,i  #aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #agie  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #c1 #bjbe,ms4    
,h\lahan 7= h]self & ,mr4 ,/rong7       
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,=eign ,affairs  ,a    
,,bill  ,to impose sanctions ) respect  
to =eign telecommunications companies   
engag$ 9 economic or indu/rial espionage
 aga9/ ,unit$ ,/ates p]sons1 & = o!r    
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,neutraliz+ ,em]g+ ,?reats 
f ,wireless ,o,e,ms ,receiv+ direction f
 ,kleptocracies & ,surveillance /ates   
,act or ! ,,networks ,act4  #b4 ,s5se ( 
,congress ,x is ! s5se ( ,congress t--  
7#a7 secure telecommunications networks1
 bo? dome/ically & )9 p>tn] & alli$     
nations1 are important to ! national    
security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates2  7#b7 !     
risks pos$ by untru/$ telecommunications
 v5dors1 p>ticul>ly ^? bas$ 9 ! ,p's    
,republic ( ,*9a1 to communications1    
data security1 & ! viability ( networks 
outweigh any pot5tial b5efits2 &  7#c7 !

 ,unit$ ,/ates ,gov]nm5t %\ld use !     
tools ( economic /atecraft to promote   
secure telecommunications networks4  #c4
 ,imposition ( sanctions ) respect to   
economic or indu/rial espionage by =eign
 telecommunications companies  7a7 ,9   
g5]al ,on & aft] ! date t is #ij days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 !  
,presid5t %all ex]cise all ( ! p[]s     
grant$ to ! ,presid5t "u ! ,int]national
 ,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej     
,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq47 to ! ext5t     
necess>y to block & prohibit all        
significant transactions 9 prop]ty &    
int]e/s 9 prop]ty ( a =eign p]son       
describ$ 9 subsection 7b7 if su* prop]ty
 & int]e/s 9 prop]ty are 9 ! ,unit$     
,/ates1 come )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 or are 
or come )9 ! possession or control ( a  
,unit$ ,/ates p]son4  7b7 ,=eign p]sons 
describ$ ,a =eign p]son is describ$ 9   
?is subsection if ! ,presid5t det]m9es t
 ! p]son1 on or aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t
 ( ?is ,act-- 7#a7 produces fif? or     
future g5]ation telecommunications      

te*nology2 &  7#b7 conducts bus9ess     
relat+ to su* telecommunications        
te*nology 9 a mann] contr>y to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates' national security int]e/s4  7c7 
,exceptions  7#a7 ,exception =          
intellig5ce activities ,sanctions "u ?is
 section %all n apply to any activity   
subject to ! report+ requirem5ts "u     
title ,v ( ! ,national ,security ,act ( 
#aidg 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #cjia et seq47 or  
any au?oriz$ intellig5ce activities ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates4  7#b7 ,exception relat+  
to ! provision ( humanit>ian assi/ance  
,sanctions "u ?is section may n be      
impos$ ) respect to transactions or !   
facilitation ( transactions =-- 7,a7 !  
sale ( agricultural commodities1 food1  
m$ic9e1 or m$ical devices2  7,b7 !      
provision ( humanit>ian assi/ance2  7,c7
 f9ancial transactions relat+ to        
humanit>ian assi/ance2 or  7,d7         
transport+ goods or s]vices t are       
necess>y to c>ry out op]ations relat+ to
 humanit>ian assi/ance4  7d7 ,waiv] ,!  
,presid5t may waive ! application (     

sanctions "u ?is section ) respect to a 
=eign p]son = r5ewable p]iods ( n m ?an 
#ij days ea* if ! ,presid5t det]m9es &  
reports to ,congress t su* a waiv] is   
vital to ! national security int]e/s ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates4  7e7 ,implem5tation2    
p5alties  7#a7 ,implem5tation ,!        
,presid5t may ex]cise ! au?orities      
provid$ to ! ,presid5t "u sections #bjc 
& #bje ( ! ,int]national ,em]g5cy       
,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4     
#agjb & #agjd7 to ! ext5t necess>y to   
c>ry out ?is section4  7#b7 ,p5alties ,a
 p]son t violates1 attempts to violate1 
conspires to violate1 or causes a       
violation ( subsection 7a7 or any       
regulation1 lic5se1 or ord] issu$ to    
c>ry out t subsection %all be subject to
 ! p5alties set =? 9 subsections 7b7 &  
7c7 ( section #bjf ( ! ,int]national    
,em]g5cy ,economic ,p[]s ,act 7#ej      
,u4,s4,c4 #agje7 to ! same ext5t z a    
p]son t commits an unlawful act describ$
 9 subsection 7a7 ( t section4  7f7     
,def9itions  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,9 ?is       

section3 7,a7 ,fif? or future g5]ation  
telecommunications te*nology ,! t]m fif?
 or future g5]ation telecommunications  
te*nology means telecommunications      
te*nology t con=ms to ! te*nical /&>ds  
foll[$ by ! telecommunications indu/ry =
 telecommunications te*nology t is      
commonly kn[n 9 ! indu/ry z fif?        
g5]ation or future g5]ation te*nology4  
7,b7 ,=eign p]son ,! t]m =eign p]son    
means any p]son t is n a ,unit$ ,/ates  
p]son4  7,c7 ,kn[+ly ,! t]m kn[+ly1 )   
respect to conduct1 a circum/ance1 or a 
result1 means t a p]son has actual k1 or
 %\ld h kn[n1 ( ! conduct1 !            
circum/ance1 or ! result4  7,d7 ,p]son  
,! t]m p]son means an individual or     
entity4  7,e7 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son ,! t]m
 ,unit$ ,/ates p]son means--  7i7 a     
,unit$ ,/ates citiz5 or an ali5 lawfully
 admitt$ = p]man5t resid5ce to ! ,unit$ 
,/ates2 or  7ii7 an entity organiz$ "u !
 laws ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates or any          
jurisdiction )9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 includ+
 a =eign bran* ( su* an entity4  7,f7   

,untru/$ telecommunications v5dor ,! t]m
 8untru/$ telecommunications v5dor0 has 
! mean+ giv5 to ! t]m 8cov]$            
communications equipm5t or s]vice0 9    
section #i ( ! ,secure & ,tru/$         
,communications ,network ,act ( #bjai   
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afjh74  7#b7            
,det]m9ation ( significance ,= !        
purposes ( ?is section1 9 det]m9+ if    
transactions are significant1 !         
,presid5t may consid] ! totality ( !    
facts & circum/ances1 includ+ factors   
simil> to ! factors set =? 9 section    
#efa4djd ( title #ca1 ,code ( ,f$]al    
,regulations 7or any correspond+ simil> 
regulation or rul+74  7#c7 ,rule (      
con/ruction ,= purposes ( ?is section1 a
 transaction %all n be con/ru$ to       
include-- 7,a7 p>ticipation 9 an        
int]national /&>ds-sett+ body or !      
activities ( su* a body2 or  7,b7 a     
transaction involv+ exi/+ ?ird or f\r?  
g5]ation telecommunications networks4