,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february #ag1 
#bjbb,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mrs4    
,capito7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 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 service1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,network ,equipment 
,transparency ,act or the ,,net ,act4   
#b4 ,telecommunications supply chain    
consideration ,section #gjf of the      
,telecommunications ,act of #aiif 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #acjb7 is amended-- 7#a7 by   
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,status of telecommunications supply   

chain ,as part of the inquiry required  
by subsection 7b71 the ,commission      
shall1 to the extent that data is       
available1 determine whether a lack of  
network equipment significantly impacted
 the deployment of advanced             
telecommunications capability during the
 applicable year4  4