I 
112TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 6550 
To establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
SEPTEMBER 21, 2012 
Mr. SULLIVAN introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce 
A BILL 
To establish an advisory committee on national security 
telecommunications. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFOR-
MATION SECURITY ADVISORY COMMITTEE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Commerce for Communications and Information 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’) 
shall establish, in accordance with the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), an advisory committee 
to be known as the ‘‘National Telecommunications and In-
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formation Security Advisory Committee’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Committee’’). 
(b) DUTIES.—The Committee shall— 
(1) provide to the Assistant Secretary informa-
tion and advice from the perspective of the tele-
communications industry on national security tele-
communications, including— 
(A) information and advice on the imple-
mentation of Presidential Directive 53, National 
Security Telecommunications Policy (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘PD/NSC–53’’); 
(B) information and advice on the feasi-
bility of implementing specific measures to im-
prove the telecommunications aspects of the na-
tional security posture of the United States; 
and 
(C) technical information and advice on 
the identification and solution of problems that 
the Committee considers will affect national se-
curity telecommunications capability; 
(2) conduct reviews and assessments of the ef-
fectiveness of the implementation of PD/NSC–53; 
and 
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(3) submit to the Assistant Secretary periodic 
reports on the matters described in paragraphs (1) 
and (2). 
(c) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) NUMBER AND APPOINTMENT.—The Com-
mittee shall be composed of not more than 30 mem-
bers, to be appointed by the Assistant Secretary. 
(2) QUALIFICATIONS.—Each member of the 
Committee shall have particular knowledge and ex-
pertise in the field of telecommunications and rep-
resent elements of the telecommunications industry 
of the United States. 
(3) CHAIR
AND
VICE
CHAIR.—The Assistant 
Secretary shall annually designate from among the 
members of the Committee a Chair and a Vice Chair 
of the Committee. 
(4) SERVICE WITHOUT PAY.—The members of 
the Committee shall serve without pay. 
(5) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—Each member of the 
Committee shall receive travel expenses, including 
per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 
57 of title 5, United States Code. 
(d) SUBCOMMITTEES AND WORKING GROUPS.—The 
Committee may establish appropriate subcommittees or 
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working groups composed, in whole or in part, of individ-
uals who are not members of the Committee. 
(e) INFORMATION SHARING.—The head of an Execu-
tive agency (as defined in section 105 of title 5, United 
States Code) shall, to the extent permitted by law, provide 
to the Committee such information with respect to na-
tional security telecommunications matters as the Com-
mittee may require for the purpose of carrying out its du-
ties under this section. 
(f) PROTECTION OF INFORMATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—No information provided to 
the Committee by any person may be made available 
for public inspection. 
(2) CERTAIN PROVISIONS INAPPLICABLE.—Sub-
sections (a)(1), (b), and (d) of section 10 of the 
Federal Advisory Committee Act, subsection (a)(3) 
of such section insofar as it relates to attendance at 
a meeting of or appearance before the Committee, 
sections 11 and 13 of such Act, and section 552 of 
title 5, United States Code, do not apply to the 
Committee. 
(g) TERMINATION; RENEWAL.—The Committee shall 
terminate not later than the date that is 2 years after the 
date of its establishment, unless the Assistant Secretary 
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renews the Committee under the procedures set forth in 
the Federal Advisory Committee Act. 
SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this Act may be construed to grant any 
authority to the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
Communications and Information to adopt rules or regula-
tions or to impose binding obligations on businesses or 
consumers. 
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