S. 3692 — Introduced in Senate

II 117th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3692 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES February 17, 2022Mr. Hickenlooper (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tester, and Mrs. Capito) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation A BILL To direct the Federal Communications Commission to evaluate and consider the impact of the telecommunications network equipment supply chain on the deployment of universal service, and for other purposes. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Network Equipment Transparency Act or the NET Act. 2. Telecommunications supply chain consideration Section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following: (d) Status of telecommunications supply chain As part of the inquiry required by subsection (b), the Commission shall, to the extent that data is available, determine whether a lack of network equipment significantly impacted the deployment of advanced telecommunications capability during the applicable year. .