#aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,s4   
#hic  ,,an ,,act  ,to require the       
,president to develop a strategy to     
ensure the security of next generation  
mobile telecommunications systems and   
infrastructure in the ,united ,states   
and to assist allies and strategic      
partners in maximizing the security of  
next generation mobile                  
telecommunications systems1             
infrastructure1 and software1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,secure #e;,g  
and ,beyond ,act of #bjbj4  #b4         
,appropriate committees of ,congress    
defined ,in this ,act1 the term         
appropriate committees of ,congress     
means-- 7#a7 the ,select ,committee on  
,intelligence1 the ,committee on        
,commerce1 ,science1 and                
,transportation1 the ,committee on      
,foreign ,relations1 the ,committee on  
,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate2 and  7#b7 the  

,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence1 the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce1 the ,committee on       
,foreign ,affairs1 the ,committee on    
,armed ,services1 and the ,committee on 
,homeland ,security of the ,house of    
,representatives4  #c4 ,strategy to     
ensure security of next generation      
wireless communications systems and     
infrastructure  7a7 ,strategy required  
,not later than #ahj days after the date
 of enactment of this ,act1 the         
,president1 in consultation with the    
,chairman of the ,federal               
,communications ,commission1 the        
,secretary of ,commerce1 the ,assistant 
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information1 the   
,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the  
,director of ,national ,intelligence1   
the ,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary  
of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,energy1   
and the ,secretary of ,defense1 and     
consistent with the protection of       
national security information1 shall    

develop and submit to the appropriate   
committees of ,congress a strategy--    
7#a7 to ensure the security of #eth and 
future generations wireless             
communications systems and              
infrastructure within the ,united       
,states2  7#b7 to provide technical     
assistance to mutual defense treaty     
allies of the ,united ,states1 strategic
 partners of the ,united ,states1 and   
other countries1 when in the security   
and strategic interests of the ,united  
,states1 to maximize the security of    
#eth and future generations wireless    
communications systems and              
infrastructure inside their countries2  
and  7#c7 to protect the competitiveness
 of ,united ,states companies1 privacy  
of ,united ,states consumers1 and       
integrity and impartiality of           
standards-setting bodies and processes  
related to #eth and future generations  
wireless communications systems and     
infrastructure4  7b7 ,designation ,the  
strategy developed under subsection 7a7 

shall be known as the ,national         
,strategy to ,secure #e;,g and ,next    
,generation ,wireless ,communications   
7referred to in this ,act as the        
,strategy74  7c7 ,elements ,the         
,strategy shall represent a             
whole-of-government approach and shall  
include the following3 7#a7 ,a          
description of efforts to facilitate    
domestic #eth and future generations    
wireless communications rollout4  7#b7  
,a description of efforts to assess the 
risks to and identify core security     
principles of #eth and future           
generations wireless communications     
infrastructure4  7#c7 ,a description of 
efforts to address risks to the national
 security of the ,united ,states during 
development and deployment of #eth and  
future generations wireless             
communications infrastructure worldwide4
  7#d7 ,a description of efforts to     
promote responsible global development  
and deployment of #eth and future       
generations wireless communications1    

including through robust international  
engagement1 leadership in the           
development of international standards1 
and incentivizing market competitiveness
 of secure #eth and future generation   
wireless communications infrastructure  
options4  7d7 ,public consultation ,in  
developing the ,strategy1 the ,president
 shall consult with relevant groups that
 represent consumers or the public      
interest1 private sector communications 
providers1 and communications           
infrastructure and systems equipment    
developers4  #d4 ,strategy              
implementation plan ,not later than #ahj
 days after the date of enactment of    
this ,act1 the ,president shall develop 
and submit to the appropriate committees
 of ,congress an implementation plan for
 the ,strategy 7referred to in this ,act
 as the ,implementation ,plan71 which   
shall include1 at a minimum1 the        
following3 7#a7 ,a description of       
,united ,states national and economic   
security interests pertaining to the    

deployment of #eth and future           
generations wireless communications     
systems and infrastructure4  7#b7 ,an   
identification and assessment of        
potential security threats and          
vulnerabilities to the infrastructure1  
equipment1 systems1 software1 and       
virtualized networks that support #eth  
and future generations wireless         
communications systems1 infrastructure1 
and enabling technologies1 which shall1 
as practicable1 include a comprehensive 
evaluation of the full range of threats 
to1 and unique security challenges posed
 by1 #eth and future generations        
wireless communications systems and     
infrastructure1 as well as steps that   
public and private sector entities can  
take to mitigate those threats4  7#c7   
,an identification and assessment of the
 global competitiveness and             
vulnerabilities of ,united ,states      
manufacturers and suppliers of #eth and 
future generations wireless             
communications equipment4  7#d7 ,an     

evaluation of available domestic        
suppliers of #eth and future generations
 wireless communications equipment and  
other suppliers in countries that are   
mutual defense allies or strategic      
partners of the ,united ,states and a   
strategy to assess their ability to     
produce and supply #eth generation and  
future generations wireless             
communications systems and              
infrastructure4  7#e7 ,identification of
 where security gaps exist in the       
,united ,states domestic or mutual      
defense treaty allies and strategic     
partners communications equipment supply
 chain for #eth and future generations  
wireless communications systems and     
infrastructure4  7#f7 ,identification of
 incentives and policy options to help  
close or narrow any security gaps       
identified under paragraph 7#e7 in1 and 
ensure the economic viability of1 the   
,united ,states domestic industrial     
base1 including research and development
 in critical technologies and workforce 

