[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 83 (Tuesday, May 14, 2024)]
[House]
[Pages H3014-H3027]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




      NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION 
                      REAUTHORIZATION ACT OF 2024

  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the 
bill (H.R. 4510) to reauthorize the National Telecommunications and 
Information Administration, to update the mission and functions of the 
agency, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The Clerk read the title of the bill.
  The text of the bill is as follows:

                               H.R. 4510

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Reauthorization Act of 2024'' or the ``NTIA Reauthorization 
     Act of 2024''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

                        TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION

Sec. 101. Reauthorization of the National Telecommunications and 
              Information Administration Organization Act.
Sec. 102. NTIA Consolidated Reporting Act.

                TITLE II--OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

Sec. 201. Office of Spectrum Management.
Sec. 202. Improving spectrum management.
Sec. 203. Spectrum management improvements.
Sec. 204. Institute for Telecommunication Sciences.
Sec. 205. Commerce Spectrum Management Advisory Committee.
Sec. 206. Voluntary criteria, standards, ratings, and other measures 
              for certain radio receivers.

         TITLE III--OFFICE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND GROWTH

Sec. 301. National Strategy to Close Digital Divide.

        TITLE IV--OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY

Sec. 401. Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity.
Sec. 402. Economic competitiveness of information and communication 
              technology supply chain.
Sec. 403. Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors.
Sec. 404. Cybersecurity literacy.
Sec. 405. Understanding cybersecurity of mobile networks.
Sec. 406. Open RAN outreach.

            TITLE V--OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS

Sec. 501. Establishment of the Office of Public Safety Communications.

               TITLE VI--OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Sec. 601. Office of International Affairs.
Sec. 602. Establishment of interagency national security review 
              process.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       In this Act:
       (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       (2) NTIA.--The term ``NTIA'' means the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration.
       (3) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
     the Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information.

                        TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 101. REAUTHORIZATION OF THE NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
                   AND INFORMATION ADMINISTRATION ORGANIZATION 
                   ACT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 151 of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act is amended by striking ``$17,600,000 for 
     fiscal year 1992 and $17,900,000 for fiscal year 1993'' and 
     inserting ``$57,000,000 for fiscal year 2024 and $57,000,000 
     for fiscal year 2025''.
       (b) Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information.--
       (1) Under secretary; deputy under secretary.--
       (A) Under secretary.--The National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et 
     seq) is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (B) Deputy under secretary.--Section 103(a) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)), as amended by this 
     section, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Deputy under secretary.--The Deputy Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Communications and Information shall--
       ``(A) be the principal policy advisor of the Under 
     Secretary;
       ``(B) perform such other functions as the Under Secretary 
     shall from time to time assign or delegate; and
       ``(C) act as Under Secretary during the absence or 
     disability of the Under Secretary or in the event of a 
     vacancy in the office of the Under Secretary.''.
       (2) Continuation of civil actions.--This subsection, and 
     the amendments made by this subsection, shall not abate any 
     civil action commenced by or against the Assistant Secretary 
     of Commerce for Communications and Information before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, except that the Under 
     Secretary shall be substituted as a party to the action on 
     and after such date.
       (3) Continuation in office.--The individual serving as the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information and the individual serving as the Deputy 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act may serve as the Under Secretary and the Deputy 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information, respectively, on and after that date without the 
     need for renomination or reappointment.
       (4) References.--Any reference in a law, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information shall, on and after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, be deemed to be a reference to the Under Secretary.
       (5) Executive schedule.--
       (A) In general.--Subchapter II of chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (i) in section 5314, by adding at the end the following:
       ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information.''; and
       (ii) in section 5315, in the item relating to the Assistant 
     Secretaries of Commerce, by striking ``(11)'' and inserting 
     ``(10)''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     (establishing the annual rate of the basic pay of the Under 
     Secretary) shall take effect on the first day of the first 
     pay period beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Authorities and Responsibilities.--
       (1) Coordination of executive branch views on matters 
     before the federal communications commission.--Section 
     105(a)(1) of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 904(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``to ensure that the conduct'' and 
     inserting the following: ``to ensure that--
       ``(A) the conduct'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) the views of the executive branch on matters 
     presented to the Commission are, consistent with section 
     103(b)(2)(J)--
       ``(i) appropriately coordinated; and

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       ``(ii) reflective of executive branch policy.''.
       (2) Modernization of agency mission.--
       (A) Policy.--Section 102(c) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901(c)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(6) Fostering the digital economy of the United States in 
     order to ensure the competitiveness, future economic growth, 
     and security of the United States.
       ``(7) Working to ensure that global communications networks 
     remain open and innovative, including without inappropriate 
     barriers to entry or operation.
       ``(8) With respect to the United States, in coordination 
     with the Commission, achieving the universal availability of 
     and access to telecommunications service and information 
     service (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934) and any technology related to 
     such service.''.
       (B) Assigned functions.--Section 103(b)(2) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)) is amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``, some of which were'' before ``transferred to the 
     Secretary'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (H)--

       (I) by inserting ``and information'' after 
     ``telecommunications''; and
       (II) by striking ``and emergency readiness'' and inserting 
     ``emergency readiness, the flow of information, and with 
     respect to the United States, in coordination with the 
     Commission, the universal availability of and access to 
     telecommunications service and information service (as those 
     terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 
     1934) and any technology related to such service'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (M), by inserting ``, publish 
     reports,'' after ``studies''; and
       (iv) by inserting at the end the following:
       ``(V) The authority to conduct studies, publish reports, 
     and make recommendations--
       ``(i) on any Federal, State, local, or private policy or 
     practice relating to communications, information, or the 
     digital economy of the United States; and
       ``(ii) that consider interoperability, privacy, security, 
     spectrum use, emergency readiness, the flow of information, 
     and with respect to the United States, in coordination with 
     the Commission, the universal availability of and access to 
     telecommunications service and information service (as those 
     terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 
     1934) and any technology related to such service.''.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in the amendments made 
     by paragraphs (1) and (2) may be construed to expand or 
     contract the authority of the Commission.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Public telecommunications financing act of 1978.--
     Section 106(c) of the Public Telecommunications Financing Act 
     of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 5316 note; Public Law 95-567) is amended by 
     striking ``The position of Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     Commerce for Communications and Information, established in 
     Department of Commerce Organization Order Numbered 10-10 
     (effective March 26, 1978),'' and inserting ``The position of 
     Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information, established under section 103(a) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(a)),''.
       (2) Communications act of 1934.--Section 344(d)(2) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 344(d)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary''.
       (3) Homeland security act of 2002.--Section 1805(d)(2) of 
     the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 575(d)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``Assistant Secretary for Communications 
     and Information of the Department of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information''.
       (4) Agriculture improvement act of 2018.--Section 6212 of 
     the Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (7 U.S.C. 950bb-6) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)(1), in the heading, by striking 
     ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (5) Title 17, united states code.--Section 1201(a)(1)(C) of 
     title 17, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of 
     the Department of Commerce'' and inserting ``Under Secretary 
     of Commerce for Communications and Information''.
       (6) Unlocking consumer choice and wireless competition 
     act.--Section 2(b) of the Unlocking Consumer Choice and 
     Wireless Competition Act (17 U.S.C. 1201 note; Public Law 
     113-144) is amended by striking ``Assistant Secretary for 
     Communications and Information of the Department of 
     Commerce'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information''.
       (7) Communications satellite act of 1962.--Section 
     625(a)(1) of the Communications Satellite Act of 1962 (47 
     U.S.C. 763d(a)(1)) is amended, in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of Commerce''.
       (8) Spectrum pipeline act of 2015.--The Spectrum Pipeline 
     Act of 2015 (47 U.S.C. 921 note; title X of Public Law 114-
     74) is amended--
       (A) in section 1002(1), in the heading, by striking 
     ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (9) Warning, alert, and response network act.--Section 606 
     of the Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act (47 U.S.C. 
     1205) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``for7Communications'' and inserting ``for Communications''.
       (10) American recovery and reinvestment act of 2009.--
     Section 6001 of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 
     2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305) is amended by striking ``Assistant 
     Secretary'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary''.
       (11) Middle class tax relief and job creation act of 
     2012.--Title VI of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job 
     Creation Act of 2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 6001 (47 U.S.C. 1401)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (4);
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (32) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (31), respectively; and
       (iii) by inserting after paragraph (31), as so 
     redesignated, the following:
       ``(32) Under secretary.--The term `Under Secretary' means 
     the Under Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information.''; and
       (B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (12) Ray baum's act of 2018.--The RAY BAUM'S Act of 2018 
     (division P of Public Law 115-141; 132 Stat. 348) is amended 
     by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (13) Secure and trusted communications networks act of 
     2019.--Section 8 of the Secure and Trusted Communications 
     Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1607) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1), in the heading, by striking 
     ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the term 
     appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (14) Title 51, united states code.--Section 50112(3) of 
     title 51, United States Code, is amended, in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``Assistant 
     Secretary'' each place the term appears and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary''.
       (15) Consolidated appropriations act, 2021.--The 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Public Law 116-260) is 
     amended--
       (A) in title IX of division N--
       (i) in section 902(a)(2), in the heading, by striking 
     ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary'';
       (ii) in section 905--

       (I) in subsection (a)(1), in the heading, by striking 
     ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary'';
       (II) in subsection (c)(3)(B), in the heading, by striking 
     ``assistant secretary'' and inserting ``under secretary''; 
     and
       (III) in subsection (d)(2)(B), in the heading, by striking 
     ``assistant secretary'' and inserting ``under secretary''; 
     and

       (iii) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the 
     term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''; and
       (B) in title IX of division FF--
       (i) in section 903(g)(2), in the heading, by striking 
     ``Assistant secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the 
     term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''.
       (16) Infrastructure investment and jobs act.--The 
     Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (Public Law 117-58) is 
     amended--
       (A) in section 27003, by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' 
     each place the term appears and inserting ``Under 
     Secretary'';
       (B) in division F--
       (i) in section 60102--

       (I) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``Assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary'';
       (II) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``Assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; and
       (III) in subsection (h)--

       (aa) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``under secretary''; and
       (bb) in paragraph (5)(B)(iii), by striking ``assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``under secretary'';
       (ii) in title III--

       (I) in section 60302(5), by striking ``Assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; and
       (II) in section 60305(d)(2)(B)(ii), by striking ``assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``under secretary'';

       (iii) in section 60401(a)(2), by striking ``Assistant 
     secretary'' and inserting ``Under secretary''; and
       (iv) by striking ``Assistant Secretary'' each place the 
     term appears and inserting ``Under Secretary''; and
       (C) in division J, in title I, in the matter under the 
     heading ``distance learning, telemedicine, and broadband 
     program'' under the heading ``Rural Utilities Service'' under 
     the

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     heading ``RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS'', by striking 
     ``Assistant Secretary'' and inserting ``Under Secretary''.

     SEC. 102. NTIA CONSOLIDATED REPORTING ACT.

