,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #ajg #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djbh ,report ,no4 #aag-adg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bb1 #bjba,mr4 ,long 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,carter of ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,spanberger1 and ,mr4 ,mc,nerney7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce ,october #ai1 #bjba;,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,soto and ,mr4 ,delgado ,october #ai1 #bjba,reported with amendments1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,june #bb1 #bjba ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,commerce to report on and develop a whole-of-,government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,information and ,communication ,technology ,strategy ,act4 #b4 ,economic competitiveness of information and communication technology supply chain 7a7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report on the information and communication technology supply chain that-- 7#a7 identifies-- 7,a7 information and communication technology critical to the economic competitiveness of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 the industrial capacity of-- 7i7 ,united ,states vendors that produce information and communication technology identified under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 trusted information and communication technology vendors that produce information and communication technology identified under subparagraph 7,a72 7#b7 assesses the economic competitiveness of vendors described under paragraph 7#a77;,b72 7#c7 assesses whether1 and to what extent1 there is a dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the ,united ,states on information and communication technology identified under paragraph 7#a77;,a7 that is not trusted2 7#d7 identifies-- 7,a7 what actions by the ,federal ,government are needed to support1 and bolster the economic competitiveness of1 trusted information and communication technology vendors2 and 7,b7 what ,federal resources are needed to reduce dependence by providers of advanced telecommunications capability in the ,united ,states on companies that-- 7i7 produce information and communication technology2 and 7ii7 are not trusted2 and 7#e7 defines lines of effort and assigns responsibilities for a whole-of-,government response to ensuring the competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain in the ,united ,states4 7b7 ,whole-of-,government strategy 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary shall develop1 on the basis of the report required by subsection 7a71 a whole-of-,government strategy to ensure the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors that includes-- 7,a7 recommendations on how-- 7i7 to strengthen the structure1 resources1 and authorities of the ,federal ,government to support the economic competitiveness of trusted information and communication technology vendors1 including ,united ,states vendors that are trusted information and communication technology vendors2 and 7ii7 the ,federal ,government can address any barriers to a market-based solution for increasing the economic competitiveness of such information and communication technology vendors2 7,b7 defined lines of effort and responsibilities for ,federal agencies to implement the strategy2 and 7,c7 a description of-- 7i7 any change to a ,federal program1 ,federal law1 or structure of the ,federal ,government necessary to implement any recommendation under subparagraph 7,a72 and 7ii7 any additional ,federal resource necessary to implement any recommendation under subparagraph 7,a74 7#b7 ,report ,not later than #ahj days after the submission of the report required by subsection 7a71 the ,secretary shall submit to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives and the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate a report containing the strategy developed under paragraph 7#a74 7c7 ,consultation required ,in carrying out subsections 7a7 and 7b71 the ,secretary shall consult with-- 7#a7 a cross-section of trusted information and communication technology vendors2 and 7#b7 the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 the ,attorney ,general1 the ,director of ,national ,intelligence1 the ,chair of the ,federal ,communications ,commission and any other head of an agency the ,secretary determines necessary4 7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,advanced telecommunications capability ,the term advanced telecommunications capability has the meaning given that term in section #gjf of the ,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #acjb74 7#b7 ,information and communication technology supply chain ,the term information and communication technology supply chain means all of the companies that produce information and communication technology4 7#c7 ,information and communication technology ,the term information and communication technology means a technology 7including software71 component1 or material that enables communications by radio or wire4 7#d7 ,not trusted ,the term not trusted means1 with respect to a company or information and communication technology1 that the company or information and communication technology is determined by the ,secretary to pose an unacceptable risk to national security of the ,united ,states1 or the security and safety of the ,united ,states persons based solely on one or more determination described under paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 of section #b7;c7 of the ,secure and ,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 7,public ,law #aaf-abd74 7#e7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary means the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information4 7#f7 ,trusted ,the term trusted means1 with respect to a company1 that the ,secretary has not determined that the company is not trusted4 7#g7 ,trusted information and communication technology vendor ,the term trusted information and communication technology vendor means a company-- 7,a7 that produces information and communication technology2 and 7,b7 that is trusted4 ,amend the title so as to read3 ,a bill to require the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information1 to report on and develop a whole-of-,government strategy with respect to the economic competitiveness of the information and communication technology supply chain1 and for other purposes44 ,october #ai1 #bjba,reported with amendments1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed