NET Act

Bill: 118-s-690
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Hickenlooper, John W. [D-CO]
Introduced: 2023-03-07
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government studies and investigations

Telephone and wireless communication
Latest action: action_date: 2024-12-17
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 717.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-03-07
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><strong>Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act</strong></p> <p>This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to determine (subject to available data) whether the lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of broadband and other advanced telecommunications capability. The FCC must include this determination in its biennial report on the state of the communications marketplace. </p>

tv_txt: II Calendar No. 717 118th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 690 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2023 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Tester , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Reported by Ms. Cantwell , with an amendment Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act . 2. Telecommunications supply chain consideration Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Status of telecommunications supply chain In each report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall, to the extent that data is available, determine whether a lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable reporting period. .

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act . 2. Telecommunications supply chain consideration (a) In general Section 13(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163(b) ) is amended— (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following: (3) assess, to the extent that data is available to the Commission, how the availability of network equipment may have impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable reporting period; . (b) Rule of construction Nothing in the amendments made by subsection (a) shall be construed to require any provider of advanced telecommunications capability to provide the Federal Communications Commission more information than was required for the purpose of section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 ) as in effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act. (c) Technical and conforming amendments Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 ), as amended by subsection (a), is amended— (1) in subsection (b)— (A) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by striking (3) and inserting (4) ; and (B) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated, by striking (4) and inserting (5) ; (2) in subsection (c), by striking (b)(4) and inserting (b)(5) ; and (3) in subsection (d)(3), by striking (b)(3) and inserting (b)(4) .

December 17 (legislative day, December 16), 2024 Reported with an amendment

tv_txt: II 118th CONGRESS 1st Session S. 690 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES March 7, 2023 Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Moran , Mr. Tester , and Mrs. Capito ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act . 2. Telecommunications supply chain consideration Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 163 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Status of telecommunications supply chain In each report required by subsection (a), the Commission shall, to the extent that data is available, determine whether a lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable reporting period. .