[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1765 Introduced in House (IH)]
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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1765
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of
the United States and promote United States leadership in
communications standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 3, 2025
Mr. Kean (for himself, Mrs. Dingell, Mr. Walberg, and Ms. Clarke of New
York) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on
Foreign Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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A BILL
To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and
Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of
the United States and promote United States leadership in
communications standards-setting bodies, 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 ``Promoting United States Wireless
Leadership Act of 2025''.
SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION AND LEADERSHIP OF UNITED STATES IN
COMMUNICATIONS STANDARDS-SETTING BODIES.
(a) In General.--In order to enhance the representation of the
United States and promote United States leadership in standards-setting
bodies that set standards for 5G networks and for future generations of
wireless communications networks, the Assistant Secretary shall, in
consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology--
(1) equitably encourage participation by companies and a
wide variety of relevant stakeholders, but not including any
company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary
has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such
standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to
participate) in such standards-setting bodies; and
(2) equitably offer technical expertise to companies and a
wide variety of relevant stakeholders, but not including any
company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary
has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such
standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to
participate) to facilitate such participation.
(b) Standards-Setting Bodies.--The standards-setting bodies
referred to in subsection (a) include--
(1) the International Organization for Standardization;
(2) the voluntary standards-setting bodies that develop
protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as the
3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers;
and
(3) any standards-setting body accredited by the American
National Standards Institute or Alliance for Telecommunications
Industry Solutions.
(c) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall brief the
Committees on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and
Transportation and Foreign Relations of the Senate on a strategy to
carry out subsection (a).
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) 3GPP.--The term ``3GPP'' means the 3rd Generation
Partnership Project.
(2) 5G network.--The term ``5G network'' means a fifth-
generation mobile network as described by 3GPP Release 15 or
higher.
(3) Assistant secretary.--The term ``Assistant Secretary''
means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information.
(4) Cloud computing.--The term ``cloud computing'' has the
meaning given the term in Special Publication 800-145 of the
National Institute of Standards and Technology, entitled ``The
NIST Definition of Cloud Computing'', published in September
2011, or any successor publication.
(5) Communications network.--The term ``communications
network'' means any of the following:
(A) A system enabling the transmission, between or
among points specified by the user, of information of
the user's choosing.
(B) Cloud computing resources.
(C) A network or system used to access cloud
computing resources.
(6) Not trusted.--The term ``not trusted'' means, with
respect to a company or stakeholder, that the company or
stakeholder is determined by the Assistant Secretary to pose a
threat to the national security of the United States. In making
such a determination, the Assistant Secretary shall rely solely
on one or more of the following determinations:
(A) A specific determination made by any executive
branch interagency body with appropriate national
security expertise, including the Federal Acquisition
Security Council established under section 1322(a) of
title 41, United States Code.
(B) A specific determination made by the Department
of Commerce pursuant to Executive Order No. 13873 (84
Fed. Reg. 22689; relating to securing the information
and communications technology and services supply
chain).
(C) Whether a company or stakeholder produces or
provides covered telecommunications equipment or
services, as defined in section 889(f)(3) of the John
S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1918).
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