,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aje #aagth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #djfg
 ,report ,no4 #aag-ade ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,june   
#bb1 #bjba,ms4 ,slotkin 7for herself1   
,mr4 ,walberg1 and ,mr4 ,schrader7      
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,october #ae1            
#bjba;,additional sponsors3 ,ms4 ,eshoo1
 ,mr4 ,mc,nerney1 ,mr4 ,soto  ,october  
#ae1 #bjba,reported with an amendment1  
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 direct the ,federal      
,communications ,commission to establish
 a council to make recommendations on   
ways to increase the security1          
reliability1 and interoperability of    
communications networks1 and for other  

purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,communications     
,security1 ,reliability1 and            
,interoperability ,council ,act4  #b4   
,council on communications security1    
reliability1 and interoperability  7a7  
,establishment ,not later than #ij days 
after the date of the enactment of this 
,act1 the ,commission shall establish a 
council1 to advise the ,commission on   
issues including the security1          
reliability1 and interoperability of    
communications networks4  7b7           
,membership  7#a7 ,appointment ,the     
members of the council shall be         
appointed by the ,chair4  7#b7          
,composition ,to the extent practicable1
 the membership of the council shall be 
composed of the following3 7,a7         
,representatives of companies in the    
communications industry1 except         
companies that are determined by the    
,chair to be not trusted4  7,b7         
,representatives of public interest     
organizations or academic institutions1 

except public interest organizations or 
academic institutions that are          
determined by the ,chair to be not      
trusted4  7,c7 ,representatives of the  
,federal ,government1 ,state            
governments1 local governments1 or      
,tribal ,governments1 with at least one 
member representing each such type of   
government4  7#c7 ,knowledge and        
experience ,each member of the council  
shall have knowledge and experience     
relevant to the purpose and goals of the
 council4  7#d7 ,terms  7,a7 ,in general
 ,each member of the council shall be   
appointed for a term of #b years1 except
 as provided in subparagraph 7,b74  7,b7
 ,vacancies ,any member appointed to    
fill a vacancy occurring before the     
expiration of the term for which the    
member's predecessor was appointed shall
 be appointed only for the remainder of 
that term4 ,a member may serve after the
 expiration of that member's term until 
a successor has taken office4  7c7      
,reports  7#a7 ,in general ,not later   

than #b years after the date on which   
the council is established under        
subsection 7a71 and every #b years      
thereafter1 the council shall submit to 
the ,chair each report adopted by the   
council during the preceding #b-year    
period1 and any report adopted by any   
working group of the council during such
 period1 including any such report of   
the council or a working group          
containing recommendations on ways to   
increase the security1 reliability1 and 
interoperability of communications      
networks1 and on other relevant issues  
as appropriate4  7#b7 ,availability on  
,commission website ,the ,commission    
shall make each report submitted under  
paragraph 7#a7 publicly available on the
 website of the ,commission4  7d7       
,duration ,section #ad7;a77#b77;,b7 of  
the ,federal ,advisory ,committee ,act  
7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app42 relating to the    
termination of advisory committees7     
shall not apply to the council4  7e7    
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     

,chair ,the term ,chair means the ,chair
 of the ,commission4  7#b7 ,commission  
,the term ,commission means the ,federal
 ,communications ,commission4  7#c7     
,council ,the term council means the    
council established under subsection    
7a74  7#d7 ,not trusted  7,a7 ,in       
general ,the term not trusted means1    
with respect to an entity1 that-- 7i7   
the ,chair has made a public            
determination that such entity is owned 
by1 controlled by1 or subject to the    
influence of a foreign adversary2 or    
7ii7 the ,chair otherwise determines    
that such entity poses a threat to the  
national security of the ,united        
,states4  7,b7 ,criteria for            
determination ,in making a determination
 under subparagraph 7,a77ii71 the ,chair
 shall use the criteria described in    
paragraphs 7#a7 through 7#d7 of section 
#b7;c7 of the ,secure and ,trusted      
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;c771 as           
appropriate4  7#e7 ,state ,the term     

,state has the meaning given such term  
in section #c of the ,communications    
,act of #aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #aec74     
,october #ae1 #bjba,reported with an    
amendment1 committed to the ,committee  
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed