[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3919 Received in Senate (RDS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 3919


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 21, 2021

                                Received

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                                 AN ACT


 
    To ensure that the Federal Communications Commission prohibits 
authorization of radio frequency devices that pose a national security 
                                 risk.

    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 ``Secure Equipment Act of 2021''.

SEC. 2. UPDATES TO EQUIPMENT AUTHORIZATION PROCESS OF FEDERAL 
              COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION.

    (a) Rulemaking.--
            (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
        the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall adopt rules in 
        the proceeding initiated in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking 
        in the matter of Protecting Against National Security Threats 
        to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment 
        Authorization Program (ET Docket No. 21-232; FCC 21-73; adopted 
        June 17, 2021), in accordance with paragraph (2), to update the 
        equipment authorization procedures of the Commission.
            (2) Updates required.--In the rules adopted under paragraph 
        (1), the Commission shall clarify that the Commission will no 
        longer review or approve any application for equipment 
        authorization for equipment that is on the list of covered 
        communications equipment or services published by the 
        Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted 
        Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)).
            (3) Applicability.--
                    (A) In general.--In the rules adopted under 
                paragraph (1), the Commission may not provide for 
                review or revocation of any equipment authorization 
                granted before the date on which such rules are adopted 
                on the basis of the equipment being on the list 
                described in paragraph (2).
                    (B) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section 
                may be construed to prohibit the Commission, other than 
                in the rules adopted under paragraph (1), from--
                            (i) examining the necessity of review or 
                        revocation of any equipment authorization on 
                        the basis of the equipment being on the list 
                        described in paragraph (2); or
                            (ii) adopting rules providing for any such 
                        review or revocation.
    (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Commission'' means the 
Federal Communications Commission.

            Passed the House of Representatives October 20, 2021.

            Attest:

                                             CHERYL L. JOHNSON,

                                                                 Clerk.