment described 
in subparagraph (A); and 
(D) resource gaps or other challenges that 
prevent those organizations from increasing 
such investment; and 
(2) to develop recommendations for— 
(A) how SelectUSA can increase such in-
vestment independently or through partnership 
with those organizations; and 
(B) working with countries that are allies 
or partners of the United States to ensure that 
foreign adversaries (as defined in section 
8(c)(2) of the Secure and Trusted Communica-
tions Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
1607(c)(2))) do not benefit from United States 
efforts to increase such investment. 
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SEC. 1405. REPORT ON INCREASING FOREIGN DIRECT IN-
VESTMENT 
IN 
SEMICONDUCTOR-RELATED 
MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTION. 
Not later than 2 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Executive Director of SelectUSA, 
in coordination with the Federal Interagency Investment 
Working Group established by Executive Order 13577 (76 
Fed. Reg. 35,715; relating to establishment of the 
SelectUSA Initiative), shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives a report that includes— 
(1) a review of the comments SelectUSA re-
ceived from State-level economic development organi-
zations under section 4; 
(2) a description of activities SelectUSA is en-
gaged in to increase foreign direct investment in 
semiconductor-related manufacturing and produc-
tion; and 
(3) an assessment of strategies SelectUSA may 
implement to achieve an increase in such investment 
and to help secure the United States supply chain 
for semiconductors, including by— 
(A) working with other relevant Federal 
agencies; and 
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(B) working with State-level economic de-
velopment organizations and implementing any 
strategies or recommendations SelectUSA re-
ceived from those organizations. 
SEC. 1406. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for the purpose of carrying out this title. The Ex-
ecutive Director of SelectUSA shall carry out this title 
using amounts otherwise available to the Executive Direc-
tor for such purposes. 
TITLE XIV—HOTEL FEES 
TRANSPARENCY ACT 
SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Hotel Fees Trans-
parency Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 1602. PROHIBITION ON UNFAIR AND DECEPTIVE AD-
VERTISING OF HOTEL ROOMS AND OTHER 
SHORT-TERM RENTAL PRICES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—It shall be unlawful for a 
covered entity to display, advertise, market, or offer 
in interstate commerce, including through direct of-
ferings, third-party distribution, or metasearch refer-
rals, a price for covered services that does not clear-
ly, conspicuously, and prominently— 
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(A) display the total services price, if a 
price is displayed, in any advertisement, mar-
keting, or price list wherever the covered serv-
ices are displayed, advertised, marketed, or of-
fered for sale; 
(B) disclose to any individual who seeks to 
purchase covered services the total services 
price at the time the covered services are first 
displayed to the individual and anytime there-
after throughout the covered services pur-
chasing process; and 
(C) disclose, prior to the final purchase, 
any tax, fee, or assessment imposed by any gov-
ernment entity, quasi-government entity, or 
government-created special district or program 
on the sale of covered services. 
(2) INDIVIDUAL COMPONENTS.—Provided that 
such displays are less prominent than the total serv-
ice price required in paragraph (1), nothing in this 
Act shall be construed to prohibit the display of— 
(A) individual components of the total 
price; or 
(B) details of other items not required by 
paragraph (1). 
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(3) INDEMNIFICATION
PROVISIONS.—Nothing 
in this section shall be construed to prohibit any cov-
ered entity from entering into a contract with any 
other covered entity that contains an indemnification 
provision with respect to price or fee information 
disclosed, exchanged, or shared between the covered 
entities that are parties to the contract. 
(b) ENFORCEMENT.— 
(1) ENFORCEMENT BY THE COMMISSION.— 
(A) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACTS OR PRAC-
TICES.—A violation of subsection (a) shall be 
treated as a violation of a rule defining an un-
fair or deceptive act or practice prescribed 
under section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(B) POWERS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—The Commission 
shall enforce this section in the same man-
ner, by the same means, and with the 
same jurisdiction, powers, and duties as 
though all applicable terms and provisions 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.) were incorporated into 
and made a part of this Act. 
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(ii) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.— 
Any person who violates this section shall 
be subject to the penalties and entitled to 
the privileges and immunities provided in 
the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(iii) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Noth-
ing in this section shall be construed to 
limit the authority of the Commission 
under any other provision of law. 
