IIB 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 1934 
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 
JULY 18, 2022 
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations 
AN ACT 
To direct the Federal Government to provide assistance and 
technical expertise to enhance the representation and 
leadership of the United States at international stand-
ards-setting bodies that set standards for equipment, 
systems, software, and virtually defined networks that 
support 5th and future generations mobile telecommuni-
cations systems and infrastructure, and for other pur-
poses. 
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Promoting United 
States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States and its allies and part-
ners should maintain participation and leadership at 
international standards-setting bodies for 5th and 
future generations mobile telecommunications sys-
tems and infrastructure; 
(2) the United States should work with its allies 
and partners to encourage and facilitate the develop-
ment of secure supply chains and networks for 5th 
and future generations mobile telecommunications 
systems and infrastructure; and 
(3) the maintenance of a high standard of secu-
rity in telecommunications and cyberspace between 
the United States and its allies and partners is a na-
tional security interest of the United States. 
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SEC. 3. ENHANCING REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP 
OF THE UNITED STATES AT INTERNATIONAL 
STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall establish an 
interagency working group to work with allies and inter-
national partners to increase and align their engagement 
at multilateral international organizations, such as the 
International Telecommunications Union (ITU), that ad-
dress communications networks, standards, and security, 
including 5th and future generations mobile telecommuni-
cations and infrastructure. 
(b) INTERAGENCY WORKING GROUP.—The inter-
agency working group described in subsection (a) shall— 
(1) be chaired by the Secretary of State or a 
designee of the Secretary of State; and 
(2) consist of the head (or designee) of the De-
partment of Commerce and each Federal depart-
ment or agency the President determines appro-
priate. 
(c) FUNCTION.—The Secretary of State shall coordi-
nate with the members of the interagency working group 
to develop and implement a strategy for diplomatic en-
gagement with allies and partners and monitor engage-
ment by the Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and entities under its ownership, control, or influence at 
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multilateral international organizations described in sub-
section (a). 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the interagency working 
group shall provide to the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate a briefing that includes— 
(1) a strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
allies and partners to share security risk information 
and findings pertaining to equipment that supports 
or is used in 5th and future generations mobile tele-
communications systems and infrastructure and co-
operation on mitigating such risks; and 
(2) a discussion of China’s presence and activi-
ties at multilateral international organizations de-
scribed in subsection (a) relevant to 5th and future 
generation mobile telecommunications systems and 
infrastructure, including information on the dif-
ferences in the scope and scale of China’s engage-
ment, as well as the success rate of proposals by 
Chinese entities adopted into standards at such or-
ganizations compared to the engagement and success 
rate of proposals adopted by the United States or its 
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allies and partners, and noting any mandatory do-
mestic Chinese standards that are adopted at such 
organizations. 
Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2022. 
Attest: 
CHERYL L. JOHNSON, 
Clerk. 
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