#aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 ,r4 
#djfg  ,,an ,,act  ,to direct ! ,f$]al  
,communications ,commission to e/abli% a
 c\ncil to make recomm5dations on ways  
to increase ! security1 reliability1 &  
int]op]ability ( communications         
networks1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort  
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,communications ,security1 ,reliability1
 & ,int]op]ability ,c\ncil ,act4  #b4   
,c\ncil on communications security1     
reliability1 & int]op]ability  7a7      
,e/abli%m5t ,n lat] ?an #ij days aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,commission %all e/abli% a c\ncil1 to   
advise ! ,commission on issues includ+ !
 security1 reliability1 & int]op]ability
 ( communications networks4  7b7        
,memb]%ip  7#a7 ,appo9tm5t ,! memb]s ( !
 c\ncil %all be appo9t$ by ! ,*air4     
7#b7 ,composition ,to ! ext5t           
practicable1 ! memb]%ip ( ! c\ncil %all 
be compos$ ( ! foll[+3  7,a7            
,repres5tatives ( companies 9 !         
communications indu/ry1 except companies

 t are det]m9$ by ! ,*air to be n tru/$4
  7,b7 ,repres5tatives ( public int]e/  
organizations or academic in/itutions1  
except public int]e/ organizations or   
academic in/itutions t are det]m9$ by ! 
,*air to be n tru/$4  7,c7              
,repres5tatives ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1   
,/ate gov]nm5ts1 local gov]nm5ts1 or    
,tribal ,gov]nm5ts1 ) at lea/ "o memb]  
repres5t+ ea* su* type ( gov]nm5t4  7#c7
 ,k & exp]i5ce ,ea* memb] ( ! c\ncil    
%all h k & exp]i5ce relevant to !       
purpose & goals ( ! c\ncil4  7#d7 ,t]ms 
7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* memb] ( ! c\ncil %all
 be appo9t$ = a t]m ( #b ye>s1 except z 
provid$ 9 subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7       
,vacancies ,any memb] appo9t$ to fill a 
vacancy occurr+ be=e ! expiration ( !   
t]m = :i* ! memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$
 %all be appo9t$ only = ! rema9d] ( t   
t]m4 ,a memb] may s]ve aft] ! expiration
 ( t memb]'s t]m until a successor has  
tak5 (fice4  7c7 ,reports  7#a7 ,9 g5]al
 ,n lat] ?an #b ye>s aft] ! date on :i* 
! c\ncil is e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a71 

& e #b ye>s !reaft]1 ! c\ncil %all      
submit to ! ,*air ea* report adopt$ by !
 c\ncil dur+ ! prec$+ #b-ye> p]iod1 &   
any report adopt$ by any work+ gr\p ( ! 
c\ncil dur+ su* p]iod1 includ+ any su*  
report ( ! c\ncil or a work+ gr\p       
conta9+ recomm5dations on ways to       
increase ! security1 reliability1 &     
int]op]ability ( communications         
networks1 & on o!r relevant issues z    
appropriate4  7#b7 ,availability on     
,commission website ,! ,commission %all 
make ea* report submitt$ "u p>agraph    
7#a7 publicly available on ! website ( !
 ,commission4  7d7 ,duration ,section   
#ad7;a77#b77;,b7 ( ! ,f$]al ,advisory   
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app42    
relat+ to ! t]m9ation ( advisory        
committees7 %all n apply to ! c\ncil4   
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3  7#a7   
,*air ,! t]m ,*air means ! ,*air ( !    
,commission4  7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m   
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#c7      
,c\ncil ,! t]m c\ncil means ! c\ncil    

e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,n    
tru/$  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,! t]m n tru/$     
means1 ) respect to an entity1 t--  7i7 
! ,*air has made a public det]m9ation t 
su* entity is own$ by1 controll$ by1 or 
subject to ! influ5ce ( a =eign adv]s>y2
 or  7ii7 ! ,*air o!rwise det]m9es t su*
 entity poses a ?reat to ! national     
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7,b7       
,crit]ia = det]m9ation ,9 mak+ a        
det]m9ation "u subp>agraph 7,a77ii71 !  
,*air %all use ! crit]ia describ$ 9     
p>agraphs 7#a7 ?r\gh 7#d7 ( section     
#b7;c7 ( ! ,secure & ,tru/$             
,communications ,networks ,act ( #bjai  
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;c771 z            
appropriate4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74  ,pass$ ! ,h\se (      
,repres5tatives ,octob] #bj1            
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