[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 4572 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 4572

   To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a 
study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, 
  and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 18, 2024

  Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following 
 bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
                      Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a 
study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, 
  and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes.

    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 ``Removing Our Unsecure Technologies 
to Ensure Reliability and Security Act'' or the ``ROUTERS Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY CERTAIN ROUTERS AND 
              MODEMS.

    (a) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered country.--The term ``covered country'' has the 
        meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(d) of 
        title 10, United States Code.
            (2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
        of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce 
        for Communications and Information.
    (b) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the national 
security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that 
combine a modem and router that are designed, developed, manufactured, 
or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the 
influence of a covered country.
    (c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives a report on the 
results of the study conducted under subsection (b).
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