,i #aaith ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iaea ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #d1 #bjbf,mr4 ,latta 7for himself and ,mr4 ,carter of ,louisiana7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce1 and in addition to the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to require the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information1 to develop a plan for how the ,united ,states will advance and advocate for ,wi-,fi and other unlicensed technologies1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,advancing ,american ,wi-,fi ,against ,foreign ,adversaries ,act4 #b4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that-- 7#a7 the leadership of the ,united ,states with respect to ,wi-,fi1 #f;,g1 and satellite technologies is a national priority2 7#b7 the ,united ,states is the birthplace of ,wi-,fi technology and home to the world's leading developers1 manufacturers1 and innovators with respect to unlicensed spectrum2 7#c7 ,wi-,fi contributes more than #a1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj annually to the economy of the ,united ,states1 and is estimated to contribute #b1djj1jjj1jjj1jjj in #bjbg1 which helps to enable commercial activity1 the provision of education and health care1 and the maintenance of public safety2 7#d7 maintaining and advocating for a global system that supports ,wi-,fi technology is essential to continuing the leadership of the ,united ,states in advanced technologies and building networks of trusted telecommunications infrastructure2 7#e7 strategic and unified engagement at1 and leading up to1 the ,world ,radiocommunication ,conferences of the ,international ,telecommunication ,union is critical to-- 7,a7 advance the spectrum priorities of the ,united ,states2 and 7,b7 counter actions from adversaries that seek to upend the leadership of the ,united ,states2 7#f7 adversaries1 such as the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 have pushed for spectrum policies at ,world ,radiocommunication ,conferences and in other fora that seek to reverse the global momentum made with respect to ,wi-,fi technology1 with the aim of forcing reliance on untrusted1 foreign-controlled infrastructure2 7#g7 because the ,world ,radiocommunication ,conference in #bjbg will be held in ,shanghai1 ,china1 coordination between key ,federal agencies is essential to creating a unified strategy and building a coalition of countries allied on spectrum priorities and countering adverse action by the ,people's ,republic of ,china2 and 7#h7 it is critical for the success of the ,united ,states at the ,world ,radiocommunication ,conference in #bjbg to-- 7,a7 achieve timely decisions on national technology and spectrum priorities2 7,b7 appoint a head of delegation as swiftly as possible to support the positions of the ,united ,states2 and 7,c7 actively engage allies and potential allies to build support for the stated spectrum priorities of the ,united ,states4 #c4 ,plan for advancement of unlicensed technologies 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,appropriate congressional committees ,the term appropriate congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and ,transportation of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,relations of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on ,foreign ,affairs of the ,house of ,representatives4 7#b7 ,assistant ,secretary ,the term ,assistant ,secretary means the ,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for ,communications and ,information4 7#c7 ,commission ,the term ,commission means the ,federal ,communications ,commission4 7#d7 ,plan ,the term ,plan means the plan described in subsection 7b74 7#e7 ,unlicensed ,the term unlicensed means1 with respect to technology1 that the technology may be operated without an individual license1 as provided in part #ae of title #dg1 ,code of ,federal ,regulations1 or any successor regulations4 7#f7 ,wi-,fi technology ,the term ,wi-,fi technology-- 7,a7 means wireless local area networking technology that is-- 7i7 commonly known as ,wi-,fi2 and 7ii7 based on ,institute of ,electrical and ,electronics ,engineers standards #hjb4aa1 or any successor standards2 and 7,b7 includes the spectrum access and regulatory frameworks that enable the technology described in subparagraph 7,a74 7#g7 ,,wrc-#bg ,the term ,,wrc-#bg means the ,international ,telecommunication ,union ,world ,radiocommunication ,conference scheduled to take place in ,shanghai1 ,china1 from ,october #aa to ,november #ab1 #bjbg4 7b7 ,plan 7#a7 ,in general ,not later than #ahj days after the date of enactment of this ,act1 the ,secretary of ,commerce1 acting through the ,assistant ,secretary1 in coordination with the ,commission1 the ,secretary of ,state1 the ,united ,states ,trade ,representative1 the ,under ,secretary of ,commerce for ,international ,trade1 and the heads of other relevant ,federal agencies1 shall develop1 submit to the appropriate congressional committees1 and make publicly available on the website of the ,national ,telecommunications and ,information ,administration a plan describing how the ,united ,states will advance1 and advocate for1 the global adoption of ,wi-,fi technologies1 unlicensed technologies1 and spectrum allocations for unlicensed technologies1 including at ,,wrc-#bg1 through1 among other actions1 promoting global harmonization of the band of electromagnetic spectrum from #eibe megahertz to #gabe megahertz for the use of ,wi-,fi technologies and unlicensed technologies4 7#b7 ,public input ,the ,assistant ,secretary shall-- 7,a7 seek public comment in developing the ,plan2 and 7,b7 consider comments received pursuant to subparagraph 7,a7 when finalizing the ,plan4 7#c7 ,required contents ,the ,plan shall include an assessment of1 and strategies to counter1 efforts by the ,chinese ,communist ,party1 representatives of the government of the ,people's ,republic of ,china1 and representatives of other governments that are adversaries of the ,united ,states to undermine unlicensed technologies and ,wi-,fi technologies4 7c7 ,report on implementation ,not later than #ij days after the date on which ,,wrc-#bg concludes1 the ,assistant ,secretary shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report describing the implementation of the ,plan1 which shall-- 7#a7 to the extent possible1 include a mechanism to track the progress of the implementation of the ,plan2 and 7#b7 be submitted in an unclassified form1 but may include a classified annex4 7d7 ,rule of construction ,nothing in this section may be construed to require the disclosure of classified information1 information that is subject to privilege1 or proprietary or trade secret information4