,i  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #fjec  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #h1 #bjah,mr4   
,deut* 7= himself & ,ms4 ,ros-,leht957  
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to prohibit ! modification (   
civil p5alties "u export control &      
sanctions laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )      
respect to ,*9ese telecommunication     
companies4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act   
may be cit$ z ! ,/op ,sanctions         
,violators ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress  
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,9 ,m>* #bjaf      
,*9ese electronics company ,zhongx+     
,telecommunications ,equipm5t 7,,zte7 0 
f\nd to h brea*$ ,unit$ ,/ates sanctions
 laws by export+ products )             
,am]ican-made compon5ts to ,iran 9      
violation ( ! ,export ,adm9i/ration     
,regulations 7#ae ,c4,f4,r4 "p #gcj et  
seq47 & ! ,iranian ,transactions &      
,sanctions ,regulations 7#ca ,c4,f4,r4  
"p #efj74  7#b7 ,9 ,m>* #bjag !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce ann\nc$ t ,,zte    

also %ipp$ #bhc microprocessors1 s]v]s1 
& r\t]s to ,nor? ,korea 9 violation (   
,unit$ ,/ates law4  7#c7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,comm]ce f\nd t ,,zte _h kn[+ly made    
false /atem5ts & misl$ inve/igators ab\t
 its bus9ess ) ,iran & ,nor? ,korea1 )  
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ,wilbur ,l4 ,ross1
 ,jr41 /at+1 ,! results ( ?is           
inve/igation & ! unprec$5t$ p5alty      
reflects ,,zte's egregi\s s*eme to evade
 ,u4,s4 law & sy/ematically mislead     
inve/igators44  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t (     
,comm]ce f\nd t ,,zte employees _h      
de/roy$1 remov$1 or sanitiz$ all        
mat]ials conc]n+ transactions or o!r    
activities relat+ to ,,zte's ,iran      
bus9ess t po/-dat$ ,m>* #bjab2 delet$ on
 a nightly basis all ( ! team's emails  
to conceal ! team's activities2 &       
requir$ ea* ( ! team memb]s to sign a   
non-disclosure agreem5t cov]+ ! ,,zte   
transactions & activities ! team 0 task$
 ) hid+44  7#e7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce 
fur!r disclos$ a #bjaa int]nal ,,zte    
docum5t detail+ its ongo+ bus9ess 9     

,iran1 ,nor? ,korea1 ,syria1 ,sudan1 &  
,cuba1 at ! "t all li/$ by ! ,unit$     
,/ates z /ate sponsors ( t]rorism &     
subject to emb>goes4  7#f7 ,,zte plead  
guilty to ! *>ges & ! ,dep>tm5t (       
,comm]ce f9$ ,,zte #a4ai billion1 !     
l>ge/-ev] comb9$ civil & crim9al p5alty4
  7#g7 ,9 ann\nc+ ! plea & subsequ5t    
f9e1 ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce1 ,wilbur ,l4  
,ross1 ,jr41 /at$1 ,^? :o fl\t our      
economic sanctions & export control laws
 w n g unpuni%$--!y w suff] ! h>%e/ (   
consequ5ces44  7#h7 ,z "p ( ,,zte's plea
 agreem5t ) ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ,,zte w\ld 
be subject to a sev5-ye> susp5d$ d5ial (
 export privileges1 :i* c\ld be quickly 
activat$ if any aspect ( ! deal 0 n met4
  7#i7 ,on ,april #af1 #bjah1 !         
,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce ann\nc$ x _h impos$
 a d5ial ( export privileges aga9/ ,,zte
 due to its det]m9ation t ,,zte made    
false /atem5ts to ! ,bureau ( ,indu/ry &
 ,security ( ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,comm]ce 9   
#bjaf1 dur+ settlem5t negotiations1 &   
#bjag1 dur+ ! probation>y p]iod1 relat$ 

to s5ior employee discipl9>y actions !  
company said x 0 tak+ or _h already     
tak544  7#aj7 ,9 #bjab1 a report ( !    
,p]man5t ,select ,committee on          
,intellig5ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives
 entitl$1 ,inve/igative ,report on !    
,unit$ ,/ates ,national ,security       
,issues ,pos$ by ,*9ese                 
,telecommunication ,companies ,huawei & 
,,zte1 x 0 recomm5d$ t ,u4,s4 gov]nm5t  
sy/ems1 p>ticul>ly s5sitive sy/ems1 %\ld
 n include ,huawei or ,,zte equipm5t1   
includ+ 9 compon5t p>ts4 ,simil>ly1     
gov]nm5t contractors--p>ticul>ly ^?     
work+ on contracts = s5sitive ,u4,s4    
programs--%\ld exclude ,,zte or ,huawei 
equipm5t 9 _! sy/ems44  7#aa7 ,! ,f$]al 
,bureau ( ,inve/igation1 9 a ,febru>y   
#bjae ,c\nt]9tellig5ce ,/rategy         
,p>tn]%ip ,intellig5ce ,note /at$ t1    
,*9ese ,gov]nm5t-support$               
telecommunications equipm5t on ,u4,s4   
networks may be exploit$ ?r\gh ,*9ese   
cyb] activity1 ) ,*9a's intellig5ce     
s]vices op]at+ z an advanc$ p]si/5t     

?reat to ,u4,s4 networks44  #c4         
,prohibition on modification ( civil    
p5alties "u export control & sanctions  
laws ) respect to ,*9ese                
telecommunication companies  7a7 ,9     
g5]al ,not)/&+ any o!r provision ( law1 
! ,presid5t may n modify any civil      
p5alties1 includ+ d5ial ord]s1 implem5t$
 by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates )     
respect to a ,*9ese telecommunication   
company pursuant to a det]m9ation t !   
company has violat$ an export control or
 sanctions law ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates until !
 date t is #cj days aft] ! ,presid5t    
c]tifies to ! appropriate committees (  
,congress t--  7#a7 ! company-- 7,a7 is 
fully coop]at+ ) inve/igations conduct$ 
by ! ,gov]nm5t ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 if    
any1 ( activities relat+ to ! violation 
( ! export control or sanctions law ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7,b7 has n1 = a p]iod 
( at lea/ "o ye> aft] ! date on :i* !   
civil p5alties 7 impos$1 conduct$ any   
o!r activities 9 violation ( an export  
control or sanctions law ( ! ,unit$     

,/ates2 &  7#b7 ! modification ( ! civil
 p5alties is 9 ! vital national security
 int]e/ ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,presid5t 
includes 9 ! c]tification a specific &  
detail$ rationale = su* modification4   
7b7 ,appropriate committees ( ,congress 
def9$ ,9 ?is section1 ! t]m appropriate 
committees ( ,congress means-- 7#a7 !   
,committee on ,bank+1 ,h\s+1 & ,urban   
,affairs & ! ,committee on ,=eign       
,relations ( ! ,s5ate2 &  7#b7 !        
,committee on ,f9ancial ,s]vices & !    
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs ( ! ,h\se 
( ,repres5tatives4