[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3678 Introduced in House (IH)]

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116th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3678

To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a 
        report on fifth-generation wireless network technology.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 10, 2019

Mr. Krishnamoorthi introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
             the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Director of National Intelligence to submit to Congress a 
        report on fifth-generation wireless network technology.

    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 ``Reducing Foreign Influence in 5G 
Act''.

SEC. 2. REPORT BY DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON FIFTH-GENERATION 
              WIRELESS NETWORK TECHNOLOGY.

    (a) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Director of National Intelligence shall 
submit to the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
Senate a report on--
            (1) the threat to the national security of the United 
        States posed by the global and regional adoption of fifth-
        generation wireless network (in this section referred to as 
        ``5G wireless network'') technology built by foreign companies; 
        and
            (2) the effect of possible efforts to mitigate the threat.
    (b) Contents.--The report under subsection (a) shall include--
            (1) the timeline and scale of global and regional adoption 
        of foreign 5G wireless network technology;
            (2) the implications of such global and regional adoption 
        on the cyber and espionage threat to the United States, the 
        interests of the United States, and the cyber and collection 
        capabilities of the United States; and
            (3) the effect of possible mitigation efforts, including 
        with respect to--
                    (A) a policy of the United States Government 
                promoting the use of strong, end-to-end encryption for 
                data transmitted over 5G wireless networks;
                    (B) a policy of the United States Government 
                promoting or funding free, open-source implementation 
                of 5G wireless network technology;
                    (C) subsidies or incentives provided by the United 
                States Government that could be used to promote the 
                adoption of secure 5G wireless network technology 
                developed by companies of the United States or 
                companies of allies of the United States; and
                    (D) a strategy by the United States Government to 
                reduce foreign influence and political pressure in 
                international standard-setting bodies.
    (c) Form.--The report submitted under subsection (a) shall be 
submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
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