American Telecommunications Security Act

Bill: 117-s-2474
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Cotton, Tom [R-AR]
Introduced: 2021-07-26
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Latest action: action_date: 2021-07-26
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Summaries:
action_date: 2021-07-26
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>American Telecommunications Security Act</b></p> <p>This bill prohibits the use of certain funds to purchase communications equipment or services determined to pose a national security risk.</p>

tv_txt: II 117th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 2474 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES July 26, 2021 Mr. Cotton (for himself and Mr. Warner ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To prohibit the use of funds made available under the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 to purchase communications equipment or services that pose a national security risk.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the American Telecommunications Security Act . 2. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risk (a) In general The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 ( Public Law 117–2 ; 135 Stat. 4) is amended by adding at the end the following: XII National security restrictions on use of funds 12001. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risk None of the funds made available under this Act or an amendment made by this Act may be used to purchase any covered communications equipment or service, as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 ( 47 U.S.C. 1608 ). . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of contents in section 2 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 is amended by adding at the end the following: Title XII—National security restrictions on use of funds Sec. 12001. Prohibition on use of funds to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risk. .