#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4   
,r4 #cgfc  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct the   
,federal ,government to provide         
assistance and technical expertise to   
enhance the representation and          
leadership of the ,united ,states at    
international standards-setting bodies  
that set standards for equipment1       
systems1 software1 and virtually-defined
 networks that support #eth and future  
generations mobile telecommunications   
systems and infrastructure1 and for     
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,promoting     
,united ,states ,international          
,leadership in #e;,g ,act of #bjai4  #b4
 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of
 ,congress that--  7#a7 the ,united     
,states and its allies and partners     
should maintain participation and       
leadership at international             
standards-setting bodies for #eth and   
future generations mobile               
telecommunications systems and          
infrastructure2  7#b7 the ,united       

,states should work with its allies and 
partners to encourage and facilitate the
 development of secure supply chains and
 networks for #eth and future           
generations mobile telecommunications   
systems and infrastructure2 and  7#c7   
the maintenance of a high standard of   
security in telecommunications and      
cyberspace between the ,united ,states  
and its allies and partners is a        
national security interest of the       
,united ,states4  #c4 ,enhancing        
representation and leadership of ,united
 ,states at international               
standards-setting bodies  7a7 ,in       
general ,the ,president shall establish 
an interagency working group to provide 
assistance and technical expertise to   
enhance the representation and          
leadership of the ,united ,states at    
international standards-setting bodies  
that set standards for equipment1       
systems1 software1 and virtually-defined
 networks that support #eth and future  
generations mobile telecommunications   

systems and infrastructure1 such as the 
,international ,telecommunication ,union
 and the #crd ,generation ,partnership  
,project4 ,the ,president shall also    
work with allies and partners1 as well  
as the private sector1 to increase      
productive engagement4  7b7 ,interagency
 working group ,the interagency working 
group described in subsection 7a7       
shall-- 7#a7 be chaired by the          
,secretary of ,state or a designee of   
the ,secretary of ,state2 and  7#b7     
consist of the head 7or designee7 of    
each ,federal department or agency the  
,president determines appropriate4  7c7 
,briefing  7#a7 ,in general ,not later  
than #ahj days after the date of the    
enactment of this ,act1 and subsequently
 thereafter as provided in paragraph    
7#b71 the interagency working group     
described in subsection 7a7 shall       
provide to the ,committee on ,foreign   
,affairs of the ,house of               
,representatives and the ,committee on  
,foreign ,relations of the ,senate a    

briefing that shall include--  7,a7 a   
strategy to promote ,united ,states     
leadership at international             
standards-setting bodies for equipment1 
systems1 software1 and virtually-defined
 networks relevant to #eth and future   
generation mobile telecommunications    
systems and infrastructure1 taking into 
account the different processes followed
 by the various international           
standard-setting bodies2  7,b7 a        
strategy for diplomatic engagement with 
allies and partners to share security   
risk information and findings pertaining
 to equipment that supports or is used  
in #eth and future generations mobile   
telecommunications systems and          
infrastructure and cooperation on       
mitigating such risks2  7,c7 a          
discussion of ,china's presence and     
activities at international             
standards-setting bodies relevant to    
#eth and future generation mobile       
telecommunications systems and          
infrastructure1 including information on

 the differences in the scope and scale 
of ,china's engagement at such bodies   
compared to engagement by the ,united   
,states or its allies and partners and  
the security risks raised by ,chinese   
proposals in such standards-setting     
bodies2 and  7,d7 a strategy for        
engagement with private sector          
communications and information service  
providers1 equipment developers1        
academia1 federally funded research and 
development centers1 and other          
private-sector stakeholders to propose  
and develop secure standards for        
equipment1 systems1 software1 and       
virtually-defined networks that support 
#eth and future generation mobile       
telecommunications systems and          
infrastructure4  7#b7 ,subsequent       
briefings ,upon request by the          
,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the  
,house of ,representatives and the      
,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the
 ,senate1 or as determined appropriate  
by the chair of the interagency working 

group described in subsection 7a71 the  
interagency working group shall provide 
to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs  
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of
 the ,senate an updated briefing        
including the matters described in      
subparagraphs 7,a7 through 7,d7 of      
paragraph 7#a74  ,passed the ,house of  
,representatives ,january #h1           
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