[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
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[S. 3692 Reported in Senate (RS)]

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                                                       Calendar No. 687
117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3692

    To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and 
consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply 
 chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 17, 2022

Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Capito) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
           Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

                           December 20, 2022

               Reported by Ms. Cantwell, with amendments
  [Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic]

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                                 A BILL


 
    To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and 
consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply 
 chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Network Equipment Transparency Act'' 
or the ``NET Act''.

SEC. 2. TELECOMMUNICATIONS SUPPLY CHAIN CONSIDERATION.

    Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302) 
Section 13 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 163) is 
amended--
            (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
            (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
    ``(d) Status of Telecommunications Supply Chain.--As part of the 
inquiry required by subsection (b) In each report required by 
subsection (a), the Commission shall, to the extent that data is 
available, determine whether a lack of network equipment significantly 
impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability 
during the applicable year reporting period.''.
                                                       Calendar No. 687

117th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                                S. 3692

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                                 A BILL

    To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and 
consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply 
 chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes.

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                           December 20, 2022

                        Reported with amendments