(2) ENFORCEMENT BY STATES.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—If the attorney general 
of a State has reason to believe that an interest 
of the residents of the State has been or is 
being threatened or adversely affected by a 
practice that violates subsection (a), the attor-
ney general of the State may, as parens patriae, 
bring a civil action on behalf of the residents of 
the State in an appropriate district court of the 
United States to obtain appropriate relief. 
(B) RIGHTS OF THE COMMISSION.— 
(i) NOTICE TO THE COMMISSION.— 
(I) IN GENERAL.—Except as pro-
vided in subclause (III), the attorney 
general of a State, before initiating a 
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civil action under subparagraph (A) 
shall notify the Commission in writing 
that the attorney general intends to 
bring such civil action. 
(II) CONTENTS.—The notifica-
tion required by subclause (I) shall in-
clude a copy of the complaint to be 
filed to initiate the civil action. 
(III) EXCEPTION.—If it is not 
feasible for the attorney general of a 
State to provide the notification re-
quired by subclause (I) before initi-
ating a civil action under subpara-
graph (A), the attorney general shall 
notify the Commission immediately 
upon instituting the civil action. 
(ii) INTERVENTION BY THE COMMIS-
SION.—The Commission may— 
(I) intervene in any civil action 
brought by the attorney general of a 
State under subparagraph (A); and 
(II) upon intervening— 
(aa) be heard on all matters 
arising in the civil action; and 
(bb) file petitions for appeal. 
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(C) INVESTIGATORY POWERS.—Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed to prevent the 
attorney general of a State from exercising the 
powers conferred on the attorney general by the 
laws of the State to conduct investigations, to 
administer oaths or affirmations, or to compel 
the attendance of witnesses or the production of 
documentary or other evidence. 
(D) ACTION BY THE COMMISSION.—When-
ever a civil action has been instituted by or on 
behalf of the Commission for violation of sub-
section (a), no attorney general of a State may, 
during the pendency of that action, institute an 
action under subparagraph (A) against any de-
fendant named in the complaint in that action 
for a violation of subsection (a) alleged in such 
complaint. 
(E) VENUE; SERVICE OF PROCESS.— 
(i) 
VENUE.—Any 
action 
brought 
under subparagraph (A) may be brought 
in— 
(I) the district court of the 
United States that meets applicable 
requirements relating to venue under 
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section 1391 of title 28, United States 
Code; or 
(II) another court of competent 
jurisdiction. 
(ii) SERVICE OF PROCESS.—In an ac-
tion brought under subparagraph (A), 
process may be served in any district in 
which— 
(I) the defendant is an inhab-
itant, may be found, or transacts 
business; or 
(II) venue is proper under section 
1391 of title 28, United States Code. 
(F) ACTIONS
BY
OTHER
STATE
OFFI-
CIALS.— 
(i) IN GENERAL.—In addition to civil 
actions brought by an attorney general 
under subparagraph (A), any other officer 
of a State who is authorized by the State 
to do so may bring a civil action under 
subparagraph (A), subject to the same re-
quirements and limitations that apply 
under this paragraph to civil actions 
brought by attorneys general. 
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(ii) SAVINGS PROVISION.—Nothing in 
this paragraph may be construed to pro-
hibit an authorized official of a State from 
initiating or continuing any proceeding in 
a court of the State for a violation of any 
civil or criminal law of the State. 
(3) AFFIRMATIVE
DEFENSE.—In any action 
pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2), an intermediary 
or third-party online seller may assert an affirmative 
defense if such intermediary or third-party online 
seller— 
(A) established procedures to receive up-to- 
date price information from hotels or short- 
term rentals, or agents acting on behalf of a 
hotel or short-term rental; 
(B) relied in good faith on information 
provided to the intermediary or third-party on-
line seller by a hotel or short-term rental, or 
agent acting on behalf of such hotel or short- 
term rental, and such information was inac-
curate at the time it was provided to the inter-
mediary or third-party online seller; and 
(C) took prompt action to remove or cor-
rect any false or inaccurate information about 
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the total services price after receiving notice 
that such information was false or inaccurate. 
(c) PREEMPTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A State, or political subdivi-
sion of a State, may not maintain, enforce, pre-
scribe, or continue in effect any law, rule, regulation, 
requirement, standard, or other provision having the 
force and effect of law of the State, or political sub-
division of the State, that prohibits a covered entity 
from advertising, displaying, marketing, or otherwise 
offering, or otherwise affects the manner in which a 
covered entity may advertise, display, market, or 
otherwise offer, for sale in interstate commerce, in-
cluding through a direct offering, third-party dis-
tribution, or metasearch referral, a price of a res-
ervation for a covered service, and that requires fee 
disclosure, unless the law requires the total services 
price to include each service fee, as defined in sub-
section (d)(8), and in accordance with subsection 
(a)(1). 
