[Congressional Bills 115th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1324 Introduced in House (IH)]

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115th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1324

      To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
 establishment of cybersecurity standards for certain radio frequency 
                               equipment.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 2, 2017

 Mr. McNerney introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
      To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for the 
 establishment of cybersecurity standards for certain radio frequency 
                               equipment.

    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 ``Securing the Internet of Things Act 
of 2017'' or the ``Securing IoT Act of 2017''.

SEC. 2. CYBERSECURITY STANDARDS FOR CERTAIN RADIO FREQUENCY EQUIPMENT.

    (a) In General.--Section 303 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``(cc) Require radio frequency equipment for which certification is 
required under subpart J of part 2 of title 47, Code of Federal 
Regulations, to meet cybersecurity standards to be established by the 
Commission, in consultation with the Director of the National Institute 
of Standards and Technology, in order for such certification to be 
granted. Such standards shall address cybersecurity throughout the 
lifecycle of the equipment, including design, installation, and 
retirement.''.
    (b) Deadline for Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Federal Communications 
Commission shall promulgate regulations to implement the amendment made 
by subsection (a).
    (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
apply with respect to radio frequency equipment for which an 
application for certification is submitted after the date that is 1 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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