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[H.R. 866 Reported in House (RH)]

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                                                  Union Calendar No. 52
119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 866

                          [Report No. 119-75]

   To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a 
study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, 
  and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            January 31, 2025

   Mr. Latta (for himself and Ms. Kelly of Illinois) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and 
                                Commerce

                             April 24, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
                               in italic]
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on January 
                               31, 2025]


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                                 A BILL


 
   To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a 
study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, 
  and devices that combine a modem and router, 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 ``Removing Our Unsecure Technologies 
to Ensure Reliability and Security Act'' or the ``ROUTERS Act''.

SEC. 2. STUDY OF RISKS POSED BY CERTAIN ROUTERS AND MODEMS.

    (a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the 
national security risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities 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.
    (b) Report to Congress.--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 results of the study conducted under subsection (a).
    (c) Consultation Within Department.--In conducting the study under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consult with appropriate bureaus 
and offices within the Department of Commerce.
    (d) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Covered country.--The term ``covered country'' means a 
        country specified in section 4872(f)(2) 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.
                                                  Union Calendar No. 52

119th CONGRESS

  1st Session

                               H. R. 866

                          [Report No. 119-75]

_______________________________________________________________________

                                 A BILL

   To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant 
Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a 
study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, 
  and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

                             April 24, 2025

  Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
       House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed