HR 4510 RFS
formation and communication technology vendor’’ 
means a company— 
(A) that produces information and commu-
nication technology; and 
(B) that is trusted. 
SEC. 403. DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY BOARD 
OF ADVISORS. 
Part A of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 110A. DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY 
BOARD OF ADVISORS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the NTIA a Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of 
Advisors (in this section referred to as the ‘Board’). 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The Board shall provide to the Under 
Secretary recommendations (for implementation by the 
Under Secretary or that the Under Secretary could rec-
ommend for implementation by other appropriate entities) 
with respect to the following: 
‘‘(1) Technical cybersecurity best practices that 
enable economic growth while securing information 
and communications networks, including practices 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00073
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
that Federal and non-Federal entities can implement 
to secure internet routing protocols, including the 
Border Gateway Protocol used by Federal and non- 
Federal entities. 
‘‘(2) Cybersecurity policies to support the devel-
opment and implementation of cybersecurity prac-
tices with respect to the internet and information 
and communications networks. 
‘‘(3) Policies that foster collaboration through 
public-private partnerships to promote the security 
and resilience to cybersecurity incidents of informa-
tion and communications networks while fostering 
innovation, including policies that promote secure 
supply chains for information and communications 
networks. 
‘‘(4) Policies to remove barriers to trust, secu-
rity, innovation, and commercialization with respect 
to information and communications networks. 
‘‘(c) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) COMPOSITION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The Board shall be 
composed of not fewer than 5, and not more 
than 25, members appointed by the Under Sec-
retary. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00074
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(B) EXPERTISE.—Each member of the 
Board shall have cybersecurity or supply chain 
security technical expertise, cybersecurity or 
supply chain security policy expertise, or exper-
tise in managing or overseeing the cybersecurity 
or supply chain security functions of a business. 
‘‘(C) REPRESENTATION.—In appointing 
members of the Board under subparagraph (A), 
the Under Secretary shall ensure that the mem-
bers appointed provide a balanced representa-
tion of the following: 
‘‘(i) Chief cybersecurity officers or 
other qualified individuals employed in cy-
bersecurity positions, representing both the 
public and private sectors. 
‘‘(ii) Persons who operate or maintain 
information and communications networks, 
including persons who operate or maintain 
small or rural information and communica-
tions networks. 
‘‘(iii) Vendors that produce or provide 
equipment used in information and com-
munications networks. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00075
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(iv) Vendors that produce or provide 
software used in information and commu-
nications networks. 
‘‘(v) Persons who operate or maintain 
internet applications. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraphs (C) and (D), each member of 
the Board shall be appointed for a term of a 
length not to exceed 2 years, to be determined 
by the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(B) REAPPOINTMENT.—A member of the 
Board, including a member appointed to fill a 
vacancy as provided in subparagraph (D), may 
be reappointed for 1 or more additional terms 
by the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(C) REMOVAL.—The Under Secretary 
may remove a member of the Board at the dis-
cretion of the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(D) VACANCY.—Any member of the 
Board appointed to fill a vacancy occurring be-
fore the expiration of the term for which the 
predecessor of the member was appointed shall 
be appointed only for the remainder of such 
term. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00076
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
the manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
‘‘(3) CHAIR.—The Chair of the Board shall be 
the Associate Administrator of the NTIA for Policy 
Development and Cybersecurity. 
‘‘(4) COMPENSATION.—The members of the 
Board shall serve without compensation. 
‘‘(d) SUBCOMMITTEES.— 
‘‘(1) AUTHORITY.—Subject to the approval of 
the Under Secretary, as the Under Secretary deter-
mines necessary for the performance by the Board 
of the duties described in subsection (b), the Board 
may establish subcommittees, working groups, 
standing committees, ad hoc groups, task groups, or 
other subgroups of the Board. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—Any subcommittee, working 
group, standing committee, ad hoc group, task 
group, or other subgroup of the Board established 
under paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) shall report to the Board; and 
‘‘(B) may not provide any advice, rec-
ommendation, or other work product directly to 
the Under Secretary. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—Notwithstanding section 1013 
of title 5, United States Code, the Board shall terminate 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00077
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
on the date that is 4 years after the date of the enactment 
of this section. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) BORDER GATEWAY PROTOCOL.—The term 
‘Border Gateway Protocol’ means the routing pro-
tocol used to exchange network reachability informa-
tion among independently managed networks on the 
internet. 
