[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 199 (Tuesday, November 16, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S8276]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 4685. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be 
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 2022 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, 
and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       Strike section 853 and insert the following:

     SEC. 853. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO OPTICAL FIBER FOR 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PURPOSES.

       (a) Determination.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     review access, metro, and long-haul passive optical fiber and 
     optical fiber cable that is manufactured or produced by an 
     entity owned or partially owned by the People's Republic of 
     China for potential inclusion on the list of covered 
     communications equipment pursuant to section 2 of the Secure 
     and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
     1601).
       (2) Applicability.--If the Secretary of Defense makes a 
     determination that any such optical fiber or optical fiber 
     cable would pose an unacceptable risk to the national 
     security of the United States or the security and safety of 
     United States persons and should be included on the list, any 
     such inclusion shall apply to such optical fiber or optical 
     fiber cable deployed after such determination.
       (b) Notification Requirement.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of 
     the findings of the review and determination required under 
     subsection (a), publish the determination in the Federal 
     Register, and submit that determination to the relevant 
     Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce and 
     the Federal Communications Commission.
       (c) Savings Clause.--No determination made under section 
     (a) shall impact the current filing and reimbursement process 
     for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Program at 
     the Federal Communications Commission.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``access'' means optical fiber and optical 
     fiber cable that connects subscribers (residential and 
     business) and radio sites to a service provider.
       (2) The term ``long haul'' means optical fiber and optical 
     fiber cable that connects cities and metropolitan areas.
       (3) The term ``metro'' means optical fiber and optical 
     fiber cable that connects city business districts and central 
     city and suburban areas.
       (4) The term ``passive'' means unpowered optical fiber and 
     optical fiber cable.
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