,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #dhg #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #ffbd ,report ,no4 #aaf-ehi ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,april #bd1 #bjbj,mr4 ,pallone 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,guthrie1 ,ms4 ,matsui1 and ,mr4 ,walden7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,november #af1 #bjbj;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,eshoo1 ,mr4 ,johnson of ,ohio1 ,mr4 ,rose of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,flores1 ,mrs4 ,brooks of ,indiana1 ,mr4 ,katko1 ,mrs4 ,radewagen1 and ,mr4 ,o',halleran ,november #af1 #bjbj,reported from the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce2 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed ,a ,,bill ,to support supply chain innovation and multilateral security1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,utilizing ,strategic ,allied ,telecommunications ,act of #bjbj or the ,,usa ,telecommunications ,act4 #b4 ,wireless supply chain innovation grant program 7a7 ,in general ,from amounts made available under subsection 7d71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall1 beginning not later than #ah months after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 make grants on a competitive basis to support the deployment and use of ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,networks throughout the ,united ,states by-- 7#a7 promoting the use of technology1 including software1 hardware1 and microprocessing technology1 that will enhance competitiveness in the supply chains of ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,networks2 7#b7 accelerating the deployment of ,open ,network ,equipment2 7#c7 promoting the use of ,open ,network ,equipment2 7#d7 establishing objective criteria that can be used to determine if equipment meets the definition of ,open ,network ,equipment2 7#e7 promoting the inclusion of security features that enhance the integrity and availability of ,open ,network ,equipment2 or 7#f7 promoting the application of network function virtualization to facilitate the deployment of ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,networks and a more diverse vendor market4 7b7 ,grant criteria ,the ,assistant ,secretary1 in consultation with the ,commission1 the ,director of the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,director of the ,defense ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency 7commonly known as ,,darpa71 and the ,director of the ,intelligence ,advanced ,research ,projects ,activity of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7commonly known as ,,iarpa71 shall establish the criteria under which the ,assistant ,secretary shall award a grant under subsection 7a74 7c7 ,reports to ,congress 7#a7 ,annual report on grants made ,for each fiscal year for which amounts are available to make grants under subsection 7a71 the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of ,congress a report that includes1 with respect to that fiscal year-- 7,a7 a description of-- 7i7 to whom grants under subsection 7a7 were made1 the amount thereof1 and criteria used to award such grants2 and 7ii7 the progress the ,assistant ,secretary has made in meeting the objectives described in subsection 7a7 of the grant program under this section2 and 7,b7 any additional information that the ,assistant ,secretary determines appropriate4 7#b7 ,report on #e;g network supply chain ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit to the relevant committees of ,congress a written report-- 7,a7 that includes recommendations on promoting the competitiveness and sustainability of trusted ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,networks2 and 7,b7 identifying whether any additional authorities are needed by the ,assistant ,secretary to facilitate the timely adoption of ,open ,network ,equipment1 including the authority to provide loans1 loan guarantees1 and other forms of credit extension that would maximize the use of grant amounts awarded under this section4 7d7 ,authorization of appropriations 7#a7 ,amount authorized ,there is authorized to be appropriated to make grants under subsection 7a7 #gej1jjj1jjj for fiscal years #bjba through #bjca4 7#b7 ,availability ,amounts made available under paragraph 7#a7 shall remain available through fiscal year #bjca4 #c4 ,advisory committee 7a7 ,establishment ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall establish an ,advisory ,committee to advise the ,assistant ,secretary in the manner described in subsection 7c74 7b7 ,composition ,the ,advisory ,committee established under subsection 7a7 shall be composed of-- 7#a7 representatives from-- 7,a7 the ,commission2 7,b7 the ,defense ,advanced ,research ,projects ,agency 7commonly known as ,,darpa72 7,c7 the ,intelligence ,advanced ,research ,projects ,activity of the ,office of the ,director of ,national ,intelligence 7commonly known as ,,iarpa72 7,d7 the ,national ,institute of ,standards and ,technology2 7,e7 the ,department of ,state2 7,f7 the ,national ,science ,foundation2 and 7,g7 the ,department of ,homeland ,security2 and 7#b7 other representatives from the private and public sectors1 at the discretion of the ,assistant ,secretary4 7c7 ,duties ,the ,advisory ,committee established under subsection 7a7 shall be used to advise the ,assistant ,secretary on technology developments to help inform-- 7#a7 the strategic direction of the grant program established under section #b2 and 7#b7 efforts of the ,federal ,government to promote a more secure1 diverse1 sustainable1 and competitive supply chain for ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,networks4 #d4 ,definitions ,in this ,act3 7#a7 #c;gpp ,the term #c;,,gpp means the ,third ,generation ,partnership ,project4 7#b7 #e;g network ,the term #e;,g network means a radio network as described by #c;,,gpp ,release #ae or higher1 or any successor network4 7#c7 ,assistant secretary ,the term ,assistant ,secretary means the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information4 7#d7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#e7 ,open ,network equipment ,the term ,open ,network ,equipment means equipment that follows a set of open standards 7such as ,o-,,ran standards or the ,open ,radio ,access ,network approach to standardization1 adopted by the ,o-,,ran ,alliance1 #c;,,gpp1 or other organization7 and open interfaces for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability1 such that the equipment may be integrated into the ,radio ,access ,networks of an ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,network4 7#f7 ,open ran #e;g network ,the term ,open ,,ran #e;,g ,network means a #e;,g network that follows a set of open standards 7such as ,o-,,ran standards or the ,open ,radio ,access ,network approach to standardization1 adopted by the ,o-,,ran ,alliance1 #c;,,gpp1 or other organizations7 and open interfaces for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability4 7#g7 ,relevant committees of ,congress ,the term relevant committees of ,congress means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,b7 the ,permanent ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,d7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,e7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,house of ,representatives2 7,f7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 7,g7 the ,select ,committee on ,intelligence of the ,senate2 7,h7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,i7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 and 7,j7 the ,committee on ,armed ,services of the ,senate4 ,november #af1 #bjbj;,committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union and ordered to be printed