,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cihh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #d      
7legislative day1 ,march #ca71 #bjbb,mr4
 ,peters 7for himself and ,mr4 ,moran7  
introduced the following bill2 which was
 read twice and referred to the         
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to codify  
and authorize the ,federal              
,communications ,commission's           
establishment of 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             
,codification and establishment  7#a7   
,in general ,not later than #ij days    
after the date of enactment of this     

,act1 the ,commission shall establish a 
council to advise the ,commission on    
issues including the security1          
reliability1 and interoperability of    
communications networks4  7#b7 ,existing
 advisory committee ,any ,federal       
advisory committee of the ,commission   
that is operating on the date of        
enactment of this ,act under a charter  
filed in accordance with section #i7;c7 
of the ,federal ,advisory ,committee    
,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47 for the       
purpose of addressing the issues        
described in paragraph 7#a7 of this     
subsection shall satisfy the requirement
 under that paragraph if1 not later than
 #ij days after that date1 the          
membership of the ,federal advisory     
committee is modified1 as necessary1 to 
comply with subsection 7b7 of this      
section4  7b7 ,membership  7#a7         
,appointment ,the members of the        
,council shall be appointed by the      
,chair4  7#b7 ,composition ,the ,chair  
shall appoint as members of the ,council

 the following3 7,a7 ,representatives of
 companies or relevant trade            
associations in the communications      
industry with facilities in the ,united 
,states1 except entities that are       
determined by the ,chair to be not      
trusted1 including1 at minimum-- 7i7 #a 
representative of a national wireless   
provider2  7ii7 #a representative of a  
national wireline provider2  7iii7 #a   
representative of a national cable      
provider2  7iv7 #a representative of a  
national satellite provider2 and  7v7 #a
 representative of an equipment         
manufacturer4  7,b7 ,representatives of 
government1 including1 at minimum-- 7i7 
#a representative of the ,federal       
,government1 including not less than #a 
representative of the ,department of    
,homeland ,security2 and  7ii7 #a       
representative of a ,state government1  
local government1 or ,tribal government1
 including not less than #a             
representative from each type of        
government1 if feasible4  7,c7          

,representatives of public interest     
organizations or academic institutions1 
except public interest organizations or 
academic institutions that are          
determined by the ,chair to be not      
trusted1 provided that not more than    
#a_/c of the membership of the ,council 
be from public interest organizations or
 academic institutions4  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 ,consultation    

,the ,chair may consult with the        
,secretary of ,homeland ,security as the
 ,chair determines appropriate to enable
 coordination on matters pertaining to  
the ,council4  7d7 ,duration ,section   
#ad7;a77#b7 of the ,federal ,advisory   
,committee ,act 7#e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app47    
7relating 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 ,chairman 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
 ,the term not trusted means1 with      
respect to an entity1 that-- 7,a7 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  7,b7 the ,chair  
determines that such entity poses a     
threat to the national security of the  

,united ,states1 using solely 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