,i  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #cche  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,may #af1 #bjbc,ms4   
,plaskett introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0
 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &     
,comm]ce  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct !       
,assi/ant ,secret>y ( ,comm]ce =        
,communications & ,in=mation to submit  
to ,congress a report conta9+ an        
assessm5t ( ! value1 co/1 & feasibility 
( develop+ a trans-,atlantic subm>9e    
fib] optic cable connect+ ! contigu\s   
,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9   
,isl&s1 ,ghana1 & ,nig]ia1 & = o!r      
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,diaspora,link ,act4  #b4  
,assessm5t ( ! developm5t (             
trans-,atlantic subm>9e fib] optic cable
  7a7 ,report ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! 
date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !         
,assi/ant ,secret>y1 9 consultation ) ! 
heads ( o!r ,f$]al dep>tm5ts & ag5cies z
 necess>y1 %all submit to ! ,committee  
on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce ( ! ,h\se (        
,repres5tatives & ! ,committee on       

,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation ( !
 ,s5ate a report conta9+ an assessm5t ( 
! value1 co/1 & feasibility ( develop+ a
 trans-,atlantic subm>9e fib] optic     
cable connect+ ! contigu\s ,unit$       
,/ates1 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s1  
,ghana1 & ,nig]ia4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,!     
report requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all   
include-- 7#a7 ! digital security1      
national security1 & economic           
opportunities associat$ ) a             
trans-,atlantic subm>9e fib] optic cable
 describ$ 9 subsection 7a72  7#b7 !     
lifespan ( subm>9e fib] optic cables    
curr5tly connect+ ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9
 ,isl&s to ! contigu\s ,unit$ ,/ates2   
7#c7 ! curr5t security (                
telecommunications betwe5 ! contigu\s   
,unit$ ,/ates & ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9  
,isl&s2  7#d7 ! curr5t reliability &    
security ( telecommunications           
infra/ructure 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9  
,isl&s2  7#e7 ! pot5tial = engagem5t )  
tru/$ entities 9 ! developm5t by !      
,unit$ ,/ates ( a trans-,atlantic       

subm>9e fib] optic cable describ$ 9     
subsection 7a71 & ! associat$           
geopolitical & economic advantages2     
7#f7 ! pot5tial digital sov]eignty      
opportunities ( a trans-,atlantic       
subm>9e fib] optic cable describ$ 9     
subsection 7a72  7#g7 ! value1 co/1 &   
feasibility ( e/abli%+ a data c5t] &    
high-security cl\d s]vices facility1 )  
indep5d5t p[] g5]ation1 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s = milit>y &        
national security communications2 &     
7#h7 any o!r relat$ matt]s ! ,assi/ant  
,secret>y det]m9es are appropriate4  7c7
 ,=m ,! report requir$ by subsection 7a7
 %all be submitt$ 9 unclassifi$ =m )\t  
any designation relat+ to dissem9ation  
control1 b may include a classifi$      
annex4  7d7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 
7#a7 ,assi/ant ,secret>y ,! t]m         
,assi/ant ,secret>y means ! ,assi/ant   
,secret>y ( ,comm]ce = ,communications &
 ,in=mation4  7#b7 ,n tru/$ ,! t]m n    
tru/$ means1 ) respect to an entity1 t !
 entity is det]m9$ by ! ,assi/ant       

,secret>y to pose an unacceptable risk  
to ! national security ( ! ,unit$       
,/ates1 or ! security & safety ( ,unit$ 
,/ates p]sons1 bas$ solely on "o or m   
det]m9ation describ$ "u p>agraphs 7#a7  
?r\gh 7#d7 ( section #b7;c7 ( ! ,secure 
& ,tru/$ ,communications ,networks ,act 
( #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afja7;c774  7#c7
 ,tru/$ ,! t]m tru/$ means1 ) respect to
 an entity1 t ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y has 
n det]m9$ t ! entity is n tru/$4