       (a) Elimination of Certain Outdated or Completed Reporting 
     Requirements.--
       (1) BTOP quarterly report.--Section 6001(d) of the American 
     Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (47 U.S.C. 1305(d)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking the semicolon at the end 
     and inserting ``; and'';
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (4).
       (2) Certain reports required by national telecommunications 
     and information administration organization act.--Sections 
     154, 155, and 156 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act are repealed.
       (3) Initial report required by section 9202(a)(1)(G) of the 
     ndaa for fiscal year 2021.--Section 9202(a)(1)(G) of the 
     William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(G)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in clause (ii), by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), 
     and (III) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and 
     conforming the margins of such clauses accordingly; and
       (B) by striking ``Reports to congress'' and all that 
     follows through ``For each fiscal year'' and inserting 
     ``Annual report to congress.--For each fiscal year''.
       (4) Report to president.--Section 105(a) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 904(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (5) Effect on authority.--Nothing in this subsection or the 
     amendments made by this subsection may be construed to expand 
     or contract the authority of the Secretary, the Under 
     Secretary, the NTIA, or the Commission.
       (6) Other reports.--Nothing in this subsection or the 
     amendments made by this subsection may be construed to 
     prohibit or otherwise prevent the Secretary, the Under 
     Secretary, the NTIA, or the Commission from producing any 
     additional reports otherwise within the authority of the 
     Secretary, the Under Secretary, the NTIA, or the Commission, 
     respectively.
       (b) Consolidated Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--In the first quarter of each calendar 
     year, the Under Secretary shall publish on the website of the 
     NTIA and submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report that 
     contains the reports described in paragraph (2) for the 
     fiscal year ending most recently before the beginning of such 
     quarter.
       (2) Reports described.--The reports described in this 
     paragraph are the following:
       (A) The report required by section 903(c)(2)(C) of division 
     FF of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
     1307(c)(2)(C)).
       (B) If amounts in the Public Wireless Supply Chain 
     Innovation Fund established by section 9202(a)(1)(A)(i) of 
     the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
     906(a)(1)(A)(i)) were available for the fiscal year described 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection, the report required by 
     section 9202(a)(1)(G) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)(G)).
       (C) If the Under Secretary awarded grants under section 
     60304(d)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 
     U.S.C. 1723(d)(1)) in the fiscal year described in paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection, the report required by section 
     60306(a)(1)(A) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 1725(a)(1)(A)).
       (D) A summary of the reports for the fiscal year described 
     in paragraph (1) that are required to be submitted to the 
     Under Secretary by executive agencies under section 107(b)(5) 
     of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act, as added by this Act.
       (3) Timing of underlying reporting requirements.--
       (A) Report of office of internet connectivity and growth.--
     Section 903(c)(2)(C) of division FF of the Consolidated 
     Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1307(c)(2)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter,'' and 
     inserting ``In the first quarter of each calendar year,''; 
     and
       (II) by inserting ``, for the fiscal year ending most 
     recently before the beginning of such quarter,'' after ``a 
     report''; and

       (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``for the previous year''.
       (B) Report on digital equity grant programs.--Section 
     60306(a)(1) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (47 
     U.S.C. 1725(a)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``Not later than 1 year'' and all that follows through 
     ``shall--'' and inserting the following: ``For the first 
     fiscal year in which the Under Secretary awards grants under 
     section 60304(d)(1), and each fiscal year thereafter in which 
     the Under Secretary awards grants under such section, the 
     Under Secretary shall--''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) by inserting ``in the first quarter of the first 
     calendar year that begins after the end of such fiscal 
     year,'' before ``submit''; and
       (II) by striking ``, for the year covered by the report''.

       (4) Satisfaction of underlying reporting requirements.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the publication and submission of a report as required by 
     paragraph (1) in the first quarter of a calendar year shall 
     be treated as satisfying any requirement to publish or 
     otherwise make publicly available or to submit to Congress or 
     to a committee of Congress a report described in paragraph 
     (2) for the fiscal year ending most recently before the 
     beginning of such quarter.
       (B) Certain submission requirements.--At the time when the 
     Under Secretary submits a report required by paragraph (1) to 
     the committees described in such paragraph, the Under 
     Secretary shall submit any portion of such report that 
     relates to a report described in paragraph (2)(C) to each 
     committee of Congress not described in paragraph (1) to which 
     such report would (without regard to subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph) be required to be submitted.
       (5) Applicability.--Paragraph (1), and the amendments made 
     by paragraph (3), shall apply beginning on January 1 of the 
     first calendar year that begins after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Extension of Certain Audit and Reporting 
     Requirements.--Section 902(c)(4)(A) of division N of the 
     Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (47 U.S.C. 
     1306(c)(4)(A)) is amended by striking ``fiscal years 2021 and 
     2022'' and inserting ``fiscal years 2021, 2022, 2023, and 
     2024''.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Secretary'' 
     means the Secretary of Commerce.

                TITLE II--OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 201. OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 106. OFFICE OF SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the NTIA 
     an Office of Spectrum Management (in this section referred to 
     as the `Office').
       ``(b) Head of Office.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of the Office shall be an 
     Associate Administrator for Spectrum Management (in this 
     section referred to as the `Associate Administrator').
       ``(2) Requirement to report.--The Associate Administrator 
     shall report to the Under Secretary (or a designee of the 
     Under Secretary).
       ``(c) Duties.--The Associate Administrator shall, at the 
     direction of the Under Secretary--
       ``(1) carry out responsibilities under section 103(b)(2)(A) 
     (relating to frequency assignments for radio stations 
     belonging to and operated by the United States), make 
     frequency allocations for frequencies that will be used by 
     such stations, and develop and maintain techniques, 
     databases, measurements, files, and procedures necessary for 
     such allocations;
       ``(2) carry out responsibilities under section 103(b)(2)(K) 
     (relating to establishing policies concerning spectrum 
     assignments and use by radio stations belonging to and 
     operated by the United States) and provide Federal agencies 
     with guidance to ensure that the conduct of 
     telecommunications activities by such agencies is consistent 
     with such policies;
       ``(3) represent the interests of Federal agencies in the 
     process through which the Commission and the NTIA jointly 
     determine the National Table of Frequency Allocations, and 
     coordinate with the Commission in the development of a 
     comprehensive long-range plan for improved management of all 
     electromagnetic spectrum resources;
       ``(4) appoint the chairpersons of and provide secretariat 
     functions for the Interdepartmental Radio Advisory Committee 
     and the ISAC (as defined in section 107(d));
       ``(5) carry out responsibilities under section 103(b)(2)(B) 
     (relating to authorizing a foreign government to construct 
     and operate a radio station at the seat of Government of the 
     United States) and assign frequencies for use by such 
     stations;
       ``(6) provide advice and assistance to the Under Secretary 
     and coordinate with the Associate Administrator for 
     International Affairs in carrying out spectrum management 
     aspects of the international policy responsibilities of the 
     NTIA, including spectrum-related responsibilities under 
     section 103(b)(2)(G);
       ``(7) advise and assist the Under Secretary on spectrum-
     related technical and policy issues regarding--
       ``(A) the security of telecommunications in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) systems and means to ensure such security;
       ``(8) in coordination with the Associate Administrator for 
     Policy Development and Cybersecurity, carry out spectrum-
     related responsibilities under section 103(b)(2)(H) (relating 
     to coordination of the telecommunications activities of the 
     executive branch and assistance in the formulation of 
     policies and standards for such activities);
       ``(9) carry out spectrum-related responsibilities under 
     section 103(b)(2)(Q) (relating to certain activities with 
     respect to telecommunications resources);

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       ``(10) carry out responsibilities under section 107 
     (relating to improving spectrum management); and
       ``(11) carry out any other duties of the NTIA with respect 
     to spectrum policy that the Under Secretary may designate.''.

     SEC. 202. IMPROVING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 107. IMPROVING SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Federal Coordination Procedures.--
       ``(1) Notice.--With respect to each spectrum action, not 
     later than the end of the period for submitting comments to 
     the Commission in the proceeding relating to the spectrum 
     action, the Under Secretary shall file in the public record 
     with respect to the proceeding information (redacted as 
     necessary if the information is protected from disclosure for 
     a reason described in paragraph (3)) regarding--
       ``(A) when the Commission provided notice to the Under 
     Secretary regarding the spectrum action, as required under 
     the Memorandum;
       ``(B) the Federal entities that may be impacted by the 
     spectrum action;
       ``(C) when the Under Secretary provided notice to the 
     Federal entities described in subparagraph (B) regarding the 
     spectrum action;
       ``(D) a summary of any general technical or procedural 
     concerns raised by Federal entities to the Under Secretary 
     regarding the spectrum action; and
       ``(E) any policy concerns of the Under Secretary regarding 
     the spectrum action.
       ``(2) Final rule.--If the Commission promulgates a final 
     rule under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     involving a spectrum action, the Commission shall prepare, 
     make available to the public, and publish in the Federal 
     Register along with the final rule an interagency 
     coordination summary that describes--
       ``(A) when the Commission provided notice to the Under 
     Secretary regarding the spectrum action, as required under 
     the Memorandum;
       ``(B) whether the Under Secretary raised technical, 
     procedural, or policy concerns regarding the spectrum action; 
     and
       ``(C) how any concerns described in subparagraph (B) were 
     resolved.
       ``(3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection may 
     be construed to require the disclosure of classified 
     information, or other information reflecting technical, 
     procedural, or policy concerns that is exempt from disclosure 
     under section 552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the `Freedom of Information Act').
       ``(4) FCC consideration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission may not consider any 
     technical, procedural, or policy concerns of a Federal entity 
     regarding a spectrum action unless such concerns are filed by 
     the Under Secretary on behalf of the Federal entity in the 
     public record, or in a classified non-public filing made in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B), with respect to the 
     proceeding of the Commission relating to the spectrum action.
       ``(B) Classified information.--Any classified information 
     that is filed by the Under Secretary on behalf of a Federal 
     entity with respect to the proceeding of the Commission 
     relating to a spectrum action shall be filed in accordance 
     with Commission procedures and using appropriate protective 
     measures to prevent unauthorized disclosure.
       ``(b) Federal Spectrum Coordination Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall 
     establish a charter for the ISAC.
       ``(2) ISAC representative.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of each Federal entity that is 
     reflected in the membership of the ISAC, as identified in the 
     charter established under paragraph (1), shall appoint a 
     senior-level employee (or an individual occupying a Senior 
     Executive Service position, as defined in section 3132(a) of 
     title 5, United States Code) who is eligible to receive a 
     security clearance that allows for access to sensitive 
     compartmented information to serve as the representative of 
     the Federal entity to the ISAC.
       ``(B) Security clearance requirement.--If an individual 
     appointed under subparagraph (A) is not eligible to receive a 
     security clearance described in that subparagraph--
       ``(i) the appointment shall be invalid; and
       ``(ii) the head of the Federal entity making the 
     appointment shall appoint another individual who satisfies 
     the requirements of that subparagraph, including the 
     requirement that the individual is eligible to receive such a 
     security clearance.
       ``(3) Duties.--An individual appointed under paragraph (2) 
     shall--
       ``(A) oversee the spectrum coordination policies and 
     procedures of the applicable Federal entity;
       ``(B) be responsible for timely notification to the ISAC 
     and to the Under Secretary of technical or procedural 
     concerns of the applicable Federal entity regarding a 
     spectrum action; and
       ``(C) work closely with the representative of the 
     applicable Federal entity to the Interdepartmental Radio 
     Advisory Committee.
       ``(4) Public contact.--
       ``(A) In general.--The head of each Federal entity 
     described in paragraph (2) shall list, on the website of the 
     Federal entity, the name and contact information of the 
     representative of the Federal entity to the ISAC, as 
     appointed under such paragraph.
       ``(B) NTIA responsibility.--The Under Secretary shall 
     publish on the public website of the NTIA a complete list of 
     the representatives to the ISAC appointed under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(5) Annual report.--In the last quarter of each calendar 
     year, each executive agency that is authorized and directed 
     to cooperate with the NTIA under section 105(c)(2) shall 
     submit to the Under Secretary a report, for the fiscal year 
     ending most recently before the beginning of such quarter, 
     describing the steps taken in such fiscal year by the 
     executive agency to comply with such section.
       ``(c) Coordination Between Commission and NTIA.--
       ``(1) Updates.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and every 4 years thereafter 
     or more frequently as appropriate, the Commission and the 
     NTIA shall update the Memorandum.
       ``(2) Nature of update.--The updates required by paragraph 
     (1) shall reflect such changing technological, procedural, 
     and policy circumstances as the Commission and the NTIA 
     determine necessary and appropriate.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) ISAC.--The term `ISAC' means the interagency advisory 
     body that, as of the date of the enactment of this section, 
     is known as the Interagency Spectrum Advisory Council.
       ``(2) Memorandum.--The term `Memorandum' means the 
     Memorandum of Understanding between the Commission and the 
     NTIA (relating to increased coordination between Federal 
     spectrum management agencies to promote the efficient use of 
     the radio spectrum in the public interest), signed on August 
     1, 2022, or any successor memorandum.
       ``(3) Spectrum action.--The term `spectrum action' means a 
     proposed action by the Commission to reallocate radio 
     frequency spectrum that is anticipated to result in a system 
     of competitive bidding conducted under section 309(j) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) or that could 
     potentially cause interference to the spectrum operations of 
     a Federal entity.''.

