Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2021
Bill: H.R.1934 | Sponsor: Rep. McCaul, Michael T. (R-TX)
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
Promoting United States International Leadership in 5G Act of 2021
This bill requires actions to increase U.S. influence in international organizations that develop and set standards for wireless telecommunications, such as fifth-generation (5G) technology, and to address the role of China's government in such standards-setting organizations. (Such organizations, with the involvement of stakeholders such as equipment manufacturers, develop and set standards for certain technologies to ensure interoperability between different companies' products.)
The President must establish an interagency working group to work with allies and international partners to increase and align their engagement in standards-setting organizations, such as the International Telecommunication Union, that address standards and issues pertaining to communications networks, including 5G technology.
The Department of State must, in coordination with the working group, develop and implement a strategy to work with allies and partners and monitor efforts by China's government (and affiliated entities) to control or influence such organizations.
The working group must provide a briefing to Congress on (1) a strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners to cooperate on addressing security risks in 5G and future generation mobile telecommunications systems, and (2) the presence and activities of China's government in international standards-setting organizations.

To direct the Federal Government to provide assistance and technical 
 expertise to enhance the representation and leadership of the United 
States at international standards-setting bodies that set standards for 
   equipment, systems, software, and virtually defined networks that 
 support 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications systems 
              and infrastructure, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives 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 partners should 
        maintain participation and leadership at international 
        standards-setting bodies for 5th and future generations mobile 
        telecommunications systems and infrastructure;
            (2) the United States should work with its allies and 
        partners to encourage and facilitate the development 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 security in 
        telecommunications and cyberspace between the United States and 
        its allies and partners is a national security interest of the 
        United States.

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 international partners to 
increase and align their engagement at multilateral international 
organizations, such as the International Telecommunications Union 
(ITU), that address communications networks, standards, and security, 
including 5th and future generations mobile telecommunications and 
infrastructure.
    (b) Interagency Working Group.--The interagency 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 Department of 
        Commerce and each Federal department or agency the President 
        determines appropriate.
    (c) Function.--The Secretary of State shall coordinate with the 
members of the interagency working group to develop and implement a 
strategy for diplomatic engagement with allies and partners and monitor 
engagement by the Government of the People's Republic of China and 
entities under its ownership, control, or influence at multilateral 
international organizations described in subsection (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 telecommunications systems and 
        infrastructure and cooperation on mitigating such risks; and
            (2) a discussion of China's presence and activities at 
        multilateral international organizations described in 
        subsection (a) relevant to 5th and future generation mobile 
        telecommunications systems and infrastructure, including 
        information on the differences in the scope and scale of 
        China's engagement, as well as the success rate of proposals by 
        Chinese entities adopted into standards at such organizations 
        compared to the engagement and success rate of proposals 
        adopted by the United States or its allies and partners, and 
        noting any mandatory domestic Chinese standards that are 
        adopted at such organizations.

            Passed the House of Representatives July 14, 2022.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.