‘‘(2) INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS NET-
WORK.—The term ‘information and communications 
network’ means a network that provides advanced 
telecommunications capability (as defined in section 
706(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 
U.S.C. 1302(d))).’’. 
SEC. 404. CYBERSECURITY LITERACY. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the United States has a national security and 
economic interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy 
amongst the general public. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall de-
velop and conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign 
(which shall be available in multiple languages and for-
mats, if practicable) to increase the knowledge and aware-
ness of individuals in the United States with respect to 
best practices to reduce cybersecurity risks. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00078
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(c) CAMPAIGN REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
subsection (b), the Under Secretary shall— 
(1) educate individuals in the United States on 
how to prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cyber-
security risks, including by— 
(A) instructing such individuals on how to 
identify— 
(i) phishing emails and messages; and 
(ii) secure websites; 
(B) instructing such individuals about the 
benefits of changing default passwords on hard-
ware and software technology; 
(C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity 
tools, including— 
(i) multi-factor authentication; 
(ii) complex passwords; 
(iii) anti-virus software; 
(iv) patching and updating software 
and applications; and 
(v) virtual private networks; 
(D) identifying the devices that could pose 
possible cybersecurity risks, including— 
(i) personal computers; 
(ii) smartphones; 
(iii) tablets; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00079
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(iv) Wi-Fi routers; 
(v) smart home appliances; 
(vi) webcams; 
(vii) internet-connected monitors; and 
(viii) any other device that can be con-
nected to the internet, including mobile de-
vices other than smartphones and tablets; 
(E) encouraging such individuals to— 
(i) regularly review mobile application 
permissions; 
(ii) decline privilege requests from mo-
bile applications that are unnecessary; 
(iii) download applications only from 
trusted vendors or sources; and 
(iv) consider a product’s life cycle and 
the developer or manufacturer’s commit-
ment to providing security updates during 
a connected device’s expected period of use; 
and 
(F) identifying the potential cybersecurity 
risks of using publicly available Wi-Fi networks 
and the methods a user may utilize to limit 
such risks; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00080
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(2) encourage individuals in the United States 
to use resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity 
risks identified in this subsection. 
SEC. 405. UNDERSTANDING CYBERSECURITY OF MOBILE 
NETWORKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, 
in consultation with the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate 
a report examining the cybersecurity of mobile service net-
works and the vulnerability of such networks and mobile 
devices to cyberattacks and surveillance conducted by ad-
versaries. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the degree to which pro-
viders of mobile service have addressed, are address-
ing, 
or 
have 
not 
addressed 
cybersecurity 
vulnerabilities (including vulnerabilities the exploi-
tation of which could lead to surveillance conducted 
by adversaries) identified by academic and inde-
pendent researchers, multistakeholder standards and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00081
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
technical organizations, industry experts, and Fed-
eral agencies, including in relevant reports of— 
(A) the NTIA; 
(B) the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology; and 
(C) the Department of Homeland Security, 
including— 
(i) the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency; and 
(ii) the Science and Technology Direc-
torate. 
(2) A discussion of— 
(A) the degree to which customers (includ-
ing consumers, companies, and government 
agencies) consider cybersecurity as a factor 
when considering the purchase of mobile service 
and mobile devices; and 
(B) the commercial availability of tools, 
frameworks, best practices, and other resources 
for enabling such customers to evaluate cyber-
security risk and price tradeoffs. 