     SEC. 203. SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Prototyping.--Consistent with subparagraphs (F), (L), 
     (P), and (U) of section 103(b)(2) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 902(b)(2)), the Under Secretary, 
     in coordination with the Commission and in consultation with 
     other relevant Federal agencies, shall develop, establish, 
     prototype, and support the implementation of common models, 
     common methodologies, and common inputs to inform, with 
     respect to frequencies assigned on a primary or co-primary 
     basis to 1 or more Federal entities, electromagnetic spectrum 
     management decisions relating to--
       (1) technologies and techniques to control radio frequency 
     emissions and interference;
       (2) advanced antenna arrays, and artificial intelligence 
     systems and technologies capable of operating advanced 
     antenna arrays, including multiple-input, multiple-output 
     antennas, beam forming and steering technology, antenna 
     nulling technology, and conformal arrays;
       (3) network sensing and monitoring technologies;
       (4) advanced receivers that incorporate new technologies 
     supporting new waveforms and multiple bands;
       (5) dynamic spectrum access technologies across wireless 
     systems and frequencies, including local-to-the-radio and 
     cognitive multidomain access;
       (6) novel spectrum access technologies;
       (7) artificial intelligence systems to enable dynamic 
     spectrum access, Internet of Things networks, and other 
     advanced communications technologies; and
       (8) optical and quantum communications technologies.
       (b) Spectrum Management and Advanced Communications 
     Technologies.--Section 104 of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     903) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Identification and Facilitation of Implementation of 
     Spectrum Management Technologies.--The Under Secretary shall 
     identify and facilitate implementation of technologies that 
     promote, with respect to frequencies assigned on a primary or 
     co-primary basis to 1 or more Federal entities--
       ``(1) dynamic spectrum access;
       ``(2) network sensing and monitoring; and
       ``(3) optical and quantum communications.
       ``(g) Prototyping of Advanced Communications 
     Technologies.--The Under Secretary shall, with respect to 
     frequencies assigned on a primary or co-primary basis to 1 or 
     more Federal entities--
       ``(1) encourage the development of, and broad participation 
     in, a skilled workforce to conduct prototyping of advanced 
     communications technologies; and
       ``(2) support partnerships among institutions to develop a 
     skilled workforce to conduct prototyping of advanced 
     communications technologies.''.

     SEC. 204. INSTITUTE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENCES.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as

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     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 108. INSTITUTE FOR TELECOMMUNICATION SCIENCES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Under the authority provided to the 
     Under Secretary under section 103, the Under Secretary shall 
     operate a test center to be known as the Institute for 
     Telecommunication Sciences (in this section referred to as 
     `ITS').
       ``(2) Functions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any functions delegated 
     by the Under Secretary under subparagraph (B), ITS shall 
     serve as the primary laboratory for the executive branch of 
     the Federal Government to--
       ``(i) study radio frequency emissions, including 
     technologies and techniques to control such emissions and 
     interference caused by such emissions;
       ``(ii) determine spectrum propagation characteristics;
       ``(iii) conduct tests on technology that enhances the 
     sharing of electromagnetic spectrum between Federal and non-
     Federal users;
       ``(iv) improve the interference tolerance of Federal 
     systems operating with, or using, Federal spectrum;
       ``(v) promote activities relating to access to Federal 
     spectrum by non-Federal users and the sharing of Federal 
     spectrum between Federal and non-Federal users; and
       ``(vi) conduct such other activities as determined 
     necessary by the Under Secretary.
       ``(B) Additional functions.--The Under Secretary may 
     delegate to ITS any of the functions assigned to the Under 
     Secretary under section 103(b)(1).
       ``(3) Agreements and transactions.--In carrying out the 
     functions described in paragraph (2), the Under Secretary, 
     acting through the head of ITS, may enter into agreements as 
     provided under the following authorities:
       ``(A) Sections 11 and 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980.
       ``(B) Section 1535 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(C) Sections 207 and 209 of title 35, United States Code.
       ``(D) Section 103(b)(2) of this Act.
       ``(E) Section 113(g) of this Act.
       ``(F) The first undesignated section of Public Law 91-412.
       ``(G) Authority provided under any other Federal statute.
       ``(4) Federal spectrum defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `Federal spectrum' means frequencies assigned on a 
     primary basis to a Federal entity (as defined in section 
     113(l)).
       ``(b) Emergency Communication and Tracking Technologies 
     Initiative.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Under Secretary, acting through 
     the head of ITS, shall establish an initiative to support the 
     development of emergency communication and tracking 
     technologies for use in locating trapped individuals in 
     confined spaces, such as underground mines, and other 
     shielded environments, such as high-rise buildings or 
     collapsed structures, where conventional radio communication 
     is limited.
       ``(2) Activities.--In order to carry out this subsection, 
     the Under Secretary, acting through the head of ITS, shall 
     work with private sector entities and the heads of 
     appropriate Federal agencies, to--
       ``(A) perform a needs assessment to identify and evaluate 
     the measurement, technical specifications, and conformity 
     assessment needs required to improve the operation and 
     reliability of such emergency communication and tracking 
     technologies; and
       ``(B) support the development of technical specifications 
     and conformance architecture to improve the operation and 
     reliability of such emergency communication and tracking 
     technologies.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress, and make publicly available, a report on 
     the assessment performed under paragraph (2)(A).''.

     SEC. 205. COMMERCE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 109. COMMERCE SPECTRUM MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary shall 
     establish within the NTIA a Commerce Spectrum Management 
     Advisory Committee (referred to in this section as the 
     `CSMAC').
       ``(2) Existing advisory committees.--A Federal advisory 
     committee of the NTIA that is operating, on the date of the 
     enactment of this section, under a charter for the purpose of 
     carrying out duties substantially similar to the duties 
     described in subsection (b), satisfies the requirements of 
     paragraph (1) if the membership of such committee complies 
     with subsection (c) or is modified to comply with such 
     subsection not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(b) Duties.--The CSMAC shall advise and make 
     recommendations to the Under Secretary with respect to--
       ``(1) developing and maintaining spectrum management 
     policies that enable the United States to maintain or 
     strengthen its global leadership role in the introduction of 
     innovative communications technologies and services, 
     including those that enable critical missions of the Federal 
     Government;
       ``(2) objectives that advance spectrum-based innovation, 
     including facilitating access to--
       ``(A) wireless broadband internet access service;
       ``(B) space-based services;
       ``(C) non-communications services, including radiolocation 
     services and sensing services; and
       ``(D) other emerging technologies;
       ``(3) fostering increased spectrum sharing among all users;
       ``(4) promoting innovation and rapid advances in technology 
     that support the more efficient use of spectrum;
       ``(5) authorizing radio systems and frequencies in a way 
     that maximizes the benefits to the public;
       ``(6) establishing a long-range spectrum planning process 
     and identifying international opportunities to advance the 
     economic interests of the United States through spectrum 
     management;
       ``(7) how best to leverage radio frequency-related 
     research, development, and testing and evaluation efforts;
       ``(8) ways to foster more efficient and innovative uses of 
     electromagnetic spectrum resources across the Federal 
     Government, subject to and consistent with the needs and 
     missions of Federal agencies;
       ``(9) issues associated with spectrum sharing, including 
     harmful interference and associated enforcement challenges; 
     and
       ``(10) developing balanced policies that promote licensed, 
     unlicensed, and other forms of access to spectrum.
       ``(c) Members.--
       ``(1) Composition of committee.--To the extent practicable, 
     the CSMAC shall be composed of not less than 10 but not more 
     than 30 members appointed by the Under Secretary with the 
     goal of providing a balanced representation of--
       ``(A) non-Federal spectrum users;
       ``(B) State government and local government;
       ``(C) technology developers and manufacturers;
       ``(D) academia;
       ``(E) civil society;
       ``(F) providers of mobile broadband internet access service 
     and providers of fixed broadband internet access service, 
     including--
       ``(i) providers with customers in both domestic and 
     international markets;
       ``(ii) small providers; and
       ``(iii) rural providers;
       ``(G) providers of communications services using satellite 
     communications networks;
       ``(H) Federal agency spectrum users; and
       ``(I) Tribal organizations.
       ``(2) Appointments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Under Secretary shall appoint 
     members to the CSMAC for up to a two-year term, except that 
     members may be reappointed for additional terms by the Under 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Removal.--Each member appointed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall serve on the CSMAC at the pleasure and discretion 
     of the Under Secretary.
       ``(3) Chair.--
       ``(A) Appointment.--The Under Secretary shall appoint one 
     or more members from among those appointed to the CSMAC to 
     serve as Chair or Co-Chairs of the CSMAC.
       ``(B) Service.--The Chair, or Co-Chairs, as the case may 
     be, shall serve at the pleasure and discretion of the Under 
     Secretary.
       ``(4) Vacancy.--A vacancy on the CSMAC shall be filled in 
     the manner in which the original appointment was made and the 
     member so appointed shall serve for the remainder of the 
     term.
       ``(5) Compensation.--The members of the CSMAC shall serve 
     without compensation.
       ``(d) Subcommittees.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the approval of the Under 
     Secretary, as the Under Secretary determines necessary for 
     the performance by the CSMAC of the duties described under 
     subsection (b), the CSMAC may establish subcommittees, 
     working groups, standing committees, ad hoc groups, task 
     groups, or other subgroups of the CSMAC.
       ``(2) Limitations and additional participation.--Any 
     subcommittee, working group, standing committee, ad hoc 
     group, task group, or other subgroup established under 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall report to the CSMAC;
       ``(B) may not provide any advice, recommendation, or other 
     work product directly to the Under Secretary; and
       ``(C) may seek participation by any person who is not a 
     member of the CSMAC to inform the activity of such 
     subcommittee, working group, standing committee, ad hoc 
     group, task group, or other subgroup.
       ``(e) Duration.--Section 1013(a)(2)(B) of title 5, United 
     States Code (relating to the termination of advisory 
     committees) shall not apply to the CSMAC.''.

     SEC. 206. VOLUNTARY CRITERIA, STANDARDS, RATINGS, AND OTHER 
                   MEASURES FOR CERTAIN RADIO RECEIVERS.

       (a) Establishment of Working Group.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary shall convene 
     a working group to assist the Under Secretary in developing, 
     and periodically updating, voluntary criteria, standards, 
     ratings, and other measures with respect to radio receivers 
     operating in spectrum bands allocated for exclusive Federal 
     use.

