,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #fij  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,march #g1 #bjbc,mr4
 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1 ,mr4       
,moran1 ,mr4 ,tester1 and ,mrs4 ,capito7
 introduced the following bill2 which   
was read twice and referred to the      
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to evaluate and consider the impact of 
the telecommunications network equipment
 supply chain on the deployment of      
universal service1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,network ,equipment 
,transparency ,act or the ,,net ,act4   
#b4 ,telecommunications supply chain    
consideration ,section #ac of the       
,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg      
,u4,s4,c4 #afc7 is amended-- 7#a7 by    
redesignating subsection 7d7 as         
subsection 7e72 and  7#b7 by inserting  
after subsection 7c7 the following3  7d7
 ,status of telecommunications supply   

chain ,in each report required by       
subsection 7a71 the ,commission shall1  
to the extent that data is available1   
determine whether a lack of network     
equipment significantly impacted the    
deployment of advanced                  
telecommunications capability during the
 applicable reporting period4  4