(3) A discussion of the degree to which pro-
viders of mobile service have implemented cybersecu-
rity best practices and risk assessment frameworks. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00082
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(4) An estimate and discussion of the preva-
lence and efficacy of encryption and authentication 
algorithms and techniques used in each of the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Mobile service. 
(B) Mobile communications equipment or 
services. 
(C) Commonly used mobile phones and 
other mobile devices. 
(D) Commonly used mobile operating sys-
tems and communications software and applica-
tions. 
(5) A discussion of the barriers for providers of 
mobile service to adopt more efficacious encryption 
and authentication algorithms and techniques and to 
prohibit the use of older encryption and authentica-
tion algorithms and techniques with established 
vulnerabilities in mobile service, mobile communica-
tions equipment or services, and mobile phones and 
other mobile devices. 
(6) An estimate and discussion of the preva-
lence, usage, and availability of technologies that au-
thenticate legitimate mobile service and mobile com-
munications equipment or services to which mobile 
phones and other mobile devices are connected. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00083
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(7) An estimate and discussion of the preva-
lence, costs, commercial availability, and usage by 
adversaries in the United States of cell site simula-
tors (often known as international mobile subscriber 
identity catchers) and other mobile service surveil-
lance and interception technologies. 
(c) CONSULTATION.—In preparing the report re-
quired by subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall, to the 
degree practicable, consult with— 
(1) the Commission; 
(2) the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; 
(3) the intelligence community; 
(4) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Secu-
rity Agency of the Department of Homeland Secu-
rity; 
(5) the Science and Technology Directorate of 
the Department of Homeland Security; 
(6) academic and independent researchers with 
expertise in privacy, encryption, cybersecurity, and 
network threats; 
(7) participants in multistakeholder standards 
and technical organizations (including the 3rd Gen-
eration Partnership Project and the Internet Engi-
neering Task Force); 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00084
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(8) international stakeholders, in coordination 
with the Department of State as appropriate; 
(9) providers of mobile service, including small 
providers (or the representatives of such providers) 
and rural providers (or the representatives of such 
providers); 
(10) manufacturers, operators, and providers of 
mobile communications equipment or services and 
mobile phones and other mobile devices; 
(11) developers of mobile operating systems and 
communications software and applications; and 
(12) other experts that the Under Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(d) SCOPE
OF
REPORT.—The Under Secretary 
shall— 
(1) limit the report required by subsection (a) 
to mobile service networks; 
(2) exclude consideration of 5G protocols and 
networks in the report required by subsection (a); 
(3) limit the assessment required by subsection 
(b)(1) to vulnerabilities that have been shown to 
be— 
(A) exploited in non-laboratory settings; or 
(B) feasibly and practicably exploitable in 
real-world conditions; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00085
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(4) consider in the report required by sub-
section (a) vulnerabilities that have been effectively 
mitigated by manufacturers of mobile phones and 
other mobile devices. 
(e) FORM OF REPORT.— 
(1) CLASSIFIED INFORMATION.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall be produced in unclas-
sified form but may contain a classified annex. 
(2) POTENTIALLY EXPLOITABLE UNCLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION.—The Under Secretary shall redact 
potentially exploitable unclassified information from 
the report required by subsection (a) but shall pro-
vide an unredacted form of the report to the com-
mittees described in such subsection. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ADVERSARY.—The term ‘‘adversary’’ in-
cludes— 
(A) any unauthorized hacker or other in-
truder into a mobile service network; and 
(B) any foreign government or foreign 
nongovernment person engaged in a long-term 
pattern or serious instances of conduct signifi-
cantly adverse to the national security of the 
United States or security and safety of United 
States persons. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00086
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(2) ENTITY.—The term ‘‘entity’’ means a part-
nership, association, trust, joint venture, corpora-
tion, group, subgroup, or other organization. 
(3) INTELLIGENCE
COMMUNITY.—The term 
‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
(4) MOBILE COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT OR 
SERVICE.—The term ‘‘mobile communications equip-
ment or service’’ means any equipment or service 
that is essential to the provision of mobile service. 