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       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of the voluntary criteria, 
     standards, ratings, and other measures developed, and 
     periodically updated, by the Under Secretary under this 
     section, with the assistance of the working group, shall be 
     to provide guidance on the design, manufacture, and sale of 
     radio receivers designed (in whole or in part) to operate in 
     spectrum bands allocated for exclusive Federal use--
       (A) with respect to the incorporation of appropriate 
     measures to mitigate, or enhance resiliency to, potential 
     harmful interference; and
       (B) with the goal of ensuring that the reasonable current 
     and future use of cochannel and non-cochannel spectrum, 
     including use by non-Federal systems of spectrum designated 
     by the Commission for commercial operations, will not result 
     in the operation of such receivers being seriously degraded 
     or obstructed, including such operation being repeatedly 
     interrupted.
       (3) Chair; members; participation by federal entities.--
       (A) Chair and members.--The Chair of the working group 
     shall be the Under Secretary and the working group shall 
     include representatives from the following:
       (i) The Commission.
       (ii) The communications industry.
       (iii) Academia.
       (iv) Entities that manufacture radio receivers.
       (v) Entities that establish technical specifications for 
     radio receivers.
       (B) Participation by federal entities.--The Under Secretary 
     shall invite a representative from each Federal entity to 
     participate in the working group.
       (4) Federal advisory committee act exemption.--Chapter 10 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to the 
     working group.
       (b) Publication of Voluntary Criteria, Standards, Ratings, 
     and Other Measures.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     on which the working group is convened, the Under Secretary 
     shall publish, consistent with the protection of classified 
     information and intelligence sources and methods, the 
     voluntary criteria, standards, ratings, and other measures 
     developed pursuant to subsection (a) on a publicly accessible 
     page on the website of the NTIA and in the Federal Register.
       (c) Periodic Review and Update.--Not less frequently than 
     every 4 years, the Under Secretary shall review and update, 
     if appropriate, the voluntary criteria, standards, ratings, 
     and other measures published under subsection (b). Any such 
     update shall be published as described in subsection (b) not 
     later than 14 days after the date on which the update is 
     completed.
       (d) Consideration.--In developing, and periodically 
     updating, voluntary criteria, standards, ratings, and other 
     measures under this section, the Under Secretary shall take 
     into consideration the unique technical and operational 
     characteristics of different Federal systems.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to provide authority for the establishment of any--
       (1) mandatory criteria, standards, ratings, or other 
     measures; or
       (2) voluntary criteria, standards, ratings, or other 
     measures with technical parameters not determined by the 
     Under Secretary.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Federal entity.--The term ``Federal entity'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 113(l) of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 923(l)).
       (2) Federal system.--The term ``Federal system'' means a 
     system of radio stations belonging to and operated by the 
     Federal Government that receives radio frequency signals on 
     spectrum that is allocated exclusively for Federal use or 
     allocated for shared Federal and non-Federal use.
       (3) Working group.--The term ``working group'' means the 
     working group convened under subsection (a)(1).

         TITLE III--OFFICE OF INTERNET CONNECTIVITY AND GROWTH

     SEC. 301. NATIONAL STRATEGY TO CLOSE DIGITAL DIVIDE.

       (a) National Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in 
     consultation with the heads of the covered agencies, shall 
     develop and submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a National Strategy to Close the Digital Divide to--
       (A) support better management of Federal broadband programs 
     to deliver on the goal of providing high-speed, affordable 
     broadband internet access service to all individuals in the 
     United States;
       (B) synchronize interagency coordination among covered 
     agencies for Federal broadband programs;
       (C) synchronize interagency coordination regarding the 
     process for approving the grant of an easement, right of way, 
     or lease to, in, over, or on a building or any other property 
     owned by the Federal Government for the right to install, 
     construct, modify, or maintain infrastructure with respect to 
     broadband internet access service; and
       (D) reduce barriers, lower costs, and ease administrative 
     burdens for State, local, and Tribal governments to 
     participate in Federal broadband programs.
       (2) Required contents.--The Strategy shall--
       (A) list all--
       (i) Federal broadband programs; and
       (ii) programs known to the NTIA that exist at the State and 
     local levels that are directly or indirectly intended to 
     increase the deployment of, access to, the affordability of, 
     or the adoption of broadband internet access service;
       (B) describe current, as of the date on which the Strategy 
     is submitted, Federal efforts to coordinate Federal broadband 
     programs;
       (C) identify gaps, limitations, and requirements, including 
     with respect to laws and data, that hinder, or may hinder, 
     coordination across Federal broadband programs;
       (D) establish clear roles and responsibilities for the 
     heads of the covered agencies, as well as clear goals, 
     objectives, and performance measures, for--
       (i) the management of all Federal broadband programs; and
       (ii) interagency coordination efforts with respect to 
     Federal broadband programs;
       (E) address the sources and types of resources and 
     investments needed by covered agencies to carry out the 
     Strategy, and where those resources and investments should be 
     targeted based on balancing risk reductions with costs;
       (F) address factors that increase the costs and 
     administrative burdens for State, local, and Tribal 
     governments with respect to participation in Federal 
     broadband programs;
       (G) recommend incentives, legislative solutions, and 
     administrative actions to help State, local, and Tribal 
     governments more efficiently--
       (i) distribute, and effectively administer, funding 
     received from Federal broadband programs; and
       (ii) resolve conflicts with respect to the funding 
     described in clause (i);
       (H) recommend incentives, legislative solutions, and 
     administrative actions to--
       (i) improve the coordination and management of Federal 
     broadband programs; and
       (ii) eliminate duplication with respect to Federal 
     broadband programs;
       (I) describe current, as of the date on which the Strategy 
     is submitted, efforts by covered agencies to streamline the 
     process for granting access to an easement, right of way, or 
     lease to, in, over, or on a building or any other property 
     owned by the Federal Government for the right to install, 
     construct, modify, or maintain infrastructure with respect to 
     broadband internet access service;
       (J) identify gaps and limitations with respect to allowing 
     regional, interstate, or cross-border economic development 
     organizations to participate in Federal broadband programs; 
     and
       (K) address specific issues relating to closing the digital 
     divide on Tribal lands.
       (3) Public consultation.--In developing the Strategy, the 
     Under Secretary shall consult with--
       (A) groups that represent consumers or the interests of the 
     public, including economically or socially disadvantaged 
     individuals;
       (B) subject matter experts;
       (C) providers of broadband internet access service;
       (D) Tribal entities; and
       (E) State and local agencies and entities.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 240 days after the date on 
     which the Under Secretary submits the Strategy to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress under subsection (a)(1), 
     the Under Secretary, in consultation with the heads of the 
     covered agencies, shall develop and submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress an implementation plan for the 
     Strategy.
       (2) Required contents.--The Implementation Plan shall, at a 
     minimum--
       (A) provide a plan for implementing the roles, 
     responsibilities, goals, objectives, and performance measures 
     for the management of Federal broadband programs and 
     interagency coordination efforts identified in the Strategy;
       (B) provide a plan for coordinating with covered agencies 
     on the roles, responsibilities, goals, objectives, and 
     performance measures identified in the Strategy;
       (C) describe the roles and responsibilities of the covered 
     agencies, and the interagency mechanisms, to coordinate the 
     implementation of the Strategy;
       (D) provide a plan for regular meetings among the heads of 
     the covered agencies to coordinate the implementation of the 
     Strategy and improve coordination among Federal broadband 
     programs and for permitting processes for infrastructure with 
     respect to broadband internet access service;
       (E) provide a plan for regular engagement with interested 
     members of the public to evaluate Federal broadband programs, 
     permitting processes for infrastructure with respect to 
     broadband internet access service, and progress in 
     implementing the Strategy;
       (F) with respect to the awarding of Federal funds or 
     subsidies to support the deployment of broadband internet 
     access service, provide a plan for the adoption of--
       (i) common data sets to use when making awards, including a 
     requirement that covered agencies use the maps created under 
     title VIII of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 641 
     et seq.); and
       (ii) applications regarding those awards, as described in 
     section 903(e) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 
     1307(e));
       (G) provide a plan to monitor and reduce waste, fraud, and 
     abuse in Federal broadband programs, including wasteful 
     spending resulting from fragmented, overlapping, and 
     unnecessarily duplicative programs;
       (H) require consistent obligation and expenditure reporting 
     by covered agencies for

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     Federal broadband programs, which shall be consistent with 
     section 903(c)(2) of the ACCESS BROADBAND Act (47 U.S.C. 
     1307(c)(2));
       (I) provide a plan to--
       (i) increase awareness of, and participation and enrollment 
     in, Federal broadband programs relating to the affordability 
     and adoption of broadband internet access service;
       (ii) adopt common data sets to evaluate the performance of 
     such Federal broadband programs and make such data sets 
     available as open Government data assets; and
       (iii) address barriers to participation in such Federal 
     broadband programs for eligible households;
       (J) provide a plan to monitor the service offerings, 
     consistency, and quality of broadband internet access service 
     supported by Federal broadband programs; and
       (K) describe the administrative and legislative action that 
     is necessary to carry out the Strategy.
       (3) Public comment.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which the Under Secretary submits the Strategy to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress under subsection (a)(1), 
     the Under Secretary shall seek public comment regarding the 
     development and execution of the Implementation Plan.
       (c) Briefings and Implementation.--
       (1) Briefing.--Not later than 21 days after the date on 
     which the Under Secretary submits the Implementation Plan to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress under subsection 
     (b)(1), the Under Secretary, and appropriate representatives 
     from the covered agencies involved in the formulation of the 
     Strategy, shall provide a briefing on the implementation of 
     the Strategy to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       (2) Implementation.--The Under Secretary shall--
       (A) implement the Strategy in accordance with the terms of 
     the Implementation Plan; and
       (B) not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     Under Secretary begins to implement the Strategy, and not 
     less frequently than once every 90 days thereafter until the 
     date on which the Implementation Plan is fully implemented, 
     brief the appropriate committees of Congress on the progress 
     in implementing the Implementation Plan.
       (d) Government Accountability Office Study and Report.--
       (1) Study.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a study that shall--
       (A) examine the efficacy of the Strategy and the 
     Implementation Plan in closing the digital divide; and
       (B) make recommendations regarding how to improve the 
     Strategy and the Implementation Plan.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date on which 
     the Under Secretary submits the Implementation Plan to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress under subsection (b)(1), 
     the Comptroller General shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report on the results of the study 
     conducted under paragraph (1).
       (e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect the authority or jurisdiction of the 
     Commission or confer upon the Under Secretary or any 
     executive agency the power to direct the actions of the 
     Commission, either directly or indirectly.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate; and
       (B) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) Covered agencies.--The term ``covered agencies'' 
     means--
       (A) the Commission;
       (B) the Department of Agriculture;
       (C) the NTIA;
       (D) the Department of Health and Human Services;
       (E) the Appalachian Regional Commission;
       (F) the Delta Regional Authority;
       (G) the Economic Development Administration;
       (H) the Department of Education;
       (I) the Department of the Treasury;
       (J) the Department of Transportation;
       (K) the Institute of Museum and Library Services;
       (L) the Northern Border Regional Commission;
       (M) the Department of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (N) the Department of the Interior.
       (3) Federal broadband program.--The term ``Federal 
     broadband program'' means any program administered by a 
     covered agency that is directly or indirectly intended to 
     increase the deployment of, access to, the affordability of, 
     or the adoption of broadband internet access service.
       (4) Implementation plan.--The term ``Implementation Plan'' 
     means the implementation plan developed under subsection 
     (b)(1).
       (5) State.--The term ``State'' means each State of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, and each 
     commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States.
       (6) Strategy.--The term ``Strategy'' means the National 
     Strategy to Close the Digital Divide developed under 
     subsection (a)(1).

