,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ccaa  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ac1 
#bjbj,mr4 ,johnson 7for himself and ,ms4
 ,rosen7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce  
for ,communications and ,information to 
take certain actions to enhance the     
representation of the ,united ,states   
and promote ,united ,states leadership  
in communications standards-setting     
bodies1 and for other purposes4  #a4    
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,promoting ,united ,states ,wireless
 ,leadership ,act of #bjbj4  #b4        
,representation and leadership of       
,united ,states in communications       
standards-setting bodies  7a7           
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
#c;,,gpp ,the term #c;,,gpp means the   
#crd ,generation ,partnership ,project4 
7#b7 #e;,g network ,the term #e;,g      

network means a fifth-generation mobile 
network as described by #c;,,gpp        
,release #ae or higher4  7#c7 ,assistant
 ,secretary ,the term ,assistant        
,secretary means the ,assistant         
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information4  7#d7 
,cloud computing ,the term cloud        
computing has the meaning given the term
 in ,special ,publication #hjj-ade of   
the ,national ,institute of ,standards  
and ,technology1 entitled ,the ,,nist   
,definition of ,cloud ,computing1       
published in ,september #bjaa1 or any   
successor publication4  7#e7            
,communications network ,the term       
communications network means any of the 
following3 7,a7 ,a system enabling the  
transmission1 between or among points   
specified by the user1 of information of
 the user's choosing4  7,b7 ,cloud      
computing resources4  7,c7 ,a network or
 system used to access cloud computing  
resources4  7#f7 ,not trusted ,the term 
not trusted means1 with respect to a    

company or stakeholder1 that the company
 or stakeholder is determined by the    
,assistant ,secretary to pose a threat  
to the national security of the ,united 
,states4 ,in making such a              
determination1 the ,assistant ,secretary
 shall rely solely on one or more of the
 following determinations3 7,a7 ,a      
specific determination made by any      
executive branch interagency body with  
appropriate national security expertise1
 including the ,federal ,acquisition    
,security ,council established under    
section #acbb7;a7 of title #da1 ,united 
,states ,code4  7,b7 ,a specific        
determination made by the ,department of
 ,commerce pursuant to ,executive ,order
 ,no4 #achgc 7#hd ,fed4 ,reg4 #bbfhi2   
relating to securing the information and
 communications technology and services 
supply chain74  7,c7 ,whether a company 
or stakeholder produces or provides     
covered telecommunications equipment or 
services1 as defined in section         
#hhi7;f77#c7 of the ,john ,s4 ,mc,cain  

,national ,defense ,authorization ,act  
for ,fiscal ,year #bjai 7,public ,law   
#aae-bcb2 #acb ,stat4 #aiah74  7b7      
,duties of ,assistant ,secretary ,in    
order to enhance the representation of  
the ,united ,states and promote ,united 
,states leadership in standards-setting 
bodies that set standards for #e;,g     
networks and for future generations of  
wireless communications networks1 the   
,assistant ,secretary shall1 in         
consultation with the ,national         
,institute of ,standards and            
,technology-- 7#a7 equitably encourage  
participation by companies and a wide   
variety of relevant stakeholders1 not   
including any company or relevant       
stakeholder that the ,assistant         
,secretary has determined to be not     
trusted1 in such standards-setting      
bodies 7to the extent such              
standards-setting bodies allow companies
 and relevant stakeholders to           
participate72 and  7#b7 equitably offer 
technical expertise to companies and a  

wide variety of relevant stakeholders1  
not including any company or relevant   
stakeholder that the ,assistant         
,secretary has determined to be not     
trusted1 to facilitate such             
participation 7to the extent such       
standards-setting bodies allow companies
 and relevant stakeholders to           
participate74  7c7 ,standards-,setting  
bodies ,the standards-setting bodies    
referred to in subsection 7b7 include-- 
7#a7 the ,international ,organization   
for ,standardization2  7#b7 the         
voluntary standards-setting bodies that 
develop protocols for wireless devices  
and other equipment1 such as the        
#c;,,gpp and the ,institute of          
,electrical and ,electronics ,engineers2
 and  7#c7 any standards-setting body   
accredited by the ,american ,national   
,standards ,institute or ,alliance for  
,telecommunications ,industry           
,solutions4  7d7 ,briefing ,not later   
than #fj days after the date of the     
enactment of this ,act1 the ,assistant  

,secretary shall brief the ,committee on
 ,commerce1 ,science1 and               
,transportation of the ,senate and the  
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives on a     
strategy to carry out subsection 7b74