#aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #djcb ,,an ,,act ,to provide outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding ,open ,,ran networks1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,open ,,ran ,outreach ,act4 #b4 ,outreach and technical assistance to small providers regarding ,open ,,ran networks 7a7 ,in general ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall conduct outreach and provide technical assistance to small communications network providers-- 7#a7 to raise awareness regarding the uses1 benefits1 and challenges of ,open ,,ran networks and other open network architectures2 and 7#b7 regarding participation in the ,wireless ,supply ,chain ,innovation ,grant ,program established under section #ibjb7;a77#a7 of the ,william ,m4 7,mac7 ,thornberry ,national ,defense ,authorization ,act for ,fiscal ,year #bjba 7,public ,law #aaf-bhc74 7b7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the term ,assistant ,secretary means the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information1 acting through the head of the ,office of ,internet ,connectivity and ,growth4 7#b7 ,open network architecture ,the term open network architecture means ,open ,,ran networks and other network elements that follow a set of published open standards for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability1 including open core and open transport4 7#c7 ,open ,,ran network ,the term ,open ,,ran network means a wireless network that follows the ,open ,radio ,access ,network approach to standardization adopted by the ,o-,,ran ,alliance1 ,telecom ,infra ,project1 or ,third ,generation ,partnership ,project 7#c;,,gpp71 or any similar set of published open standards for multi-vendor network equipment interoperability4 ,passed the ,house of ,representatives ,october #bj1 #bjba4;,clerk4