        TITLE IV--OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY

     SEC. 401. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 110. OFFICE OF POLICY DEVELOPMENT AND CYBERSECURITY.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the NTIA 
     an Office of Policy Development and Cybersecurity (in this 
     section referred to as the `Office').
       ``(b) Head of Office.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of the Office shall be an 
     Associate Administrator for Policy Development and 
     Cybersecurity (in this section referred to as the `Associate 
     Administrator').
       ``(2) Requirement to report.--The Associate Administrator 
     shall report to the Under Secretary (or a designee of the 
     Under Secretary).
       ``(c) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Associate Administrator shall, at 
     the direction of the Under Secretary, oversee and conduct 
     national communications and information policy analysis and 
     development for the internet and communications technologies.
       ``(2) Particular duties.--In carrying out paragraph (1), 
     the Associate Administrator shall, at the direction of the 
     Under Secretary--
       ``(A) develop, analyze, and advocate for market-based 
     policies that promote innovation, competition, consumer 
     access, digital inclusion, workforce development, and 
     economic growth in the communications, media, and technology 
     markets;
       ``(B) conduct studies, as delegated by the Under Secretary 
     or required by Congress, on how individuals in the United 
     States access and use the internet, wireline and wireless 
     telephony, mass media, other digital services, and video 
     services;
       ``(C) coordinate transparent, consensus-based, 
     multistakeholder processes to create guidance for and to 
     support the development and implementation of cybersecurity 
     and privacy policies with respect to the internet and other 
     communications networks;
       ``(D) promote increased collaboration between security 
     researchers and providers of communications services and 
     software system developers;
       ``(E) perform such duties as the Under Secretary considers 
     appropriate relating to the program for preventing future 
     vulnerabilities established under section 8(a) of the Secure 
     and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
     1607(a));
       ``(F) advocate for policies that promote the security and 
     resilience to cybersecurity incidents of communications 
     networks while fostering innovation, including policies that 
     promote secure communications network supply chains;
       ``(G) present security of the digital economy and 
     infrastructure and cybersecurity policy efforts before the 
     Commission, Congress, and elsewhere;
       ``(H) provide advice and assistance to the Under Secretary 
     in carrying out the policy responsibilities of the NTIA with 
     respect to cybersecurity policy matters, including the 
     evaluation of the impact of cybersecurity matters pending 
     before the Commission, other Federal agencies, and Congress;
       ``(I) in addition to the duties described in subparagraph 
     (H), perform such other duties regarding the policy 
     responsibilities of the NTIA with respect to cybersecurity 
     policy matters as the Under Secretary considers appropriate;
       ``(J) develop policies to accelerate innovation and 
     commercialization with respect to advances in technological 
     understanding of communications technologies;
       ``(K) identify barriers to trust, security, innovation, and 
     commercialization with respect to communications 
     technologies, including access to capital and other 
     resources, and ways to overcome such barriers;
       ``(L) provide public access to relevant data, research, and 
     technical assistance on innovation and commercialization with 
     respect to communications technologies, consistent with the 
     protection of classified information;
       ``(M) strengthen collaboration on and coordination of 
     policies relating to innovation and commercialization with 
     respect to communications technologies, including policies 
     focused on the needs of small businesses and rural 
     communities--
       ``(i) within the Department of Commerce;
       ``(ii) between the Department of Commerce and State 
     government agencies, as appropriate; and
       ``(iii) between the Department of Commerce and the 
     Commission or any other Federal agency the Under Secretary 
     determines to be necessary; and
       ``(N) solicit and consider feedback from small and rural 
     communications service providers, as appropriate.''.

     SEC. 402. ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS OF INFORMATION AND 
                   COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPLY CHAIN.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate a report on the information and 
     communication technology supply chain that--
       (1) identifies--
       (A) information and communication technology critical to 
     the economic competitiveness of the United States; and
       (B) the industrial capacity of--

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       (i) United States vendors that produce information and 
     communication technology identified under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (ii) trusted information and communication technology 
     vendors that produce information and communication technology 
     identified under subparagraph (A);
       (2) assesses the economic competitiveness of vendors 
     described under paragraph (1)(B);
       (3) assesses whether, and to what extent, there is a 
     dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications 
     capability in the United States on information and 
     communication technology identified under paragraph (1)(A) 
     that is not trusted;
       (4) identifies--
       (A) what actions by the Federal Government are needed to 
     support, and bolster the economic competitiveness of, trusted 
     information and communication technology vendors; and
       (B) what Federal resources are needed to reduce dependence 
     by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the 
     United States on companies that--
       (i) produce information and communication technology; and
       (ii) are not trusted; and
       (5) defines lines of effort and assigns responsibilities 
     for a whole-of-Government response to ensuring the 
     competitiveness of the information and communication 
     technology supply chain in the United States.
       (b) Whole-of-Government Strategy.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall develop, on the basis 
     of the report required by subsection (a), a whole-of-
     Government strategy to ensure the economic competitiveness of 
     trusted information and communication technology vendors that 
     includes--
       (A) recommendations on how--
       (i) to strengthen the structure, resources, and authorities 
     of the Federal Government to support the economic 
     competitiveness of trusted information and communication 
     technology vendors, including United States vendors that are 
     trusted information and communication technology vendors; and
       (ii) the Federal Government can address any barriers to a 
     market-based solution for increasing the economic 
     competitiveness of such information and communication 
     technology vendors;
       (B) defined lines of effort and responsibilities for 
     Federal agencies to implement the strategy; and
       (C) a description of--
       (i) any change to a Federal program, Federal law, or 
     structure of the Federal Government necessary to implement 
     any recommendation under subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) any additional Federal resource necessary to implement 
     any recommendation under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the submission 
     of the report required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report containing the 
     strategy developed under paragraph (1).
       (c) Consultation Required.--In carrying out subsections (a) 
     and (b), the Secretary shall consult with--
       (1) a cross-section of trusted information and 
     communication technology vendors; and
       (2) the Secretary of State, the Secretary of Homeland 
     Security, the Attorney General, the Director of National 
     Intelligence, the Secretary of Defense, the Chair of the 
     Commission, and any other head of an agency the Secretary 
     determines necessary.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Advanced telecommunications capability.--The term 
     ``advanced telecommunications capability'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 706(d) of the Telecommunications 
     Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302(d)).
       (2) Information and communication technology.--The term 
     ``information and communication technology'' means a 
     technology (including software), component, or material that 
     enables communications by radio or wire.
       (3) Information and communication technology supply 
     chain.--The term ``information and communication technology 
     supply chain'' means all of the companies that produce 
     information and communication technology.
       (4) Not trusted.--The term ``not trusted'' means, with 
     respect to a company or information and communication 
     technology, that the company or information and communication 
     technology is determined by the Secretary to pose an 
     unacceptable risk to the national security of the United 
     States or the security and safety of United States persons 
     based solely on one or more determinations described under 
     paragraphs (1) through (4) of section 2(c) of the Secure and 
     Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
     1601(c)).
       (5) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce, acting through the Under Secretary.
       (6) Trusted.--The term ``trusted'' means, with respect to a 
     company, that the Secretary has not determined that the 
     company is not trusted.
       (7) Trusted information and communication technology 
     vendor.--The term ``trusted information and communication 
     technology vendor'' means a company--
       (A) that produces information and communication technology; 
     and
       (B) that is trusted.

     SEC. 403. DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY BOARD OF 
                   ADVISORS.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 110A. DIGITAL ECONOMY AND CYBERSECURITY BOARD OF 
                   ADVISORS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the NTIA 
     a Digital Economy and Cybersecurity Board of Advisors (in 
     this section referred to as the `Board').
       ``(b) Duties.--The Board shall provide to the Under 
     Secretary recommendations (for implementation by the Under 
     Secretary or that the Under Secretary could recommend for 
     implementation by other appropriate entities) with respect to 
     the following:
       ``(1) Technical cybersecurity best practices that enable 
     economic growth while securing information and communications 
     networks, including practices that Federal and non-Federal 
     entities can implement to secure internet routing protocols, 
     including the Border Gateway Protocol used by Federal and 
     non-Federal entities.
       ``(2) Cybersecurity policies to support the development and 
     implementation of cybersecurity practices with respect to the 
     internet and information and communications networks.
       ``(3) Policies that foster collaboration through public-
     private partnerships to promote the security and resilience 
     to cybersecurity incidents of information and communications 
     networks while fostering innovation, including policies that 
     promote secure supply chains for information and 
     communications networks.
       ``(4) Policies to remove barriers to trust, security, 
     innovation, and commercialization with respect to information 
     and communications networks.
       ``(c) Members.--
       ``(1) Composition.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer 
     than 5, and not more than 25, members appointed by the Under 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Expertise.--Each member of the Board shall have 
     cybersecurity or supply chain security technical expertise, 
     cybersecurity or supply chain security policy expertise, or 
     expertise in managing or overseeing the cybersecurity or 
     supply chain security functions of a business.
       ``(C) Representation.--In appointing members of the Board 
     under subparagraph (A), the Under Secretary shall ensure that 
     the members appointed provide a balanced representation of 
     the following:
       ``(i) Chief cybersecurity officers or other qualified 
     individuals employed in cybersecurity positions, representing 
     both the public and private sectors.
       ``(ii) Persons who operate or maintain information and 
     communications networks, including persons who operate or 
     maintain small or rural information and communications 
     networks.
       ``(iii) Vendors that produce or provide equipment used in 
     information and communications networks.
       ``(iv) Vendors that produce or provide software used in 
     information and communications networks.
       ``(v) Persons who operate or maintain internet 
     applications.
       ``(2) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (C) 
     and (D), each member of the Board shall be appointed for a 
     term of a length not to exceed 2 years, to be determined by 
     the Under Secretary.
       ``(B) Reappointment.--A member of the Board, including a 
     member appointed to fill a vacancy as provided in 
     subparagraph (D), may be reappointed for 1 or more additional 
     terms by the Under Secretary.
       ``(C) Removal.--The Under Secretary may remove a member of 
     the Board at the discretion of the Under Secretary.
       ``(D) Vacancy.--Any member of the Board appointed to fill a 
     vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 
     the predecessor of the member was appointed shall be 
     appointed only for the remainder of such term. A vacancy in 
     the Board shall be filled in the manner in which the original 
     appointment was made.
       ``(3) Chair.--The Chair of the Board shall be the Associate 
     Administrator of the NTIA for Policy Development and 
     Cybersecurity.
       ``(4) Compensation.--The members of the Board shall serve 
     without compensation.
       ``(d) Subcommittees.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the approval of the Under 
     Secretary, as the Under Secretary determines necessary for 
     the performance by the Board of the duties described in 
     subsection (b), the Board may establish subcommittees, 
     working groups, standing committees, ad hoc groups, task 
     groups, or other subgroups of the Board.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Any subcommittee, working group, 
     standing committee, ad hoc group, task group, or other 
     subgroup of the Board established under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall report to the Board; and
       ``(B) may not provide any advice, recommendation, or other 
     work product directly to the Under Secretary.
       ``(e) Termination.--Notwithstanding section 1013 of title 
     5, United States Code, the Board shall terminate on the date 
     that is 4 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Border gateway protocol.--The term `Border Gateway 
     Protocol' means the routing protocol used to exchange network

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     reachability information among independently managed networks 
     on the internet.
       ``(2) Information and communications network.--The term 
     `information and communications network' means a network that 
     provides advanced telecommunications capability (as defined 
     in section 706(d) of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 
     U.S.C. 1302(d))).''.

     SEC. 404. CYBERSECURITY LITERACY.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States has a national security and economic 
     interest in promoting cybersecurity literacy amongst the 
     general public.
       (b) In General.--The Under Secretary shall develop and 
     conduct a cybersecurity literacy campaign (which shall be 
     available in multiple languages and formats, if practicable) 
     to increase the knowledge and awareness of individuals in the 
     United States with respect to best practices to reduce 
     cybersecurity risks.
       (c) Campaign Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (b), 
     the Under Secretary shall--
       (1) educate individuals in the United States on how to 
     prevent and mitigate cyberattacks and cybersecurity risks, 
     including by--
       (A) instructing such individuals on how to identify--
       (i) phishing emails and messages; and
       (ii) secure websites;
       (B) instructing such individuals about the benefits of 
     changing default passwords on hardware and software 
     technology;
       (C) encouraging the use of cybersecurity tools, including--
       (i) multi-factor authentication;
       (ii) complex passwords;
       (iii) anti-virus software;
       (iv) patching and updating software and applications; and
       (v) virtual private networks;
       (D) identifying the devices that could pose possible 
     cybersecurity risks, including--
       (i) personal computers;
       (ii) smartphones;
       (iii) tablets;
       (iv) Wi-Fi routers;
       (v) smart home appliances;
       (vi) webcams;
       (vii) internet-connected monitors; and
       (viii) any other device that can be connected to the 
     internet, including mobile devices other than smartphones and 
     tablets;
       (E) encouraging such individuals to--
       (i) regularly review mobile application permissions;
       (ii) decline privilege requests from mobile applications 
     that are unnecessary;
       (iii) download applications only from trusted vendors or 
     sources; and
       (iv) consider a product's life cycle and the developer or 
     manufacturer's commitment to providing security updates 
     during a connected device's expected period of use; and
       (F) identifying the potential cybersecurity risks of using 
     publicly available Wi-Fi networks and the methods a user may 
     utilize to limit such risks; and
       (2) encourage individuals in the United States to use 
     resources to help mitigate the cybersecurity risks identified 
     in this subsection.

