,i  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ddfa  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,september #bd1      
#bjai,mr4 ,kinzinger 7for himself and   
,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of             
,pennsylvania7 introduced the following 
bill2 which was referred to the         
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce  ,a 
,,bill  ,to direct the ,secretary of    
,homeland ,security to establish a      
program to share information regarding  
supply chain security risks with trusted
 providers of advanced communications   
service and trusted suppliers of        
communications equipment or services1   
and for other purposes4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,network ,security ,information ,sharing
 ,act of #bjai4  #b4 ,information       
sharing with trusted providers of       
advanced communications service and     
trusted suppliers of communications     
equipment or services  7a7 ,information 
sharing program  7#a7 ,establishment    
,not later than #abj days after the date

 of the enactment of this ,act1         
including an opportunity for notice and 
comment1 the ,secretary1 in cooperation 
with the ,director of ,national         
,intelligence1 the ,director of the     
,federal ,bureau of ,investigation1 the 
,assistant ,secretary1 and the          
,commission1 shall establish a program  
to share information regarding supply   
chain security risks with trusted       
providers of advanced communications    
service and trusted suppliers of        
communications equipment or services4   
7#b7 ,activities ,in carrying out the   
program established under paragraph     
7#a71 the ,secretary shall-- 7,a7       
conduct regular briefings and other     
events to share information with trusted
 providers of advanced communications   
service and trusted suppliers of        
communications equipment or services2   
7,b7 engage with trusted providers of   
advanced communications service and     
trusted suppliers of communications     
equipment or services1 in particular    

such providers and suppliers that--  7i7
 are small businesses2 or  7ii7         
primarily serve rural areas2  7,c7 not  
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 submit to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
of the ,house of ,representatives and   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation of the ,senate a    
plan for--  7i7 declassifying material1 
when feasible1 to help share information
 regarding supply chain security risks  
with trusted providers of advanced      
communications service and trusted      
suppliers of communications equipment or
 services2 and  7ii7 expediting and     
expanding the provision of security     
clearances to facilitate information    
sharing regarding supply chain security 
risks with trusted providers of advanced
 communications service and trusted     
suppliers of communications equipment or
 services2 and  7,d7 ensure that the    
activities carried out through the      
program are consistent with and1 to the 

extent practicable1 integrated with1    
ongoing activities of the ,department of
 ,homeland ,security and the ,department
 of ,commerce4  7#c7 ,scope of program  
,the program established under paragraph
 7#a7 shall involve only the sharing of 
information regarding supply chain      
security risks by the ,federal          
,government to trusted providers of     
advanced communications service and     
trusted suppliers of communications     
equipment or services1 and not the      
sharing of such information by such     
providers and suppliers to the ,federal 
,government4  7#d7 ,authorization of    
appropriations ,there is authorized to  
be appropriated to carry out this       
subsection #ej1jjj1jjj for fiscal year  
#bjbj4 ,such amounts are authorized to  
remain available through fiscal year    
#bjbe4  7b7 ,representation on ,,csric  
of interests of public and consumers    
7#a7 ,in general ,the ,commission shall 
appoint to the ,communications          
,security1 ,reliability1 and            

,interoperability ,council 7or any      
successor thereof71 and to each         
subcommittee1 workgroup1 or other       
subdivision of the ,council 7or any such
 successor71 at least one member to     
represent the interests of the public   
and consumers4  7#b7 ,initial           
appointments ,the ,commission shall make
 the initial appointments required by   
paragraph 7#a7 not later than #ahj days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act4 ,any member so appointed shall be 
in addition to the members of the       
,council1 or the members of the         
subdivision of the ,council to which the
 appointment is being made1 as the case 
may be1 as of the date of the enactment 
of this ,act4  7c7 ,definitions ,in this
 section3 7#a7 ,advanced communications 
service ,the term advanced              
communications service has the meaning  
given the term advanced                 
telecommunications capability in section
 #gjf of the ,telecommunications ,act of
 #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb74  7#b7     

,assistant ,secretary ,the term         
,assistant ,secretary means the         
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information4  7#c7 
,commission ,the term ,commission means 
the ,federal ,communications            
,commission4  7#d7 ,communications      
equipment or service ,the term          
communications equipment or service     
means any equipment or service that is  
essential to the provision of advanced  
communications service4  7#e7 ,foreign  
adversary ,the term foreign adversary   
means any foreign government or foreign 
nongovernment person engaged in a       
long-term pattern or serious instances  
of conduct significantly adverse to the 
national security of the ,united ,states
 or security and safety of ,united      
,states persons4  7#f7 ,person ,the term
 person means an individual or entity4  
7#g7 ,provider of advanced              
communications service ,the term        
provider of advanced communications     
service means a person who provides     

advanced communications service to      
,united ,states customers4  7#h7        
,secretary ,the term ,secretary means   
the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security4  
7#i7 ,supply chain security risk ,the   
term supply chain security risk includes
 specific risk and vulnerability        
information related to equipment and    
software4  7#aj7 ,trusted ,the term     
trusted means1 with respect to a        
provider of advanced communications     
service or a supplier of communications 
equipment or service1 that the          
,secretary has determined that such     
provider or supplier is not owned by1   
controlled by1 or subject to the        
influence of a foreign adversary4