(5) MOBILE SERVICE.—The term ‘‘mobile serv-
ice’’ means, to the extent provided to United States 
customers, either or both of the following services: 
(A) Commercial mobile service (as defined 
in section 332(d) of the Communications Act of 
1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d))). 
(B) Commercial mobile data service (as de-
fined in section 6001 of the Middle Class Tax 
Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 
1401)). 
(6) PERSON.—The term ‘‘person’’ means an in-
dividual or entity. 
(7) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00087
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(A) an individual who is a United States 
citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for perma-
nent residence to the United States; 
(B) an entity organized under the laws of 
the United States or any jurisdiction within the 
United States, including a foreign branch of 
such an entity; or 
(C) any person in the United States. 
SEC. 406. OPEN RAN OUTREACH. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary shall con-
duct outreach and provide technical assistance to small 
communications network providers— 
(1) to raise awareness regarding the uses, bene-
fits, and challenges of Open RAN networks and 
other open network architectures; and 
(2) regarding participation in the grant pro-
gram established under section 9202(a)(1) of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
906(a)(1)). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) UNDER
SECRETARY.—The term ‘‘Under 
Secretary’’ means the Under Secretary, acting 
through the head of the Office of Internet 
Connectivity and Growth. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00088
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
(2) OPEN
NETWORK
ARCHITECTURE.—The 
term ‘‘open network architecture’’ means Open RAN 
networks and other network elements that follow a 
set of published open standards for multi-vendor 
network equipment interoperability, including open 
core and open transport. 
(3) OPEN
RAN
NETWORK.—The term ‘‘Open 
RAN network’’ means a wireless network that fol-
lows the Open Radio Access Network architecture 
and published open standards for multi-vendor net-
work equipment interoperability. 
TITLE V—OFFICE OF PUBLIC 
SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS 
SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC 
SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS. 
Part A of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 110B. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC 
SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the NTIA an Office of Public Safety Communications (in 
this section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00089
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of the Office 
shall be an Associate Administrator for Public Safe-
ty Communications (in this section referred to as the 
‘Associate Administrator’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—The Asso-
ciate Administrator shall report to the Under Sec-
retary (or a designee of the Under Secretary). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrator shall, at 
the direction of the Under Secretary— 
‘‘(1) administer any grant program of the Fed-
eral Government related to Next Generation 9–1–1 
on behalf of the Under Secretary; 
‘‘(2) analyze public safety policy communica-
tions issues, including by obtaining such analysis; 
‘‘(3) provide to the Under Secretary advice and 
assistance with respect to the Under Secretary— 
‘‘(A) carrying out the responsibilities of the 
NTIA related to public safety communications 
policy; and 
‘‘(B) evaluating the domestic impact of 
public safety communications matters pending 
before the Commission, Congress, or other enti-
ties of the executive branch of the Federal Gov-
ernment; 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00090
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(4) carry out any duties established under sec-
tion 10 of Department Organizational Order 25–7 of 
the Department of Commerce titled ‘National Tele-
communications and Information Administration’, 
effective September 17, 2012; 
‘‘(5) be responsible for the oversight of the 
studies carried out by the Federal Government relat-
ing to enhancing public safety communications; 
‘‘(6) coordinate with the head of the Institute 
of Telecommunication Sciences with respect to the 
initiative established under section 108(b); 
‘‘(7) communicate public safety communications 
policies to public entities, including the Commission 
and Congress, or private entities; and 
‘‘(8) carry out any duties regarding the respon-
sibilities of the NTIA with respect to public safety 
communications policy as the Under Secretary may 
designate. 
‘‘(d) COORDINATION.—The Associate Administrator 
shall, as the Under Secretary determines applicable, co-
ordinate with Federal, State, local, and tribal government 
entities that are engaged in public safety communications 
in carrying out the duties of the Office.’’. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00091
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
TITLE VI—OFFICE OF 
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS 
SEC. 601. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
Part A of the National Telecommunications and In-
formation Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
901 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of 
this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘SEC. 110C. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the NTIA an Office of International Affairs (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) HEAD OF OFFICE.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The head of the Office 
shall be an Associate Administrator for International 
Affairs (in this section referred to as the ‘Associate 
Administrator’). 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT
TO
REPORT.—The Asso-
ciate Administrator shall report to the Under Sec-
retary (or a designee of the Under Secretary). 