     SEC. 405. UNDERSTANDING CYBERSECURITY OF MOBILE NETWORKS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Department of Homeland Security, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report examining the 
     cybersecurity of mobile service networks and the 
     vulnerability of such networks and mobile devices to 
     cyberattacks and surveillance conducted by adversaries.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the degree to which providers of 
     mobile service have addressed, are addressing, or have not 
     addressed cybersecurity vulnerabilities (including 
     vulnerabilities the exploitation of which could lead to 
     surveillance conducted by adversaries) identified by academic 
     and independent researchers, multistakeholder standards and 
     technical organizations, industry experts, and Federal 
     agencies, including in relevant reports of--
       (A) the NTIA;
       (B) the National Institute of Standards and Technology; and
       (C) the Department of Homeland Security, including--
       (i) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; 
     and
       (ii) the Science and Technology Directorate.
       (2) A discussion of--
       (A) the degree to which customers (including consumers, 
     companies, and government agencies) consider cybersecurity as 
     a factor when considering the purchase of mobile service and 
     mobile devices; and
       (B) the commercial availability of tools, frameworks, best 
     practices, and other resources for enabling such customers to 
     evaluate cybersecurity risk and price tradeoffs.
       (3) A discussion of the degree to which providers of mobile 
     service have implemented cybersecurity best practices and 
     risk assessment frameworks.
       (4) An estimate and discussion of the prevalence and 
     efficacy of encryption and authentication algorithms and 
     techniques used in each of the following:
       (A) Mobile service.
       (B) Mobile communications equipment or services.
       (C) Commonly used mobile phones and other mobile devices.
       (D) Commonly used mobile operating systems and 
     communications software and applications.
       (5) A discussion of the barriers for providers of mobile 
     service to adopt more efficacious encryption and 
     authentication algorithms and techniques and to prohibit the 
     use of older encryption and authentication algorithms and 
     techniques with established vulnerabilities in mobile 
     service, mobile communications equipment or services, and 
     mobile phones and other mobile devices.
       (6) An estimate and discussion of the prevalence, usage, 
     and availability of technologies that authenticate legitimate 
     mobile service and mobile communications equipment or 
     services to which mobile phones and other mobile devices are 
     connected.
       (7) An estimate and discussion of the prevalence, costs, 
     commercial availability, and usage by adversaries in the 
     United States of cell site simulators (often known as 
     international mobile subscriber identity catchers) and other 
     mobile service surveillance and interception technologies.
       (c) Consultation.--In preparing the report required by 
     subsection (a), the Under Secretary shall, to the degree 
     practicable, consult with--
       (1) the Commission;
       (2) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
       (3) the intelligence community;
       (4) the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of 
     the Department of Homeland Security;
       (5) the Science and Technology Directorate of the 
     Department of Homeland Security;
       (6) academic and independent researchers with expertise in 
     privacy, encryption, cybersecurity, and network threats;
       (7) participants in multistakeholder standards and 
     technical organizations (including the 3rd Generation 
     Partnership Project and the Internet Engineering Task Force);
       (8) international stakeholders, in coordination with the 
     Department of State as appropriate;
       (9) providers of mobile service, including small providers 
     (or the representatives of such providers) and rural 
     providers (or the representatives of such providers);
       (10) manufacturers, operators, and providers of mobile 
     communications equipment or services and mobile phones and 
     other mobile devices;
       (11) developers of mobile operating systems and 
     communications software and applications; and
       (12) other experts that the Under Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (d) Scope of Report.--The Under Secretary shall--
       (1) limit the report required by subsection (a) to mobile 
     service networks;
       (2) exclude consideration of 5G protocols and networks in 
     the report required by subsection (a);
       (3) limit the assessment required by subsection (b)(1) to 
     vulnerabilities that have been shown to be--
       (A) exploited in non-laboratory settings; or
       (B) feasibly and practicably exploitable in real-world 
     conditions; and
       (4) consider in the report required by subsection (a) 
     vulnerabilities that have been effectively mitigated by 
     manufacturers of mobile phones and other mobile devices.
       (e) Form of Report.--
       (1) Classified information.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) shall be produced in unclassified form but may 
     contain a classified annex.
       (2) Potentially exploitable unclassified information.--The 
     Under Secretary shall redact potentially exploitable 
     unclassified information from the report required by 
     subsection (a) but shall provide an unredacted form of the 
     report to the committees described in such subsection.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Adversary.--The term ``adversary'' includes--
       (A) any unauthorized hacker or other intruder into a mobile 
     service network; and
       (B) any foreign government or foreign nongovernment person 
     engaged in a long-term pattern or serious instances of 
     conduct significantly adverse to the national security of the 
     United States or security and safety of United States 
     persons.
       (2) Entity.--The term ``entity'' means a partnership, 
     association, trust, joint venture, corporation, group, 
     subgroup, or other organization.
       (3) Intelligence community.--The term ``intelligence 
     community'' has the meaning given that term in section 3 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
       (4) Mobile communications equipment or service.--The term 
     ``mobile communications equipment or service'' means any 
     equipment or service that is essential to the provision of 
     mobile service.
       (5) Mobile service.--The term ``mobile service'' means, to 
     the extent provided to United States customers, either or 
     both of the following services:
       (A) Commercial mobile service (as defined in section 332(d) 
     of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 332(d))).
       (B) Commercial mobile data service (as defined in section 
     6001 of the Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 
     2012 (47 U.S.C. 1401)).

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       (6) Person.--The term ``person'' means an individual or 
     entity.
       (7) United states person.--The term ``United States 
     person'' means--
       (A) an individual who is a United States citizen or an 
     alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence to the United 
     States;
       (B) an entity organized under the laws of the United States 
     or any jurisdiction within the United States, including a 
     foreign branch of such an entity; or
       (C) any person in the United States.

     SEC. 406. OPEN RAN OUTREACH.

       (a) In General.--The Under Secretary shall conduct outreach 
     and provide technical assistance to small communications 
     network providers--
       (1) to raise awareness regarding the uses, benefits, and 
     challenges of Open RAN networks and other open network 
     architectures; and
       (2) regarding participation in the grant program 
     established under section 9202(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) 
     Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     2021 (47 U.S.C. 906(a)(1)).
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Under secretary.--The term ``Under Secretary'' means 
     the Under Secretary, acting through the head of the Office of 
     Internet Connectivity and Growth.
       (2) Open network architecture.--The term ``open network 
     architecture'' means Open RAN networks and other network 
     elements that follow a set of published open standards for 
     multi-vendor network equipment interoperability, including 
     open core and open transport.
       (3) Open ran network.--The term ``Open RAN network'' means 
     a wireless network that follows the Open Radio Access Network 
     architecture and published open standards for multi-vendor 
     network equipment interoperability.

            TITLE V--OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY COMMUNICATIONS

     SEC. 501. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 110B. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY 
                   COMMUNICATIONS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the NTIA 
     an Office of Public Safety Communications (in this section 
     referred to as the `Office').
       ``(b) Head of Office.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of the Office shall be an 
     Associate Administrator for Public Safety Communications (in 
     this section referred to as the `Associate Administrator').
       ``(2) Requirement to report.--The Associate Administrator 
     shall report to the Under Secretary (or a designee of the 
     Under Secretary).
       ``(c) Duties.--The Associate Administrator shall, at the 
     direction of the Under Secretary--
       ``(1) administer any grant program of the Federal 
     Government related to Next Generation 9-1-1 on behalf of the 
     Under Secretary;
       ``(2) analyze public safety policy communications issues, 
     including by obtaining such analysis;
       ``(3) provide to the Under Secretary advice and assistance 
     with respect to the Under Secretary--
       ``(A) carrying out the responsibilities of the NTIA related 
     to public safety communications policy; and
       ``(B) evaluating the domestic impact of public safety 
     communications matters pending before the Commission, 
     Congress, or other entities of the executive branch of the 
     Federal Government;
       ``(4) carry out any duties established under section 10 of 
     Department Organizational Order 25-7 of the Department of 
     Commerce titled `National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration', effective September 17, 2012;
       ``(5) be responsible for the oversight of the studies 
     carried out by the Federal Government relating to enhancing 
     public safety communications;
       ``(6) coordinate with the head of the Institute of 
     Telecommunication Sciences with respect to the initiative 
     established under section 108(b);
       ``(7) communicate public safety communications policies to 
     public entities, including the Commission and Congress, or 
     private entities; and
       ``(8) carry out any duties regarding the responsibilities 
     of the NTIA with respect to public safety communications 
     policy as the Under Secretary may designate.
       ``(d) Coordination.--The Associate Administrator shall, as 
     the Under Secretary determines applicable, coordinate with 
     Federal, State, local, and tribal government entities that 
     are engaged in public safety communications in carrying out 
     the duties of the Office.''.

               TITLE VI--OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

     SEC. 601. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

       Part A of the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.), as 
     amended by the preceding provisions of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 110C. OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established within the NTIA 
     an Office of International Affairs (in this section referred 
     to as the `Office').
       ``(b) Head of Office.--
       ``(1) In general.--The head of the Office shall be an 
     Associate Administrator for International Affairs (in this 
     section referred to as the `Associate Administrator').
       ``(2) Requirement to report.--The Associate Administrator 
     shall report to the Under Secretary (or a designee of the 
     Under Secretary).
       ``(c) Duties.--The Associate Administrator shall, at the 
     direction of the Under Secretary--
       ``(1) in coordination with the Secretary of State, conduct 
     analysis of, review, and formulate international 
     telecommunications and information policy;
       ``(2) present on international telecommunications and 
     information policy--
       ``(A) before the Commission, Congress, and others; and
       ``(B) in coordination with the Secretary of State, before 
     international telecommunications bodies, including the 
     International Telecommunication Union;
       ``(3) conduct or obtain analysis on economic and other 
     aspects of international telecommunications and information 
     policy;
       ``(4) formulate, and recommend to the Under Secretary, 
     polices and plans with respect to preparation for and 
     participation in international telecommunications and 
     information policy activities;
       ``(5) in coordination with the Secretary of State, 
     coordinate NTIA and interdepartmental economic, technical, 
     operational, and other preparations related to participation 
     by the United States in international telecommunications and 
     information policy conferences and negotiations;
       ``(6) ensure NTIA representation with respect to 
     international telecommunications and information policy 
     meetings and the activities related to preparation for such 
     meetings;
       ``(7) coordinate with Federal agencies and private 
     organizations engaged in activities involving international 
     telecommunications and information policy matters and 
     maintain cognizance of the activities of United States 
     signatories with respect to related treaties, agreements, and 
     other instruments;
       ``(8) provide advice and assistance related to 
     international telecommunications and information policy to 
     other Federal agencies charged with responsibility for 
     international negotiations, to strengthen the position and 
     serve the best interests of the United States in the conduct 
     of negotiations with foreign nations;
       ``(9) provide advice and assistance to the Under Secretary 
     with respect to evaluating the international impact of 
     matters pending before the Commission, other Federal 
     agencies, and Congress;
       ``(10) carry out, at the request of the Secretary, the 
     responsibilities of the Secretary under the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and other 
     Federal laws related to international telecommunications and 
     information policy; and
       ``(11) carry out any other duties of the NTIA with respect 
     to international telecommunications and information policy 
     that the Under Secretary may designate.''.

     SEC. 602. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   REVIEW PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--Part A of the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 
     901 et seq.), as amended by the preceding provisions of this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 110D. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTERAGENCY NATIONAL SECURITY 
                   REVIEW PROCESS.

