[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 115 (Thursday, July 11, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Page S4579]
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  SA 2255. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be 
proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 2025 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department 
of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal 
year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as 
follows:

       At the end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1095. STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY CERTAIN 
                   ROUTERS AND MODEMS.

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