‘‘(c) DUTIES.—The Associate Administrator shall, at 
the direction of the Under Secretary— 
‘‘(1) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, conduct analysis of, review, and formulate 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00092
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
international telecommunications and information 
policy; 
‘‘(2) present on international telecommuni-
cations and information policy— 
‘‘(A) before the Commission, Congress, 
and others; and 
‘‘(B) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, before international telecommunications 
bodies, 
including 
the 
International 
Tele-
communication Union; 
‘‘(3) conduct or obtain analysis on economic 
and other aspects of international telecommuni-
cations and information policy; 
‘‘(4) formulate, and recommend to the Under 
Secretary, polices and plans with respect to prepara-
tion for and participation in international tele-
communications and information policy activities; 
‘‘(5) in coordination with the Secretary of 
State, coordinate NTIA and interdepartmental eco-
nomic, technical, operational, and other preparations 
related to participation by the United States in 
international telecommunications and information 
policy conferences and negotiations; 
‘‘(6) ensure NTIA representation with respect 
to international telecommunications and information 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00093
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
policy meetings and the activities related to prepara-
tion for such meetings; 
‘‘(7) coordinate with Federal agencies and pri-
vate organizations engaged in activities involving 
international telecommunications and information 
policy matters and maintain cognizance of the activi-
ties of United States signatories with respect to re-
lated treaties, agreements, and other instruments; 
‘‘(8) provide advice and assistance related to 
international telecommunications and information 
policy to other Federal agencies charged with re-
sponsibility 
for 
international 
negotiations, 
to 
strengthen the position and serve the best interests 
of the United States in the conduct of negotiations 
with foreign nations; 
‘‘(9) provide advice and assistance to the Under 
Secretary with respect to evaluating the inter-
national impact of matters pending before the Com-
mission, other Federal agencies, and Congress; 
‘‘(10) carry out, at the request of the Secretary, 
the responsibilities of the Secretary under the Com-
munications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 701 et 
seq.) and other Federal laws related to international 
telecommunications and information policy; and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00094
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(11) carry out any other duties of the NTIA 
with respect to international telecommunications and 
information policy that the Under Secretary may 
designate.’’. 
SEC. 602. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY NATIONAL 
SECURITY REVIEW PROCESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part A of the National Tele-
communications and Information Administration Organi-
zation Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as amended by the 
preceding provisions of this Act, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following: 
‘‘SEC. 110D. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY NATIONAL 
SECURITY REVIEW PROCESS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND TRANSITION.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this section, 
the Under Secretary, in coordination with the head 
of each appropriate Federal entity, shall develop and 
issue procedures for, and establish, an interagency 
review process (which shall include each appropriate 
Federal entity) that considers the law enforcement 
and national security policy implications of the ap-
proval of a covered application that may arise from 
the foreign ownership interests held in the covered 
applicant that submitted the covered application. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00095
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(2) TRANSITION.—Upon establishment of the 
review process under paragraph (1), the Committee 
for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the 
United States Telecommunications Services Sector, 
established by Executive Order 13913 (85 Fed. Reg. 
19643), shall terminate. 
‘‘(b) APPLICABILITY.—Any covered application pend-
ing before the Commission that was submitted by a cov-
ered applicant that meets or exceeds the threshold foreign 
ownership limit is subject to review under the review proc-
ess established pursuant to subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) PROCESS AND PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) REFERRAL FOR REVIEW.— 
‘‘(A) REQUIREMENT FOR FCC TO REFER 
COMPLETE
APPLICATION.—The 
Commission 
shall refer any covered application subject to 
the review process established pursuant to sub-
section (a) to the Under Secretary promptly 
after the Commission determines that the cov-
ered application, under the rules and regula-
tions of the Commission, is complete. 