       ``(a) Establishment and Transition.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary, 
     in coordination with the head of each appropriate Federal 
     entity, shall develop and issue procedures for, and 
     establish, an interagency review process (which shall include 
     each appropriate Federal entity) that considers the law 
     enforcement and national security policy implications of the 
     approval of a covered application that may arise from the 
     foreign ownership interests held in the covered applicant 
     that submitted the covered application.
       ``(2) Transition.--Upon establishment of the review process 
     under paragraph (1), the Committee for the Assessment of 
     Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications 
     Services Sector, established by Executive Order 13913 (85 
     Fed. Reg. 19643), shall terminate.
       ``(b) Applicability.--Any covered application pending 
     before the Commission that was submitted by a covered 
     applicant that meets or exceeds the threshold foreign 
     ownership limit is subject to review under the review process 
     established pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(c) Process and Procedural Requirements.--
       ``(1) Referral for review.--
       ``(A) Requirement for fcc to refer complete application.--
     The Commission shall refer any covered application subject to 
     the review process established pursuant to subsection (a) to 
     the Under Secretary promptly after the Commission determines 
     that the covered application, under the rules and regulations 
     of the Commission, is complete.
       ``(B) Referral of other requests.--The Commission may refer 
     for review under the review process established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) any other request for action by

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     the Commission for which the Commission determines review is 
     necessary under such process.
       ``(2) Interagency review deadline; determination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     on which the Under Secretary receives a referral from the 
     Commission pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) the review of the covered application or other 
     request under the review process established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be completed; and
       ``(ii) the Under Secretary, in coordination with the head 
     of each appropriate Federal entity, shall make a 
     determination--

       ``(I) to recommend to the Commission that the Commission 
     grant, grant conditioned on mitigation, or deny the covered 
     application or other request; or
       ``(II) that the Under Secretary cannot make a 
     recommendation with respect to the covered application or 
     other request.

       ``(B) Presidential determination.--If the Under Secretary 
     determines under subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) that the Under 
     Secretary cannot make a recommendation with respect to the 
     covered application or other request, the President, not 
     later than 15 days after the Under Secretary makes such 
     determination, shall make a determination to recommend to the 
     Commission that the Commission grant, grant conditioned on 
     mitigation, or deny the covered application or other request.
       ``(C) Extension.--The Under Secretary, in coordination with 
     the head of each appropriate Federal entity, may extend the 
     deadline described in subparagraph (A) an additional 45 days.
       ``(D) Notification of extension.--If the Under Secretary, 
     in coordination with the head of each appropriate Federal 
     entity, extends a deadline pursuant to subparagraph (C), the 
     Under Secretary shall provide notice of the extension to the 
     covered applicant or other requesting party, the Commission, 
     Congress, and any executive agency the Under Secretary 
     determines appropriate.
       ``(3) Notification of determination.--Not later than 7 days 
     (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after the 
     Under Secretary or the President (as the case may be) makes a 
     determination under paragraph (2) to recommend that the 
     Commission grant, grant conditioned on mitigation, or deny 
     the application or other request, the Under Secretary shall 
     notify, in writing, the Commission and the covered applicant 
     or other requesting party of the determination.
       ``(4) Disclosure of status of review.--Not later than 5 
     days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) after 
     receiving an inquiry from a covered applicant or other 
     requesting party, the Commission, Congress, or an appropriate 
     executive agency (as determined by the Under Secretary) for 
     an update with respect to the status of the review of a 
     relevant covered application or other request that was 
     referred by the Commission for review under the review 
     process established pursuant to subsection (a), the Under 
     Secretary, in coordination with the head of each appropriate 
     Federal entity, shall provide, consistent with the protection 
     of classified information and intelligence sources and 
     methods, a complete and accurate written response to such 
     inquiry.
       ``(5) Standardization of information required.--With 
     respect to the review process established pursuant to 
     subsection (a), the Under Secretary, in coordination with the 
     Commission and the head of each appropriate Federal entity, 
     shall establish a list of questions requesting written 
     information from a covered applicant or other requesting 
     party that shall be made publicly available and posted on the 
     internet website of the NTIA. Such questions shall, to the 
     maximum extent possible, be standardized for any potential 
     covered applicant or other requesting party.
       ``(6) Deadline for provision of information requested.--Not 
     later than 10 days (excepting Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
     holidays) after the date on which the Under Secretary, in 
     coordination with the head of each appropriate Federal 
     entity, requests information from a covered applicant or 
     other requesting party, the covered applicant or other 
     requesting party shall submit, in writing, to the NTIA 
     complete and accurate responses.
       ``(d) Confidentiality of Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     information or documentary material provided to the Under 
     Secretary under the review process established pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b)(3)(B) of title 5, United States Code, and no such 
     information or documentary material may be made public.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) does not prohibit 
     disclosure of the following:
       ``(A) Information disclosed for purposes of an 
     administrative or judicial action or proceeding, subject to 
     appropriate confidentiality and classification requirements.
       ``(B) Information disclosed to Congress or a duly 
     authorized committee or subcommittee of Congress, subject to 
     appropriate confidentiality and classification requirements.
       ``(C) Information disclosed to a domestic governmental 
     entity, or to a foreign governmental entity of a United 
     States ally or partner, under the exclusive direction and 
     authorization of the Under Secretary, only to the extent 
     necessary for national security purposes and subject to 
     appropriate confidentiality and classification requirements, 
     including that confidential information disclosed shall 
     remain confidential.
       ``(D) Information disclosed to a third party by mutual 
     agreement of each relevant covered applicant and the Under 
     Secretary, in consultation with appropriate Federal entities.
       ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), nothing in this section may be construed as 
     limiting, superseding, or preventing the invocation of any 
     privileges or defenses that are otherwise available at law or 
     in equity to protect against the disclosure of information.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.
       ``(2) Appropriate federal entities.--The term `appropriate 
     Federal entities' means the following:
       ``(A) The Department of Commerce.
       ``(B) The Department of Defense.
       ``(C) The Department of Homeland Security.
       ``(D) The Department of Justice.
       ``(E) The Department of the Treasury.
       ``(F) The Department of State.
       ``(G) The United States Trade Representative.
       ``(H) The Executive Office of the President.
       ``(I) The Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
       ``(3) Classified information.--The term `classified 
     information' means any information or material that has been 
     determined by the Federal Government pursuant to an Executive 
     order, statute, or regulation, to require protection against 
     unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security.
       ``(4) Covered applicant.--The term `covered applicant' 
     means an entity seeking approval of a covered application 
     from the Commission.
       ``(5) Covered application.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `covered application' means--
       ``(i) an application under section 214(a) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(a)) for 
     authorization to undertake the construction of a new line or 
     of an extension of any line, or to acquire or operate any 
     line, or extension thereof, or to engage in transmission over 
     or by means of such additional or extended line;
       ``(ii) an application under the Act titled `An Act relating 
     to the landing and operation of submarine cables in the 
     United States,' approved May 27, 1921 (47 U.S.C. 34 et seq.; 
     42 Stat. 8) for--

       ``(I) a submarine cable landing license; or
       ``(II) an assignment, modification, or transfer of control 
     of a submarine cable landing license; or

       ``(iii) an application for a new license, or for the 
     transfer, assignment, or disposal of an existing license 
     under section 310(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 310(d)), that is--

       ``(I) subject to approval by the Commission under section 
     310(b)(4) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 310(b)(4)); or
       ``(II) eligible, under the rules of the Commission, for 
     forbearance under section 10 of such Act (47 U.S.C. 160) from 
     the application of paragraph (3) of section 310(b) of such 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 310(b)).

       ``(B) Limitation.--The term `covered application' does not 
     include the following:
       ``(i) An application described in subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to which the applicant seeks to transfer, assign, or 
     otherwise dispose of an authorization or license to an entity 
     that--

       ``(I) is owned or controlled by such applicant;
       ``(II) owns or controls such applicant; or
       ``(III) is under common ownership or control with such 
     applicant.

       ``(ii) An application described in subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to which the applicant--

       ``(I) is an applicant that has been previously approved 
     under the review process established pursuant to subsection 
     (a); and
       ``(II) at the time of such application does not have a 
     level of foreign ownership that is more than 10 percent 
     greater than the level of foreign ownership of such 
     applicant--

       ``(aa) except as provided in item (bb), at any time such 
     applicant was previously approved under the review process 
     established pursuant to subsection (a); or
       ``(bb) if such applicant has been subjected to the review 
     process established pursuant to subsection (a) as a result of 
     exceeding a level of foreign ownership pursuant to this 
     clause, at the time such applicant was most recently approved 
     under such review process after having been subjected to such 
     review process as a result of exceeding a level of foreign 
     ownership pursuant to this clause.
       ``(iii) An application described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     that is domestic.
       ``(iv) An application described in subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to which the foreign ownership interests of the 
     applicant are held by wholly owned intermediate holding 
     companies that are controlled by--

       ``(I) a citizen of the United States; or
       ``(II) an entity organized under the laws of the United 
     States.

       ``(6) Threshold foreign ownership limit.--The term 
     `threshold foreign ownership limit' means foreign ownership 
     of, as applicable--
       ``(A) at least the amount determined by the Commission 
     under section 214(a) of the

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     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 214(a)), in the case of 
     an application described in paragraph (5)(A)(i) of this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) any amount, in the case of an application described 
     in paragraph (5)(A)(ii) of this subsection;
       ``(C) at least an amount sufficient for paragraph (3) or 
     (4) of section 310(b) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 310(b)) to 
     apply, in the case of an application described in paragraph 
     (5)(A)(iii) of this subsection; or
       ``(D) any amount, in the case of any application described 
     in paragraph (5)(A) of this subsection if the foreign 
     ownership is held by a foreign adversary (as specified in 
     section 7.4 of title 15, Code of Federal Regulations (or a 
     successor regulation)).''.
       (b) Applicability.--This section, and the amendment made by 
     this section, shall apply to any covered application (as such 
     term is defined in section 110D of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act, as added by subsection (a)) filed on or 
     after the date on which the review process is established 
     pursuant to such section 110D.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from 
Ohio (Mr. Latta) and the gentlewoman from Massachusetts (Mrs. Trahan) 
each will control 20 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Ohio.


                             General Leave

  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I ask unanimous consent that all Members 
may have 5 legislative days in which to revise and extend their remarks 
and include extraneous material on the bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Is there objection to the request of the 
gentleman from Ohio?
  There was no objection.
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4510, the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act 
of 2023, which I am pleased to lead with the ranking member of the 
Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, the gentlewoman from 
California's Seventh District.
  The NTIA is an agency within the Department of Commerce tasked with 
advising the President on matters related to telecommunications policy. 
It is responsible for a variety of activities, which include Federal 
spectrum management, administration of broadband grants, internet 
governance, representing the United States at international 
telecommunication forums, and developing cybersecurity policy.
  Congress has not reauthorized NTIA since 1992 before many of these 
responsibilities existed or were relevant. This legislation ensures 
NTIA has the right structure and resources to fulfill the 21st century 
mission as directed by Congress.
  Today's NTIA also plays a key role in our effort to maintain global 
leadership in wireless communications. NTIA has important statutory 
obligations to manage Federal spectrum, which is especially important 
as Federal and non-Federal use of spectrum has intensified with the 
explosion of mobile phones and new connected technologies.
  The bill considered today reaffirms NTIA is responsible for 
coordinating the views of the executive branch and presenting them to 
the FCC, building more safeguards into the Federal coordination 
procedures so other agencies' needs are appropriately accounted for as 
the FCC makes decisions on commercial spectrum use.
  Indeed, many Federal agencies use spectrum. It is important to have 
an open and transparent spectrum management process so all agency views 
are heard and accounted for as NTIA prepares and presents the views of 
the executive branch on spectrum policy.
  I look forward to working with all stakeholders as well as 
reauthorizing spectrum auction authority and identifying future 
opportunities for spectrum use.
  Today's NTIA also plays a significant role in closing the digital 
divide. Congress recently provided NTIA with $48.2 billion for 
broadband deployment and digital equity and inclusion. This 
reauthorization is one way to ensure NTIA has the tools it needs to 
effectively manage these programs and is held accountable for the 
decisions it makes.
  Further, with over 130 Federal broadband programs spread across 15 
agencies, this legislation would direct NTIA to develop a strategy to 
improve coordination of these programs.
  NTIA also addresses some of the Nation's spectrum changes, including 
cybersecurity and public safety. The legislation codifies existing 
offices related to both and outlines their duties. The bill also 
provides clarity and transparency to the Team Telecom process for 
national security reviews of foreign participation in the 
telecommunication sector.
  Finally, we need to make sure NTIA's leadership reflects the 
important role it plays today, both domestically and internationally. 
That is why this legislation elevates the NTIA Administrator from an 
Assistant Secretary of Commerce to Under Secretary of Commerce. This 
elevation will help NTIA best represent the United States as it 
coordinates with other agencies and works with other countries.
  NTIA's role has drastically changed since it was last reauthorized, 
and I appreciate the work from the agency and my colleagues to update 
its authorizing statute.
  I thank the gentlewoman from California's Seventh District for her 
work on this bipartisan legislation, and I urge my colleagues to 
support H.R. 4510.
  Madam Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mrs. TRAHAN. Madam Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may 
consume.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in strong support of H.R. 4510, the National 
Telecommunications and Information Administration Reauthorization Act.
  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or 
NTIA, has done tremendous work to help connect all Americans to high-
speed, reliable, and affordable broadband. The historic $65 billion in 
broadband investments we included in the bipartisan infrastructure law 
last Congress are supercharging those efforts. I have confidence that 
NTIA is doing all that it can with this funding to connect as many 
Americans as possible to fast, reliable, and affordable internet.
  Congress has also tasked NTIA with other meaningful responsibilities. 
The agency manages Federal spectrum and its users and coordinates with 
the Federal Communications Commission to ensure that our airwaves are 
effectively managed in a safe and secure manner. It is also charged 
with advising the President on advanced technologies.
  A lot has changed since the NTIA was last reauthorized in 1992. We 
should ensure that it continues to have the authorities it needs to 
implement many of the Nation's broadband efforts and technological 
advancements in such areas as spectrum management and artificial 
intelligence.
  H.R. 4510 helps achieve this goal. This bipartisan bill reauthorizes 
NTIA and elevates its leadership by making its Administrator an Under 
Secretary within the Department of Commerce. Taking these important 
steps will better reflect NTIA's importance as the President's primary 
adviser on telecommunications and technology policy.