(2) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—This section 
may not be construed to— 
(A) preempt any law of a State or political 
subdivision of a State relating to contracts or 
torts; or 
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(B) preempt any law of a State or political 
subdivision of a State to the extent that such 
law relates to an act of fraud, unauthorized ac-
cess to personal information, or notification of 
unauthorized access to personal information. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) BASE SERVICES PRICE.—The term ‘‘base 
services price’’ — 
(A) means, with respect to the covered 
services provided by a hotel or short-term rent-
al, the price in order to obtain the covered serv-
ices of the hotel or short-term rental; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any service fee; 
(ii) any taxes or fees imposed by a 
government or quasi-government entity; 
(iii) assessment fees of a government- 
created special district or program; or 
(iv) any charges or fees for an op-
tional product or service associated with 
the covered services that may be selected 
by a purchaser of covered services. 
(2) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
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(3) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘‘covered en-
tity’’ means a person, partnership, or corporation 
with respect to whom the Commission has jurisdic-
tion under section 5(a)(2) of the Federal Trade 
Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45(a)(2)), including— 
(A) a hotel or short-term rental; 
(B) a third-party online seller; or 
(C) an intermediary. 
(4) COVERED
SERVICES.—The term ‘‘covered 
services’’— 
(A) means the temporary provision of a 
room, building, or other lodging facility; and 
(B) does not include the provision of a 
meeting room, banquet services, or catering 
services. 
(5) HOTEL.—The term ‘‘hotel’’ means an es-
tablishment that is— 
(A) primarily engaged in providing a cov-
ered service to the general public; and 
(B) promoted, advertised, or marketed in 
interstate commerce or for which such estab-
lishment’s services are sold in interstate com-
merce. 
(6) INTERMEDIARY.—The term ‘‘intermediary’’ 
means an entity that operates either as a business- 
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to-business platform, consumer-facing platform, or 
both, that displays, including through direct offer-
ings, third-party distribution, or metasearch referral, 
a price for covered services or price comparison tools 
for consumers seeking covered services. 
(7) OPTIONAL
PRODUCT
OR
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘optional product or service’’ means a product 
or service that an individual does not need to pur-
chase to use or obtain covered services 
(8) SERVICE FEE.—The term ‘‘service fee’’— 
(A) means a charge imposed by a covered 
entity that must be paid in order to obtain cov-
ered services; and 
(B) does not include— 
(i) any taxes or fees imposed by a 
government or quasi-government entity; 
(ii) any assessment fees of a govern-
ment-created special district or program; 
or 
(iii) any charges or fees for an op-
tional product or service associated with 
the covered services that may be selected 
by a purchaser of covered services. 
(9) SHORT-TERM RENTAL.—The term ‘‘short- 
term rental’’ means a property, including a single- 
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family dwelling or a unit in a condominium, coopera-
tive, or time-share, that provides covered services 
(either with respect to the entire property or a part 
of the property) to the general public— 
(A) in exchange for a fee; 
(B) for periods shorter than 30 consecutive 
days; and 
(C) is promoted, advertised, or marketed in 
interstate commerce or for which such prop-
erty’s services are sold in interstate commerce. 
(10) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means each of 
the 50 States, the District of Columbia, and any ter-
ritory or possession of the United States. 
(11) THIRD-PARTY ONLINE SELLER.—The term 
‘‘third-party online seller’’ means any person other 
than a hotel or short-term rental that sells covered 
services or offers for sale covered services with re-
spect to a hotel or short-term rental in a transaction 
facilitated on the internet. 
(12) TOTAL SERVICES PRICE.—The term ‘‘total 
services’’— 
(A) means, with respect to covered serv-
ices, the total cost of the covered services, in-
cluding the base services price and any service 
fees; and 
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(B) does not include— 
(i) any taxes or fees imposed by a 
government or quasi-government entity; 
(ii) any assessment fees of a govern-
ment-created special district or program; 
or 
(iii) any charges or fees for an op-
tional product or service associated with 
the covered services that may be selected 
by a purchaser of covered services. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The prohibition under sub-
section (a) shall take effect 450 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act and shall apply to advertise-
ments, displays, marketing, and offers of covered services 
of a covered entity made on or after such date. 
