,,ii ,calendar ,no4 #afd #aafth         
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,s4 #iah     
,report ,no4 #aaf-ff ,,in ,,the ,,senate
 ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march   
#bg1 #bjai,mr4 ,cruz 7for himself and   
,ms4 ,cortez ,masto7 introduced the     
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on          
,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation
  ,july #be1 #bjai,reported by ,mr4     
,wicker1 with amendments,omit the part  
struck through and insert the part      
printed in italic  ,a ,,bill  ,to       
prohibit the ,president or a ,federal   
agency from constructing1 operating1 or 
offering wholesale or retail services on
 broadband networks without             
authorization from ,congress1 and for   
other purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this 
,act may be cited as the ,eliminate     
,from ,regulators ,opportunities to     
,nationalize ,the ,internet in ,every   
,respect ,act or the ,e-,,frontier ,act4
  #b4 ,prohibition against the          
,president or a ,federal agency         

constructing1 operating1 or offering    
services on broadband networks  7a7     
,definitions ,in this section--  7#a7   
the term agency has the meaning given   
the term in section #ijb of title #e1   
,united ,states ,code2  7#b7 the term   
broadband network--  7,a7 means a       
communications network1 the primary     
purpose of which is to provide consumers
 with the capability to transmit data to
 and receive data from all or           
substantially all internet endpoints2   
and  7,b7 includes a next-generation    
mobile broadband network2  7#c7 the term
 nationwide public safety broadband     
network has the meaning given the term  
in section #fjja of the ,middle ,class  
,tax ,relief and ,job ,creation ,act of 
#bjab 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #adja72 and  7#d7  
the term ,president means the ,president
 of the ,united ,states4  7b7           
,prohibition ,neither the ,president nor
 an agency may construct1 operate1 or   
offer wholesale or retail service on a  
broadband network unless a duly enacted 

,act of ,congress signed into law by the
 ,president provides the ,president or  
the agency1 as applicable1 with that    
authority4  7c7 ,rules of construction  
,nothing in this section may be         
construed to-- 7#a7 limit1 restrict1 or 
circumvent in any way--  7,a7 the       
implementation of the nationwide public 
safety broadband network2 or  7,b7 any  
rules implementing the nationwide public
 safety broadband network under title   
,,vi of the ,middle ,class ,tax ,relief 
and ,job ,creation ,act of #bjab 7#dg   
,u4,s4,c4 #adja et seq472  7#b7 affect  
the authority of the ,president under   
section #gjf of the ,communications ,act
 of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #fjf72 or  7#c7
 prevent-- 7,a7 an agency from providing
 another agency with access to a        
broadband network2 or  7,b7 a private   
entity from obtaining access to a       
broadband network at a facility that is 
owned or operated by the ,federal       
,government if that entity is under a   
contract to provide services at that    

facility42 or  7#d7 affect the authority
 of the ,federal ,communications        
,commission under the ,communications   
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aea et    
seq474  #c4 ,report on vulnerabilities  
of ,united ,states broadband networks   
7a7 ,definitions ,in this section-- 7#a7
 the term appropriate committees of     
,congress means--  7,a7 the ,committee  
on ,commerce1 ,science1 and             
,transportation of the ,senate2  7,b7   
the ,committee on ,armed ,services of   
the ,senate2  7,c7 the ,select          
,committee on ,intelligence of the      
,senate2  7,d7 the ,committee on ,energy
 and ,commerce of the ,house of         
,representatives2  7,e7 the ,committee  
on ,armed ,services of the ,house of    
,representatives2 and  7,f7 the         
,permanent ,select ,committee on        
,intelligence of the ,house of          
,representatives2 and  7#b7 the term    
broadband network has the meaning given 
the term in section #b7;a74  7b7 ,report
 ,not later than #ahj days after the    

date of enactment of this ,act1 the     
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall conduct a study and submit
 to the appropriate committees of       
,congress a report1 which shall         
include--  7#a7 a discussion and        
analysis of-- 7,a7 potential threats    
facing broadband networks in the ,united
 ,states from--  7i7 the ,government of 
the ,people's ,republic of ,china2  7ii7
 the ,government of ,iran2  7iii7 the   
,government of the ,russian ,federation2
 and  7iv7 any other potential foreign  
adversary of the ,united ,states2 and   
7,b7 the risks associated with using    
foreign equipment and services in       
broadband networks in the ,united       
,states2 and  7#b7 recommendations1 if  
any1 regarding how service providers    
with respect to broadband networks in   
the ,united ,states can reduce the      
vulnerabilities of those networks to    
foreign threats4  ,july #be1            
#bjai,reported with amendments