‘‘(B) REFERRAL OF OTHER REQUESTS.— 
The Commission may refer for review under the 
review process established pursuant to sub-
section (a) any other request for action by the 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00096
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
Commission for which the Commission deter-
mines review is necessary under such process. 
‘‘(2) INTERAGENCY REVIEW DEADLINE; DETER-
MINATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 120 
days after the date on which the Under Sec-
retary receives a referral from the Commission 
pursuant to paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) the review of the covered applica-
tion or other request under the review 
process established pursuant to subsection 
(a) shall be completed; and 
‘‘(ii) the Under Secretary, in coordi-
nation with the head of each appropriate 
Federal entity, shall make a determina-
tion— 
‘‘(I) to recommend to the Com-
mission that the Commission grant, 
grant conditioned on mitigation, or 
deny the covered application or other 
request; or 
‘‘(II) that the Under Secretary 
cannot make a recommendation with 
respect to the covered application or 
other request. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00097
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(B) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION.—If 
the Under Secretary determines under subpara-
graph (A)(ii)(II) that the Under Secretary can-
not make a recommendation with respect to the 
covered application or other request, the Presi-
dent, not later than 15 days after the Under 
Secretary makes such determination, shall 
make a determination to recommend to the 
Commission that the Commission grant, grant 
conditioned on mitigation, or deny the covered 
application or other request. 
‘‘(C) EXTENSION.—The Under Secretary, 
in coordination with the head of each appro-
priate Federal entity, may extend the deadline 
described in subparagraph (A) an additional 45 
days. 
‘‘(D) NOTIFICATION
OF
EXTENSION.—If 
the Under Secretary, in coordination with the 
head of each appropriate Federal entity, ex-
tends a deadline pursuant to subparagraph (C), 
the Under Secretary shall provide notice of the 
extension to the covered applicant or other re-
questing party, the Commission, Congress, and 
any executive agency the Under Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00098
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(3) NOTIFICATION OF DETERMINATION.—Not 
later than 7 days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, 
and legal holidays) after the Under Secretary or the 
President (as the case may be) makes a determina-
tion under paragraph (2) to recommend that the 
Commission grant, grant conditioned on mitigation, 
or deny the application or other request, the Under 
Secretary shall notify, in writing, the Commission 
and the covered applicant or other requesting party 
of the determination. 
‘‘(4) DISCLOSURE OF STATUS OF REVIEW.—Not 
later than 5 days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, 
and legal holidays) after receiving an inquiry from a 
covered applicant or other requesting party, the 
Commission, Congress, or an appropriate executive 
agency (as determined by the Under Secretary) for 
an update with respect to the status of the review 
of a relevant covered application or other request 
that was referred by the Commission for review 
under the review process established pursuant to 
subsection (a), the Under Secretary, in coordination 
with the head of each appropriate Federal entity, 
shall provide, consistent with the protection of classi-
fied information and intelligence sources and meth-
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00099
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
100 
HR 4510 RFS
ods, a complete and accurate written response to 
such inquiry. 
‘‘(5) STANDARDIZATION OF INFORMATION RE-
QUIRED.—With respect to the review process estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a), the Under Sec-
retary, in coordination with the Commission and the 
head of each appropriate Federal entity, shall estab-
lish a list of questions requesting written informa-
tion from a covered applicant or other requesting 
party that shall be made publicly available and post-
ed on the internet website of the NTIA. Such ques-
tions shall, to the maximum extent possible, be 
standardized for any potential covered applicant or 
other requesting party. 
‘‘(6) DEADLINE FOR PROVISION OF INFORMA-
TION REQUESTED.—Not later than 10 days (except-
ing Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after 
the date on which the Under Secretary, in coordina-
tion with the head of each appropriate Federal enti-
ty, requests information from a covered applicant or 
other requesting party, the covered applicant or 
other requesting party shall submit, in writing, to 
the NTIA complete and accurate responses. 
