,,ii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #ddgb  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #f1    
#bjbj,mr4 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 
,johnson7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1  
and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to     
amend the ,secure and ,trusted          
,communications ,network ,reimbursement 
,program to include eligible            
telecommunications carriers and         
providers of educational broadband      
service1 and for other purposes4  #a4   
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,ensuring ,network ,security ,act4  
#b4 ,amendments to the ,secure and      
,trusted ,communications ,networks      
,reimbursement ,program ,section #d of  
the ,secure and ,trusted ,communications
 ,networks ,act of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 
#afjc7 is amended-- 7#a7 in subsection  
7b77#a71 by striking #b1jjj1jjj and     
inserting #aj1jjj1jjj2  7#b7 in         
subsection 7c7-- 7,a7 in paragraph      

7#a77;,a7-- 7i7 in the matter preceding 
clause 7i71 by inserting 1 as defined in
 section #i or as defined in the ,report
 and ,order of the ,commission in the   
matter of ,protecting ,against ,national
 ,security ,threats to the              
,communications ,supply ,chain ,through 
,,fcc ,programs 7,,fcc #ai-aba2 ,,wc    
,docket ,no4 #ah-hi2 adopted ,november  
#bb1 #bjai7 7in this section referred to
 as the ,report and ,order7 and         
subsequently reported to the ,commission
 in response to its ,february #bf1      
#bjbj1 ,supply ,chain ,data ,collection1
 and after services2  7ii7 in clause    
7i71 by inserting were reported to the  
,commission in response to its ,february
 #bf1 #bjbj1 ,supply ,chain ,data       
,collection or after services that2 and 
7iii7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting were 
not reported to the ,commission in      
response to its ,february #bf1 #bjbj1   
,supply ,chain ,data ,collection or     
after services that2 and  7,b7 in       
paragraph 7#b77;,a7-- 7i7 in clause 7i71

 by inserting was reported to the       
,commission in response to its ,february
 #bf1 #bjbj1 ,supply ,chain ,data       
,collection or after service that2 and  
7ii7 in clause 7ii71 by inserting was   
not reported to the ,commission in      
response to its ,february #bf1 #bjbj1   
,supply ,chain ,data ,collection or     
after service that2 and  7#c7 in        
subsection 7d77#e7-- 7,a7 in            
subparagraph 7,a71 by striking ,the     
,commission and inserting ,subject to   
subparagraph 7,c71 the ,commission2 and 
7,b7 by adding at the end the following3
  7,c7 ,priority for allocation ,on and 
after the date of enactment of this     
subparagraph1 the ,commission shall     
allocate sufficient reimbursement       
funds-- 7i7 first1 to approved          
applicants that have #b1jjj1jjj or fewer
 customers1 for removal and replacement 
of covered communications equipment1 as 
defined in section #i2  7ii7 after funds
 have been allocated to all applicants  
described in clause 7i71 to approved    

applicants that are accredited public or
 private non-commercial educational     
institutions providing their own        
facilities-based education broadband    
service1 as defined in section #bg4d of 
title #dg1 ,code of ,federal            
,regulations1 or any successor          
regulation1 for removal and replacement 
of covered communications equipment1 as 
defined in the ,report and ,order2 and  
7iii7 after funds have been allocated to
 all applicants described in clause     
7ii71 to approved applicants that are   
designated as eligible                  
telecommunications carriers under       
section #bad7;e7 of the ,communications 
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #bad7;e77  
or affiliates of such a carrier1 for    
removal and replacement of covered      
communications equipment1 as defined in 
the ,report and ,order and subsequently 
reported to the ,commission in response 
to its ,february #bf1 #bjbj1 ,supply    
,chain ,data ,collection4  4