,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #aia #aahth  
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,r4 #cche
 ,report ,no4 #aah-bci ,,in ,,the       
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may    
#af1 #bjbc,ms4 ,plaskett introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce 
,october #b1 #bjbc;,additional sponsor3 
,mr4 ,fulcher  ,october #b1             
#bjbc,reported with amendments1         
committed to the ,committee of the      
,whole ,house on the ,state of the      
,union1 and ordered to be printed,strike
 out all after the enacting clause and  
insert the part printed in italic,for   
text of introduced bill1 see copy of    
bill as introduced on ,may #af1 #bjbc   
,a ,,bill  ,to direct the ,assistant    
,secretary of ,commerce for             
,communications and ,information to     
submit to ,congress a report containing 
an assessment of the value1 cost1 and   
feasibility of developing a             
trans-,atlantic submarine fiber optic   
cable connecting the contiguous ,united 

,states1 the ,united ,states ,virgin    
,islands1 ,ghana1 and ,nigeria1 and for 
other purposes4  #a4 ,assessment of     
trans-,atlantic submarine fiber optic   
cable  7a7 ,report ,not later than #a   
year after the date of the enactment of 
this ,act1 the ,secretary1 in           
consultation with the heads of other    
,federal departments and agencies as    
necessary1 shall submit to the          
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
containing an assessment of the value1  
cost1 and feasibility of a              
trans-,atlantic submarine fiber optic   
cable connecting the contiguous ,united 
,states1 the ,united ,states ,virgin    
,islands1 ,ghana1 and ,nigeria1 to      
enhance the national security of the    
,united ,states4  7b7 ,elements ,the    
report required by subsection 7a7 shall 
include an assessment of-- 7#a7 the     
digital security1 national security1 and

 economic opportunities associated with 
a trans-,atlantic submarine fiber optic 
cable described in subsection 7a72  7#b7
 the lifespan of submarine fiber optic  
cables currently connecting the ,united 
,states ,virgin ,islands to the         
contiguous ,united ,states2  7#c7 the   
current security of telecommunications  
between the contiguous ,united ,states  
and the ,united ,states ,virgin         
,islands2  7#d7 the readiness of        
telecommunications infrastructure in the
 ,united ,states ,virgin ,islands to    
support a trans-,atlantic submarine     
fiber optic cable described in          
subsection 7a72  7#e7 the potential for 
engagement with trusted entities in the 
deployment of a trans-,atlantic         
submarine fiber optic cable described in
 subsection 7a71 and the associated     
geopolitical and economic advantages2   
7#f7 the potential connectivity         
opportunities to maximize investments in
 the ,united ,states economy through the
 use of a trans-,atlantic submarine     

fiber optic cable described in          
subsection 7a72  7#g7 the value1 cost1  
and feasibility of establishing a data  
center and high-security cloud services 
facility1 with independent power        
generation1 in the ,united ,states      
,virgin ,islands for communications of  
the ,united ,states ,africa ,command1   
communications of the ,united ,states   
,special ,operations ,command1 and      
national security communications2  7#h7 
the state of submarine fiber optic      
cables connected to ,united ,states     
telecommunications infrastructure2 and  
7#i7 any other related matters the      
,secretary determines are appropriate4  
7c7 ,no mandatory data collection ,the  
,secretary may not require any entity to
 provide data for purposes of preparing 
the report required by subsection 7a74  
7d7 ,form ,the report required by       
subsection 7a7 shall be submitted in    
unclassified form without any           
designation relating to dissemination   
control1 but may include a classified   

annex4  7e7 ,definitions ,in this       
section3 7#a7 ,not trusted ,the term not
 trusted means1 with respect to an      
entity1 that the entity is determined by
 the ,secretary to pose an unacceptable 
risk to the national security of the    
,united ,states1 or the security and    
safety of ,united ,states persons1 based
 solely on one or more determination    
described under 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;c774
  7#b7 ,secretary ,the term ,secretary  
means the ,secretary of ,commerce1      
acting through the ,assistant ,secretary
 of ,commerce for ,communications and   
,information4  7#c7 ,trusted ,the term  
trusted means1 with respect to an       
entity1 that the ,secretary has not     
determined that the entity is not       
trusted4  ,amend the title so as to     
read3 ,a bill to direct the ,secretary  
of ,commerce to submit to ,congress a   
report containing an assessment of the  

value1 cost1 and feasibility of a       
trans-,atlantic submarine fiber optic   
cable connecting the contiguous ,united 
,states1 the ,united ,states ,virgin    
,islands1 ,ghana1 and ,nigeria44        
,october #b1 #bjbc,reported with        
amendments1 committed to the ,committee 
of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of   
the ,union1 and ordered to be printed