‘‘(d) CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMATION.— 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00100
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
101 
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), any information or documentary material 
provided to the Under Secretary under the review 
process established pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
be 
exempt 
from 
disclosure 
under 
section 
552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and no 
such information or documentary material may be 
made public. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Paragraph (1) does not 
prohibit disclosure of the following: 
‘‘(A) Information disclosed for purposes of 
an administrative or judicial action or pro-
ceeding, subject to appropriate confidentiality 
and classification requirements. 
‘‘(B) Information disclosed to Congress or 
a duly authorized committee or subcommittee of 
Congress, subject to appropriate confidentiality 
and classification requirements. 
‘‘(C) Information disclosed to a domestic 
governmental entity, or to a foreign govern-
mental entity of a United States ally or part-
ner, under the exclusive direction and author-
ization of the Under Secretary, only to the ex-
tent necessary for national security purposes 
and subject to appropriate confidentiality and 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00101
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
102 
HR 4510 RFS
classification requirements, including that con-
fidential information disclosed shall remain con-
fidential. 
‘‘(D) Information disclosed to a third party 
by mutual agreement of each relevant covered 
applicant and the Under Secretary, in consulta-
tion with appropriate Federal entities. 
‘‘(e) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Except as provided 
in subsection (d), nothing in this section may be construed 
as limiting, superseding, or preventing the invocation of 
any privileges or defenses that are otherwise available at 
law or in equity to protect against the disclosure of infor-
mation. 
‘‘(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate. 
‘‘(2) APPROPRIATE
FEDERAL
ENTITIES.—The 
term ‘appropriate Federal entities’ means the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(A) The Department of Commerce. 
‘‘(B) The Department of Defense. 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00102
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
103 
HR 4510 RFS
‘‘(C) The Department of Homeland Secu-
rity. 
‘‘(D) The Department of Justice. 
‘‘(E) The Department of the Treasury. 
‘‘(F) The Department of State. 
‘‘(G) The United States Trade Representa-
tive. 
‘‘(H) The Executive Office of the Presi-
dent. 
‘‘(I) The Office of the Director of National 
Intelligence. 
‘‘(3) CLASSIFIED
INFORMATION.—The term 
‘classified information’ means any information or 
material that has been determined by the Federal 
Government pursuant to an Executive order, statute, 
or regulation, to require protection against unau-
thorized disclosure for reasons of national security. 
‘‘(4) COVERED APPLICANT.—The term ‘covered 
applicant’ means an entity seeking approval of a 
covered application from the Commission. 
‘‘(5) COVERED APPLICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The term ‘covered ap-
plication’ means— 
‘‘(i) an application under section 
214(a) of the Communications Act of 1934 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00103
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS
104 
HR 4510 RFS
(47 U.S.C. 214(a)) for authorization to 
undertake the construction of a new line or 
of an extension of any line, or to acquire 
or operate any line, or extension thereof, or 
to engage in transmission over or by 
means of such additional or extended line; 
‘‘(ii) an application under the Act ti-
tled ‘An Act relating to the landing and 
operation of submarine cables in the 
United States,’ approved May 27, 1921 
(47 U.S.C. 34 et seq.; 42 Stat. 8) for— 
‘‘(I) a submarine cable landing li-
cense; or 
‘‘(II) an assignment, modifica-
tion, or transfer of control of a sub-
marine cable landing license; or 
‘‘(iii) an application for a new license, 
or for the transfer, assignment, or disposal 
of an existing license under section 310(d) 
of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 310(d)), that is— 
‘‘(I) subject to approval by the 
Commission under section 310(b)(4) 
of such Act (47 U.S.C. 310(b)(4)); or 
VerDate Sep 11 2014 
00:26 May 17, 2024
Jkt 049200
PO 00000
Frm 00104
Fmt 6652
Sfmt 6201
E:\BILLS\H4510.RFS
H4510
ssavage on LAPJG3WLY3PROD with BILLS