TITLE 
XV—TRANSPARENCY 
IN 
CHARGES FOR KEY EVENTS 
TICKETING 
SEC. 1701. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Transparency In 
Charges for Key Events Ticketing Act’’ or the ‘‘TICKET 
Act’’. 
SEC. 1702. ALL INCLUSIVE TICKET PRICE DISCLOSURE. 
Beginning 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, it shall be unlawful for a ticket issuer, sec-
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ondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket 
exchange to offer for sale an event ticket unless the ticket 
issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary mar-
ket ticket exchange— 
(1) clearly and conspicuously displays the total 
event ticket price, if a price is displayed, in any ad-
vertisement, marketing, or price list wherever the 
ticket is offered for sale; 
(2) clearly and conspicuously discloses to any 
individual who seeks to purchase an event ticket the 
total event ticket price at the time the ticket is first 
displayed to the individual and anytime thereafter 
throughout the ticket purchasing process; and 
(3) provides an itemized list of the base event 
ticket price and each event ticket fee prior to the 
completion of the ticket purchasing process. 
SEC. 1703. SPECULATIVE TICKETING BAN. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Beginning 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, a ticket issuer, sec-
ondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket 
exchange that does not have actual or constructive posses-
sion of an event ticket shall not sell, offer for sale, or ad-
vertise for sale such event ticket. 
(b) SERVICES PERMITTED.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), a secondary market ticket issuer or secondary 
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market ticket exchange may sell, offer for sale, or adver-
tise for sale a service to an individual to obtain an event 
ticket on behalf of such individual if the secondary market 
ticket issuer or secondary market ticket exchange complies 
with the following: 
(1) Does not market or list the service as an 
event ticket. 
(2) Maintains a clear, distinct, and easily dis-
cernible separation between the service and event 
tickets that persists throughout the entire service se-
lection and purchasing process. 
(3) Clearly and conspicuously discloses before 
selection of the service that the service is not an 
event ticket and that the purchase of the service 
does not guarantee an event ticket. 
SEC. 1704. DISCLOSURES. 
A ticket issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or 
secondary market ticket exchange— 
(1) if offering an event ticket for resale, shall 
provide a clear and conspicuous statement, before a 
consumer purchases the event ticket from the ticket 
issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary 
market ticket exchange, that the issuer or exchange 
is engaged in the secondary sale of event tickets; and 
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(2) shall not state that the ticket issuer, sec-
ondary market ticket issuer, or secondary market 
ticket exchange is affiliated with or endorsed by a 
venue, team, or artist, as applicable, including by 
using words like ‘‘official’’ in promotional materials, 
social media promotions, or paid advertising, unless 
a partnership agreement has been executed or the 
issuer or exchange has the express written consent 
of the venue, team, or artist, as applicable. 
SEC. 1705. REFUND REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) CANCELLATION.—Beginning 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, if an event is canceled 
or postponed (except for a case in which an event is can-
celed or postponed due to a cause beyond the reasonable 
control of the issuer, including a natural disaster, civil dis-
turbance, or otherwise unforeseeable impediment), a ticket 
issuer, secondary market ticket issuer, or secondary mar-
ket ticket exchange shall provide the purchaser of an event 
ticket from the issuer or exchange for the canceled or post-
poned event, at a minimum— 
(1) if the event is cancelled, a full refund for 
the total event ticket price; 
(2) subject to availability, if the event is post-
poned for not more than 6 months and the original 
event ticket is no longer valid for entry to the re-
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scheduled event, a replacement event ticket for the 
rescheduled event in the same or a comparable loca-
tion once the event has been rescheduled; or 
(3) if the event is postponed for more than 6 
months, at the option of the purchaser— 
(A) a full refund for the total event ticket 
price; or 
(B) if the original event ticket is no longer 
valid for entry to the rescheduled event, a re-
placement event ticket for the rescheduled event 
in the same or a comparable location once the 
event has been rescheduled. 
(b) DISCLOSURE OF GUARANTEE AND REFUND POL-
ICY REQUIRED.—Beginning 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, a ticket issuer, secondary market 
ticket issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange shall 
disclose clearly and conspicuously to a purchaser before 
the completion of an event ticket sale the guarantee or 
refund policy of such ticket issuer, secondary market tick-
et issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange, including 
under what circumstances any refund issued will include 
a refund of any event ticket fee. 
