bodies allow such stakeholders to participate) to fa-
cilitate such participation. 
(b) STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES.—The standards- 
setting bodies referred to in subsection (a) include— 
(1) the International Organization for Stand-
ardization; 
(2) the voluntary standards-setting bodies that 
develop protocols for wireless devices and other 
equipment, such as the 3GPP and the Institute of 
Electrical and Electronics Engineers; and 
(3) any standards-setting body accredited by 
the American National Standards Institute or Alli-
ance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall 
brief the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on Com-
merce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on a 
strategy to carry out subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 3GPP.—The term ‘‘3GPP’’ means the 3rd 
Generation Partnership Project. 
(2) 5G NETWORK.—The term ‘‘5G network’’ 
means a fifth-generation mobile network as de-
scribed by 3GPP Release 15 or higher.
(3) ASSISTANT SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Assist-
ant Secretary’’ means the Assistant Secretary of 
Commerce for Communications and Information. 
(4) CLOUD
COMPUTING.—The term ‘‘cloud 
computing’’ has the meaning given the term in Spe-
cial Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, entitled ‘‘The NIST Def-
inition of Cloud Computing’’, published in Sep-
tember 2011, or any successor publication. 
(5) COMMUNICATIONS
NETWORK.—The term 
‘‘communications network’’ means any of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A system enabling the transmission, 
between or among points specified by the user, 
of information of the user’s choosing. 
(B) Cloud computing resources. 
(C) A network or system used to access 
cloud computing resources. 
(6) NOT TRUSTED.—The term ‘‘not trusted’’ 
means, with respect to a company or stakeholder, 
that the company or stakeholder is determined by 
the Assistant Secretary to pose a threat to the na-
tional security of the United States. In making such 
a determination, the Assistant Secretary shall rely
solely on one or more of the following determina-
tions: 
(A) A specific determination made by any 
executive branch interagency body with appro-
priate national security expertise, including the 
Federal Acquisition Security Council estab-
lished under section 1322(a) of title 41, United 
States Code. 
(B) A specific determination made by the 
Department of Commerce pursuant to Execu-
tive Order No. 13873 (84 Fed. Reg. 22689; re-
lating to securing the information and commu-
nications technology and services supply chain). 
(C) Whether a company or stakeholder 
produces or provides covered telecommuni-
cations equipment or services, as defined in sec-
tion 889(f)(3) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1918). 
Passed the House of Representatives January 8, 
2020. 
Attest: 
Clerk.
116TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 4500 
AN ACT 
To direct the Assistant Secretary for Communica-
tions and Information to take certain actions to 
enhance the representation of the United States 
and promote United States leadership in commu-
nications standards-setting bodies, and for other 
purposes.