development in #eth and future          
generations wireless communications     
systems and infrastructure4  7#g7       
,identification of incentives and policy
 options for leveraging the             
communications equipment suppliers from 
mutual defense treaty allies1 strategic 
partners1 and other countries to ensure 
that private industry in the ,united    
,states has adequate sources for secure1
 effective1 and reliable #eth and future
 generations wireless communications    
systems and infrastructure equipment4   
7#h7 ,a plan for diplomatic engagement  
with mutual defense treaty allies1      
strategic partners1 and other countries 
to share security risk information and  
findings pertaining to #eth and future  
generations wireless communications     
systems and infrastructure equipment and
 cooperation on mitigating those risks4 
7#i7 ,a plan for engagement with private
 sector communications infrastructure   
and systems equipment developers and    
critical infrastructure owners and      

operators who have a critical dependency
 on communications infrastructure to    
share information and findings on #eth  
and future generations wireless         
communications systems and              
infrastructure equipment standards to   
secure platforms4  7#aj7 ,a plan for    
engagement with private sector          
communications infrastructure and       
systems equipment developers to         
encourage the maximum participation     
possible on standards-setting bodies    
related to such systems and             
infrastructure equipment standards by   
public and private sector entities from 
the ,united ,states4  7#aa7 ,a plan for 
diplomatic engagement with mutual       
defense treaty allies1 strategic        
partners1 and other countries to share  
information and findings on #eth and    
future generations wireless             
communications systems and              
infrastructure equipment standards to   
promote maximum interoperability1       
competitiveness1 openness1 and secure   

platforms4  7#ab7 ,a plan for diplomatic
 engagement with mutual defense treaty  
allies1 strategic partners1 and other   
countries to share information and      
findings on #eth and future generations 
wireless communications infrastructure  
and systems equipment concerning the    
standards-setting bodies related to such
 systems and infrastructure equipment to
 promote maximum transparency1 openness1
 impartiality1 integrity1 and           
neutrality4  7#ac7 ,a plan for joint    
testing environments with mutual defense
 treaty allies1 strategic partners1 and 
other countries to ensure a trusted     
marketplace for #eth and future         
generations wireless communications     
systems and infrastructure equipment4   
7#ad7 ,a plan for research and          
development by the ,federal ,government1
 in close partnership with trusted      
supplier entities1 mutual defense treaty
 allies1 strategic partners1 and other  
countries to reach and maintain ,united 
,states leadership in #eth and future   

generations wireless communications     
systems and infrastructure security1    
including the development of an ongoing 
capability to identify security         
vulnerabilities in #eth and future      
generations wireless communications     
systems4  7#ae7 ,options for identifying
 and helping to mitigate the security   
risks of #eth and future generations    
wireless communications systems and     
infrastructure that have security flaws 
or vulnerabilities1 or are utilizing    
equipment sourced from countries of     
concern1 and that have already been put 
in place within the systems and         
infrastructure of mutual defense treaty 
allies1 strategic partners1 and other   
countries1 when in the security         
interests of the ,united ,states4  7#af7
 ,a description of the roles and        
responsibilities of the appropriate     
executive branch agencies and           
interagency mechanisms to coordinate    
implementation of the ,strategy1 as     
provided in section #e7;d74  7#ag7 ,an  

identification of the key diplomatic1   
development1 intelligence1 military1 and
 economic resources necessary to        
implement the ,strategy1 including      
specific budgetary requests4  7#ah7 ,as 
necessary1 a description of such        
legislative or administrative action    
needed to carry out the ,strategy4  #e4 
,limitations and briefings  7a7         
,limitations  7#a7 ,in general ,the     
,strategy and the ,implementation ,plan 
shall not include a recommendation or a 
proposal to nationalize #eth or future  
generations wireless communications     
systems or infrastructure4  7#b7        
,federal agency authority ,nothing in   
this ,act shall be construed to limit   
any authority or ability of any ,federal
 agency4  7b7 ,public comment ,not later
 than #fj days after the date of        
enactment of this ,act1 the ,president  
shall seek public comment regarding the 
development and implementation of the   
,implementation ,plan4  7c7 ,briefing   
7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ba    

days after the date on which the        
,implementation ,plan is completed1 the 
,president shall direct appropriate     
representatives from the departments and
 agencies involved in the formulation of
 the ,strategy to provide the           
appropriate committees of ,congress a   
briefing on the implementation of the   
,strategy4  7#b7 ,unclassified setting  
,the briefing under paragraph 7#a7 shall
 be held in an unclassified setting to  
the maximum extent possible4  7d7       
,implementation  7#a7 ,in general ,the  
,president and the ,national            
,telecommunications and ,information    
,administration1 in conjunction1 shall--
 7,a7 implement the ,strategy2  7,b7    
keep congressional committees apprised  
of progress on implementation2 and  7,c7
 not implement any proposal or          
recommendation involving non-,federal   
spectrum administered by the ,federal   
,communications ,commission unless the  
implementation of such proposal or      
recommendation is first approved by the 

,commission4  7#b7 ,rule of construction
 ,nothing in this subsection shall be   
construed to affect the authority or    
jurisdiction of the ,federal            
,communications ,commission or confer   
upon the ,president or any other        
executive branch agency the power to    
direct the actions of the ,commission1  
whether directly or indirectly4  7e7    
,form ,the ,strategy and ,implementation
 ,plan shall be submitted to the        
appropriate committees of ,congress in  
unclassified form1 but may include a    
classified annex4  ,passed the ,senate  
,march #d1 #bjbj4,secretary