(c) DISCLOSURE OF HOW TO OBTAIN A REFUND RE-
QUIRED.—Beginning 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket 
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issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange shall provide 
a clear and conspicuous explanation of how to obtain a 
refund of the total event ticket price. 
SEC. 1706. REPORT BY THE FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION 
ON BOTS ACT OF 2016 ENFORCEMENT. 
Not later than 6 months after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Commission shall submit to Congress 
a report on enforcement of the Better Online Ticket Sales 
Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–274; 15 U.S.C. 45c), includ-
ing any enforcement action taken, challenges with enforce-
ment and coordination with State Attorneys General, and 
recommendations on how to improve enforcement and in-
dustry compliance. 
SEC. 1707. ENFORCEMENT. 
(a) UNFAIR OR DECEPTIVE ACT OR PRACTICE.—A 
violation of this title shall be treated as a violation of a 
rule defining an unfair or deceptive act or practice under 
section 18(a)(1)(B) of the Federal Trade Commission Act 
(15 U.S.C. 57a(a)(1)(B)). 
(b) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall en-
force this title in the same manner, by the same 
means, and with the same jurisdiction, powers, and 
duties as though all applicable terms and provisions 
of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
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et seq.) were incorporated into and made a part of 
this title. 
(2) PRIVILEGES AND IMMUNITIES.—Any person 
who violates this title shall be subject to the pen-
alties and entitled to the privileges and immunities 
provided in the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
U.S.C. 41 et seq.). 
(3) AUTHORITY PRESERVED.—Nothing in this 
title shall be construed to limit the authority of the 
Commission under any other provision of law. 
SEC. 1708. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) ARTIST.—The term ‘‘artist’’ means any per-
former, musician, comedian, producer, ensemble or 
production entity of a theatrical production, sports 
team owner, or similar person. 
(2) BASE
EVENT
TICKET
PRICE.—The term 
‘‘base event ticket price’’ means, with respect to an 
event ticket, the price of the event ticket excluding 
the cost of any event ticket fees. 
(3) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Trade Commission. 
(4) EVENT.—The term ‘‘event’’ means any live 
concert, theatrical performance, sporting event, 
show, or similarly scheduled live activity, that is— 
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(A) taking place in a venue with a seating 
or attendance capacity exceeding 200 persons; 
(B) open to the general public; and 
(C) promoted, advertised, or marketed in 
interstate commerce, or for which event tickets 
are generally sold or distributed in interstate 
commerce. 
(5) EVENT
TICKET; 
TICKET
ISSUER.—The 
terms ‘‘event ticket’’ and ‘‘ticket issuer’’ have the 
meaning given those terms in the Better Online 
Ticket Sales Act of 2016 (Public Law 114–274). 
(6) EVENT
TICKET
FEE.—The term ‘‘event 
ticket fee’’— 
(A) means a charge for an event ticket 
that must be paid in addition to the base event 
ticket price in order to obtain an event ticket 
from a ticket issuer, secondary market ticket 
issuer, or secondary market ticket exchange, in-
cluding any service fee, charge and order proc-
essing fee, delivery fee, facility charge fee, tax, 
and any other charge; and 
(B) does not include any charge or fee for 
an optional product or service associated with 
the event that may be selected by a purchaser 
of an event ticket. 
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(7) OPTIONAL
PRODUCT
OR
SERVICE.—The 
term ‘‘optional product or service’’ means a product 
or service that an individual does not need to pur-
chase to use or take possession of an event ticket. 
(8) RESALE; SECONDARY
SALE.—The terms 
‘‘resale’’ and ‘‘secondary sale’’ mean any sale of an 
event ticket that occurs after the initial sale of the 
event ticket by a ticket issuer. 
(9) SECONDARY MARKET TICKET EXCHANGE.— 
The term ‘‘secondary market ticket exchange’’ 
means any person that in the regular course of trade 
or business of that person operates a platform or ex-
change for advertising, listing, or selling resale tick-
ets, on behalf of itself, vendors, or a secondary mar-
ket ticket issuer. 
