Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

Bill: 117-hr-9236
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]
Introduced: 2022-10-25
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2022-10-26
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2022-10-25
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act</b></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to specified foreign countries. An entity must be listed if China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia (or organizations subject to the jurisdictions of those governments) owns 10% or more of the entity. </p>

tv_txt: I 117th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 9236 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 25, 2022 Ms. Stefanik (for herself and Mr. Gallagher ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act . 2. List of entities holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority and having certain foreign ownership (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) an authorization issued by the Commission; (B) a license issued by the Commission; or (C) any other grant of authority issued by the Commission; and (2) either— (A) 10 percent or more of the equity interest (or equivalent thereof) of which is owned by— (i) a covered entity; or (ii) multiple covered entities, in the aggregate; or (B) that is not covered by subparagraph (A) but that the Commission, in consultation with an appropriate national security agency, considers appropriate. (b) Annual updates The Commission shall update the list published under subsection (a) not less frequently than annually. (c) Definitions In this section: (1) Appropriate national security agency The term appropriate national security agency has the meaning given such term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks 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) the People’s Republic of China; (B) Russia; (C) Iran; and (D) North Korea. (4) Covered entity The term covered entity means— (A) the government of a covered country; (B) an entity organized under the laws of a covered country or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of a covered country; and (C) a subsidiary or affiliate of an entity described in subparagraph (B) that is not organized under the laws of a covered country or otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of the government of a covered country.