  This legislation also includes the text of several bipartisan bills 
the Energy and Commerce Committee has worked on this Congress and last 
Congress. It includes the PLAN for Broadband Act, co-led by 
Representatives Kuster and Walberg, which directs the NTIA to develop a 
national strategy to close the digital divide. As part of this 
strategy, the agency must develop a plan to monitor the consistency, 
affordability, and quality of broadband services supported by Federal 
broadband programs.
  It also includes Representative Allred's Open RAN Outreach Act and 
two bills co-led by Representative Eshoo to address cybersecurity 
issues.
  This bill also includes important provisions to codify NTIA's current 
work and responsibilities. It would firmly establish NTIA's role in 
public safety communications. From managing Next Generation 911 grants 
to overseeing FirstNet to its important first responder work at the 
Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, NTIA plays an important role 
in ensuring that the public and law enforcement agencies have a modern 
and reliable communications network. I am pleased that this bill 
cements NTIA's public safety possibilities.
  I also want to note that this bill incorporates feedback to address 
questions and concerns that we heard from

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other committees, including the Armed Services Committee, the Science, 
Space, and Technology Committee, and the Intelligence Committee. The 
staffs have had productive discussions about these important issues. 
Among other things, we have improved NTIA's ability to file classified 
information with the FCC on behalf of other agencies.
  We have also agreed to work further with our colleagues to better 
develop methods for advancing NTIA's spectrum management capabilities. 
I am pleased that we could find a path forward to vote on this bill 
today, and I thank the chairs, ranking members, and staff of these 
three committees for their cooperation.
  I also thank Chair Rodgers, Communications and Technology 
Subcommittee Ranking Member Matsui, and Chairman Latta for their 
bipartisan work on this bill. With this legislation, we ensure that 
NTIA has the authorities it needs to continue both connecting all 
Americans to high-speed, reliable, and affordable broadband and 
overseeing innovative technological developments.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4510, and I 
reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, I yield 3 minutes to the gentleman from 
Michigan (Mr. Walberg).

                              {time}  1415

  Mr. WALBERG. Madam Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague from Ohio 
for yielding.
  Madam Speaker, I rise in support of H.R. 4510, the NTIA Authorization 
Act.
  The legislation includes my bipartisan, bicameral PLAN for Broadband 
Act, which requires the NTIA, in consultation with all relevant 
agencies, to develop and implement a national strategy to close the 
digital divide.
  I thank my cosponsor, Representative Kuster, for her efforts with 
regard to this legislation.
  A GAO report found that there are more than 130 Federal broadband 
programs administered by at least 15 separate agencies, totaling 
hundreds of billions of dollars that could be used to increase 
connectivity across the country.
  Without clear goals, objectives, and performance measures, these 
programs are fragmented and can result in duplication and overbuilding 
or not building at all.
  In rural districts like mine where thousands of my constituents lack 
access to a reliable connection, we must ensure Federal dollars are 
spent effectively and efficiently.
  The plan would synchronize interagency coordination among Federal 
broadband programs, identify ways to lower costs, and ease 
administrative burdens for States and localities to participate in 
these programs, and make recommendations to better distribute and 
administer the Federal taxpayer funds.
  We can't be wasting time, money, and resources deploying to areas 
that have already been covered at the expense of those who haven't or 
are inadequate. A national broadband strategy is key to closing the 
digital divide.
  The broader package also includes much-needed language to reauthorize 
the NTIA, enhance spectrum management processes, fortify network 
security, and foster nationwide connectivity. I want to thank Chairman 
Latta for his leadership on the larger bill, as well as my co-leads in 
the House and Senate for their partnership and commitment to connecting 
rural America.
  I urge my colleagues to support this legislation.
  Mrs. TRAHAN. Madam Speaker, this reauthorization of NTIA is 
bipartisan legislation that ensures that NTIA will have the authority 
it needs to continue both connecting Americans to high-speed, reliable, 
and affordable broadband and overseeing innovative technological 
developments.
  Madam Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 4510, and I yield 
back the balance of my time.
  Mr. LATTA. Madam Speaker, as I mentioned already, the NTIA has not 
been reauthorized since 1992. Again, as stated before, many of the 
responsibilities that it has didn't even exist or were irrelevant at 
that time, such as Federal spectrum management, administration of 
broadband grants, internet governance, representing the United States 
in international telecommunication forums, and especially developing 
cybersecurity policy.
  It is absolutely essential that H.R. 4510 be enacted. Madam Speaker, 
I urge passage of this legislation, and I yield back the balance of my 
time.
  Ms. LOFGREN. Mr. Speaker, I rise to express concerns with H.R. 4510, 
the National Telecommunications and Information Reauthorization Act of 
2024.
  The National Telecommunications and Information Administration, or 
NTIA, is a critical agency within the Department of Commerce that works 
across the Federal government to develop telecommunications and 
information policy. It also serves an important role as the voice of 
the federal government in spectrum management issues and for regulatory 
processes considered at the Federal Communications Commission. Congress 
should support this agency and give it the resources and authorities it 
needs to fulfill its mission. However, H.R. 4510 would upend the 
interagency spectrum management process. Specifically, the Act would 
restrict the input FCC can consider from Federal agencies, and it would 
designate NTIA as the primary laboratory for spectrum studies for the 
whole federal government rather than leveraging each agency's unique 
expertise and technical contributions as occurs under the existing 
interagency approach. Further, the bill would waste taxpayer dollars by 
unnecessarily duplicating activities already authorized by Congress.
  Unfortunately, there are two main areas in which this bill would 
cause a significant disruption to the interagency process related to 
spectrum management: First, rather than ensuring more informed spectrum 
decision-making, the bill explicitly directs the FCC not to consider 
any technical, procedural, or policy concerns of a federal entity 
regarding a spectrum action unless such concerns are publicly filed by 
the NTIA. I appreciate that the bill text considered by the House today 
does reflect feedback from various Committees for the consideration of 
classified information in the spectrum management process. However, 
allowing for consideration of classified information is not enough to 
overcome the significant limitations this bill would place on the 
interagency spectrum management process. Currently, agencies routinely 
participate in coordination and communication with one another through 
the interagency process, which was recently bolstered through a new 
Memorandum of Understanding. A significant amount of this communication 
is informal. Some of this communication is reliant on information that 
is proprietary, pre-decisional, controlled unclassified, or otherwise 
sensitive. Restricting interagency feedback to only fully public or 
fully classified information misses a litany of relevant data and would 
hinder the federal government's ability to adequately protect spectrum 
allocated for critical national security, safety, weather forecasting, 
and scientific services. This would also create inefficiencies that 
threaten federal agencies' abilities to carry out their own statutory 
missions.
  Second, H.R. 4510 would authorize the Institute of Telecommunications 
Science (ITS) and place it over other federal science agencies. ITS is 
a wonderful research laboratory that does important work, and Congress 
should authorize it. However, the bill goes further, and designates ITS 
to be the primary laboratory for the entire executive branch on 
spectrum management and interference. This would elevate ITS, an 
important tool for broad-application spectrum R&D, over the many 
specialized spectrum labs and testbeds throughout the federal 
scientific enterprise. Some federal mission agencies bring unique and 
critical expertise. For example. NASA's understanding of spectrum 
coordination and interference in space missions is unparalleled, and 
NTIA relies on NASA for such studies. We should be seeking to leverage 
Federal agency expertise wherever it exists, not undermining or 
duplicating it.
  The Science Committee has consistently voiced the need for a more 
coordinated, whole-of-government approach to spectrum management 
policy. We need robust, informed technical analyses to support 
evidence-based policy decisions, especially in the face of ever-
increasing demands on radiofrequency spectrum. The FCC, NTIA, and 
federal incumbent spectrum users have made meaningful progress in 
recent years to update and strengthen the interagency process to manage 
spectrum in a more effective and collaborative manner. By limiting the 
information that the FCC may consider and elevating one NTIA 
capability, the ITS, over the application-specific expertise in the 
rest of the federal government. H.R. 4510 would run roughshod over the 
interagency spectrum management process and undo such progress.
  Unfortunately, my concerns about H.R. 4510 go beyond just the 
spectrum provisions. The NTIA was originally part of its sister agency, 
NIST. Since Congress established NTIA as its own agency in 1978, the 
two agencies have carried out complementary but distinct areas of work. 
NIST serves as an independent, unbiased arbiter of trusted measurements 
and

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standards and NTIA has regulatory responsibilities. While the two 
agencies often work together, this bill would expand the NTIA's mission 
and blur the lines between them, especially on issues related to 
cybersecurity. For example, Congress authorized NIST, in collaboration 
with CISA, to conduct a cybersecurity literacy program for the public 
in the Cybersecurity Enhancements Act of 2014. H.R. 4510 would directly 
duplicate, at NTIA, those ongoing efforts underway at NIST. The intent 
of these provisions is unclear, and merits further vetting and input 
from DOC. There are additional provisions in the bill that implicate 
yet other agencies outside of the Department of Commerce. For example, 
the bill would direct the NTIA to oversee public safety studies 
authored by FEMA and duplicate DHS's information technology supply 
chain security programs.
  An earlier version of this bill mandated a fundamental change in how 
we do spectrum management by requiring the adoption of incumbent 
informing capability (IIC), a system that would allow for time-based 
spectrum sharing between incumbent mission agencies and commercial 
users. I appreciate the bill sponsors' decision to remove this 
provision from the text we are voting on today. Such a requirement 
would be premature. While advanced spectrum sharing capabilities would 
hopefully one day be widely deployed to support flexible spectrum 
usage, IIC is an untried, untested system that, if executed incorrectly 
or inefficiently, could harm agencies' missions, including those 
critical to safety and scientific advancement. The 2023 National 
Spectrum Strategy rightly focuses on initial steps, best practices, and 
information gathering that would be required to support a viable IIC.
  It is my hope that these concerns can be addressed as the bill moves 
through the legislative process.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Walberg). The question is on the motion 
offered by the gentleman from Ohio (Mr. Latta) that the House suspend 
the rules and pass the bill, H.R. 4510, as amended.
  The question was taken.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. In the opinion of the Chair, two-thirds 
being in the affirmative, the ayes have it.
  Mr. LATTA. Mr. Speaker, on that I demand the yeas and nays.
  The yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XX, further 
proceedings on this motion will be postponed.

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