,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdgd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bf1     
#bjba,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,warner7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit
 the use of funds made available under  
the ,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of     
#bjba to purchase communications        
equipment or services that pose a       
national security risk4  #a4 ,short     
title ,this ,act may be cited as the    
,american ,telecommunications ,security 
,act4  #b4 ,prohibition on use of funds 
to purchase communications equipment or 
services posing national security risk  
7a7 ,in general ,the ,american ,rescue  
,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public ,law       
#aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #d7 is amended by   
adding at the end the following3  ,,xii 
,national security restrictions on use  
of funds  #abjja4 ,prohibition on use of
 funds to purchase communications       

equipment or services posing national   
security risk ,none of the funds made   
available under this ,act or an         
amendment made by this ,act may be used 
to purchase any covered communications  
equipment or service1 as defined in     
section #i of the ,secure and ,trusted  
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjh74  4  7b7          
,technical and conforming amendment ,the
 table of contents in section #b of the 
,american ,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba is
 amended by adding at the end the       
following3  ,title ,,xii--,national     
security restrictions on use of         
funds,sec4 #abjja4 ,prohibition on use  
of funds to purchase communications     
equipment or services posing national   
security risk4  4