,,ii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #hbh  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!       
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ae1 #bjbc,mr4    
,pet]s 7= himself & ,mr4 ,moran7        
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read     
twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on       
,comm]ce1 ,sci5ce1 & ,transportation  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to codify & au?orize ! ,f$]al 
,communications ,commission's e/abli%m5t
 ( a c\ncil to make recomm5dations on   
ways to increase ! security1            
reliability1 & int]op]ability (         
communications networks1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,communications ,security  
,act4  #b4 ,c\ncil on ,communications   
,security1 ,reliability1 &              
,int]op]ability  7a7 ,codification &    
e/abli%m5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,n lat] ?an   
#ij days aft] ! date ( enactm5t ( ?is   
,act1 ! ,commission %all e/abli% a      
c\ncil to advise ! ,commission on issues
 includ+ ! security1 reliability1 &     
int]op]ability ( communications         
networks4  7#b7 ,exi/+ advisory         

committee ,any ,f$]al advisory committee
 ( ! ,commission t is op]at+ on ! date (
 enactm5t ( ?is ,act "u a *>t] fil$ 9   
accordance ) section #ajjh7;c7 ( title  
#e1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 = ! purpose (  
address+ ! issues describ$ 9 p>agraph   
7#a7 ( ?is subsection %all satisfy !    
requirem5t "u t p>agraph if1 n lat] ?an 
#ij days aft] t date1 ! memb]%ip ( !    
,f$]al advisory committee is modifi$1 z 
necess>y1 to comply ) subsection 7b7 (  
?is section4  7b7 ,memb]%ip  7#a7       
,appo9tm5t ,! memb]s ( ! ,c\ncil %all be
 appo9t$ by ! ,*air4  7#b7 ,composition 
,! ,*air %all appo9t z memb]s ( !       
,c\ncil ! foll[+3 7,a7 ,repres5tatives (
 companies or relevant trade            
associations 9 ! communications indu/ry 
) facilities 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 except  
entities t are det]m9$ by ! ,*air to be 
n tru/$1 includ+1 at m9imum-- 7i7 #a    
repres5tative ( a national wireless     
provid]2  7ii7 #a repres5tative ( a     
national wirel9e provid]2  7iii7 #a     
repres5tative ( a national cable        

provid]2  7iv7 #a repres5tative ( a     
national satellite provid]2 &  7v7 #a   
repres5tative ( an equipm5t manufactur]4
  7,b7 ,repres5tatives ( gov]nm5t1      
includ+1 at m9imum-- 7i7 #a             
repres5tative ( ! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t1     
includ+ n less ?an #a repres5tative ( ! 
,dep>tm5t ( ,homel& ,security2 &  7ii7  
#a repres5tative ( a ,/ate gov]nm5t1    
local gov]nm5t1 or ,tribal gov]nm5t1    
includ+ n less ?an #a repres5tative f   
ea* type ( gov]nm5t1 if feasible4  7,c7 
,repres5tatives ( public int]e/         
organizations or academic in/itutions1  
except public int]e/ organizations or   
academic in/itutions t are det]m9$ by ! 
,*air to be n tru/$1 provid$ t n m ?an  
#a_/c ( ! memb]%ip ( ! ,c\ncil be f     
public int]e/ organizations or academic 
in/itutions4  7#c7 ,k & exp]i5ce ,ea*   
memb] ( ! ,c\ncil %all h k & exp]i5ce   
relevant to ! purpose & goals ( !       
,c\ncil4  7#d7 ,t]ms  7,a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea*
 memb] ( ! ,c\ncil %all be appo9t$ = a  
t]m ( #b ye>s1 except z provid$ 9       

subp>agraph 7,b74  7,b7 ,vacancies ,any 
memb] appo9t$ to fill a vacancy occurr+ 
be=e ! expiration ( ! t]m = :i* !       
memb]'s pr$ecessor 0 appo9t$ %all be    
appo9t$ only = ! rema9d] ( t t]m4 ,a    
memb] may s]ve aft] ! expiration ( t    
memb]'s t]m until a successor has tak5  
(fice4  7c7 ,consultation ,! ,*air may  
consult ) ! ,secret>y ( ,homel&         
,security z ! ,*air det]m9es appropriate
 to enable coord9ation on matt]s p]ta9+ 
to ! ,c\ncil4  7d7 ,duration ,section   
#ajac7;a77#b7 ( title #e1 ,unit$ ,/ates 
,code1 7relat+ to ! t]m9ation ( advisory
 committees7 %all n apply to ! ,c\ncil4 
7e7 ,def9itions ,9 ?is section3 7#a7    
,*air ,! t]m ,*air means ! ,*airman ( ! 
,commission4  7#b7 ,commission ,! t]m   
,commission means ! ,f$]al              
,communications ,commission4  7#c7      
,c\ncil ,! t]m ,c\ncil means ! c\ncil   
e/abli%$ "u subsection 7a74  7#d7 ,n    
tru/$ ,! t]m n tru/$ means1 ) respect to
 an entity1 t-- 7,a7 ! ,*air has made a 
public det]m9ation t su* entity is own$ 

by1 controll$ by1 or subject to !       
influ5ce ( a =eign adv]s>y2 or  7,b7 !  
,*air det]m9es t su* entity poses a     
?reat to ! national security ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates1 us+ solely ! crit]ia 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;c771 z            
appropriate4  7#e7 ,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate   
has ! mean+ giv5 su* t]m 9 section #c ( 
! ,communications ,act ( #aicd 7#dg     
,u4,s4,c4 #aec74