,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #abde  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april #bj1    
#bjbc,mrs4 ,fischer 7for herself and    
,mr4 ,hickenlooper7 introduced the      
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to transfer unobligated     
balances made available for ,,covid-#ai 
emergency response and relief to the    
,federal ,communications ,commission to 
enable the ,commission to carry out the 
,secure and ,trusted ,communications    
,networks ,reimbursement ,program4  #a4 
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,defend ,our ,networks ,act4  #b4   
,transfer of certain unobligated        
balances2 funding of program  7a7       
,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7     
,commission2 ,program ,the terms        
,commission and ,program have the       
meanings given those terms in section #i
 of the ,secure and ,trusted            
,communications ,networks ,act of #bjai 
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjh74  7#b7 ,covered   

accounts ,the term covered accounts     
means amounts made available under--    
7,a7 the ,coronavirus ,preparedness and 
,response ,supplemental ,appropriations 
,act1 #bjbj 7,public ,law #aaf-abc2 #acd
 ,stat4 #adf72  7,b7 the ,families      
,first ,coronavirus ,response ,act      
7,public ,law #aaf-abg2 #acd ,stat4     
#agh72  7,c7 the ,,cares ,act 7,public  
,law #aaf-acf2 #acd ,stat4 #bha72  7,d7 
the ,paycheck ,protection ,program and  
,health ,care ,enhancement ,act 7,public
 ,law #aaf-aci2 #acd ,stat4 #fbj72  7,e7
 division ,m or ,n of the ,consolidated 
,appropriations ,act1 #bjba 7,public    
,law #aaf-bfj72  7,f7 the ,american     
,rescue ,plan ,act of #bjba 7,public    
,law #aag-b2 #ace ,stat4 #d72 or  7,g7  
an amendment made by a provision of law 
described in any of subparagraphs 7,a7  
through 7,f74  7b7 ,funding  7#a7 ,in   
general ,of the unobligated balances1 as
 of the date of enactment of this ,act1 
of the covered accounts1 #c1jhj1jjj1jjj 
shall be transferred not later than #ij 

days after the date of enactment of this
 ,act to the ,commission to carry out   
the ,program4  7#b7 ,pro rata transfer  
,unobligated balances shall be          
transferred under paragraph 7#a7 on a   
pro rata basis4  7#c7 ,use and          
availability of funds ,amounts          
transferred under paragraph 7#a7 shall--
 7,a7 be merged with other              
appropriations for the ,program2  7,b7  
be subject to the same conditions and   
limitations as the other appropriations 
for the ,program2 and  7,c7 remain      
available until expended4  7#d7         
,technical and conforming amendment     
,section #d7k7 of the ,secure and       
,trusted ,communications ,networks ,act 
of #bjai 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjc7k77 is    
amended by striking #a1ijj1jjj1jjj and  
inserting #d1ihj1jjj1jjj4