(10) SECONDARY
MARKET
TICKET
ISSUER.— 
The term ‘‘secondary market ticket issuer’’ means 
any person, including a ticket issuer, that resells or 
makes a secondary sale of an event ticket to the gen-
eral public in the regular course of the trade or busi-
ness of the person. 
(11) TOTAL EVENT TICKET PRICE.—The term 
‘‘total event ticket price’’ means, with respect to an 
event ticket, the total cost of the event ticket, includ-
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ing the base event ticket price and any event ticket 
fee. 
(12) VENUE.—The term ‘‘venue’’ means a 
physical space at which an event takes place. 
TITLE XVI—ROUTERS ACT 
SEC. 1801. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘Removing Our Unse-
cure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act’’ 
or the ‘‘ROUTERS Act’’. 
SEC. 1802. STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY 
CERTAIN ROUTERS AND MODEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall conduct a 
study of the national security risks posed by consumer 
routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and 
router that are designed, developed, manufactured, or sup-
plied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the 
influence of a covered country. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
report on the results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a). 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) COVERED
COUNTRY.—The term ‘‘covered 
country’’ means a country specified in section 
4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Secretary’’ means 
the Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communica-
tions and Information. 
TITLE XVII—NTIA 
REAUTHORIZATION 
SEC. 1901. SHORT TITLE. 
This title may be cited as the ‘‘National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Reau-
thorization Act of 2024’’ or the ‘‘NTIA Reauthorization 
Act of 2024’’. 
SEC. 1902. DEFINITIONS. 
In this title: 
(1) COMMISSION.—The term ‘‘Commission’’ 
means the Federal Communications Commission. 
(2) NTIA.—The term ‘‘NTIA’’ means the Na-
tional Telecommunications and Information Admin-
istration. 
(3) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information. 
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Subtitle A—Reauthorization 
SEC. 1911. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TELE-
COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION AD-
MINISTRATION ORGANIZATION ACT. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Section 
151 of the National Telecommunications and Information 
Administration Organization Act is amended by striking 
‘‘$17,600,000 for fiscal year 1992 and $17,900,000 for 
fiscal year 1993’’ and inserting ‘‘$57,000,000 for fiscal 
year 2025 and $57,000,000 for fiscal year 2026’’. 
(b) UNDER SECRETARY OF COMMERCE FOR COMMU-
NICATIONS AND INFORMATION.— 
(1) UNDER SECRETARY; DEPUTY UNDER SEC-
RETARY.— 
(A) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The National 
Telecommunications and Information Adminis-
tration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq) 
is amended by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘Under Sec-
retary’’. 
(B) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.—Section 
103(a) of the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration Organization Act 
(47 U.S.C. 902(a)), as amended by this section, 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) DEPUTY UNDER SECRETARY.—The Dep-
uty Under Secretary of Commerce for Communica-
tions and Information shall— 
‘‘(A) be the principal policy advisor of the 
Under Secretary; 
‘‘(B) perform such other functions as the 
Under Secretary shall from time to time assign 
or delegate; and 
‘‘(C) act as Under Secretary during the 
absence or disability of the Under Secretary or 
in the event of a vacancy in the office of the 
Under Secretary.’’. 
(2) CONTINUATION
OF
CIVIL
ACTIONS.—This 
subsection, and the amendments made by this sub-
section, shall not abate any civil action commenced 
by or against the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
for Communications and Information before the date 
of the enactment of this Act, except that the Under 
Secretary shall be substituted as a party to the ac-
tion on and after such date. 
(3) CONTINUATION IN OFFICE.—The individual 
serving as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information and the individual 
serving as the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information on the 
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day before the date of the enactment of this Act may 
serve as the Under Secretary and the Deputy Under 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and In-
formation, respectively, on and after that date with-
out the need for renomination or reappointment. 
(4) REFERENCES.—Any reference in a law, reg-
ulation, document, paper, or other record of the 
United States to the Assistant Secretary of Com-
merce for Communications and Information shall, on 
and after the date of the enactment of this Act, be 
deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary. 
(5) EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter II of chap-
ter 53 of title 5, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(i) in section 5314, by adding at the 
end the following: 
‘‘Under Secretary of Commerce for Commu-
nications and Information.’’; and 
(ii) in section 5315, in the item relat-
ing to the Assistant Secretaries of Com-
merce, by striking ‘‘(11)’’ and inserting 
‘‘(10)’’. 
(B) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendment 
made by subparagraph (A) (establishing the an-
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