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,all5 7= himself & ,ms4 ,p]ez7 introduc$
 ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !       
,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y (    
,comm]ce = ,communications & ,in=mation 
to submit to ,congress a report conta9+ 
an assessm5t ( te*nologies available to 
increase ! security & resili5cy ( !     
communications networks ( ,taiwan1      
includ+ ?r\gh ! developm5t (            
r$undancies1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4     
,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !   
,promote ,secure ,connectivity to       
,taiwan ,act4  #b4 ,assessm5t (         
te*nologies available to increase       
security & resili5cy ( communications   
networks ( ,taiwan  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 ( te*nologies      
available to increase ! security &      
resili5cy ( ! communications networks ( 
,taiwan1 includ+ ?r\gh ! developm5t (   
r$undancies4  7b7 ,elem5ts ,! report    
requir$ by subsection 7a7 %all include  
an assessm5t (-- 7#a7 ! types (         
te*nologies available to increase !     
security & resili5cy ( ! communications 
networks ( ,taiwan1 includ+ ?r\gh !     
developm5t ( r$undancies2  7#b7 ! ne$ = 
su* te*nologies2  7#c7 ! pot5tial =     
engagem5t ) tru/$ entities 9 ! deploym5t
 ( su* te*nologies1 & ! associat$       
geopolitical & economic advantages ( su*
 engagem5t2  7#d7 ! lifespan ( ! subm>9e
 fib] optic cables curr5tly connect+ !  
contigu\s ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan2  7#e7
 ! security ( communications l9ks betwe5
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates & ,taiwan2 &  7#f7 any 
o!r relat$ matt]s ! ,assi/ant ,secret>y 
det]m9es appropriate4  7c7 ,no m&atory  

data collection ,! ,assi/ant ,secret>y  
may n require any entity to provide data
 = purposes ( prep>+ ! report requir$ by
 subsection 7a74  7d7 ,=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  7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3    
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 #a or m ( 
! det]m9ations describ$ 9 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