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SEC. 2. LIST OF ENTITIES HOLDING FCC AUTHORIZATIONS, 
LICENSES, OR OTHER GRANTS OF AUTHOR-
ITY AND HAVING CERTAIN FOREIGN OWNER-
SHIP. 
(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— 
(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-
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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— 
(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 
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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: 
(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 or affiliate of an entity 
described in subparagraph (B), regardless of 
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whether the subsidiary or affiliate is organized 
under the laws of a covered country. 
Passed the House of Representatives September 9, 
2024. 
Attest: 
KEVIN F. MCCUMBER, 
Clerk. 
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Calendar No. 511 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 820 
AN ACT 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission 
to publish a list of entities that hold authoriza-
tions, licenses, or other grants of authority issued 
by the Commission and that have certain foreign 
ownership, and for other purposes. 
SEPTEMBER 16, 2024 
Read the second time and placed on the calendar 
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