,i  #aaith ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #ieda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbf,mr4 
,bilirakis 7for himself and ,mr4 ,soto7 
introduced the following bill2 which was
 referred to the ,committee on ,energy  
and ,commerce  ,a ,,bill  ,to prohibit  
certain ,federal funds from being       
provided to individuals and entities    
that purchase fiber-optic cable from    
countries of concern1 and for other     
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,federal ,investment
 ,restrictions on ,equipment from       
,worrisome ,authoritarian ,linked       
,locations ,act or the ,,firewall ,act4 
#b4 ,prohibition on providing certain   
,federal funds to individuals and       
entities that purchase fiber-optic cable
 from countries of concern  7a7         
,prohibition ,no ,federal funds provided
 through any program1 project1 or       
activity administered by the ,federal   
,communications ,commission or the      
,national ,telecommunications and       

,information ,administration may be     
provided to an individual or entity that
 purchases fiber-optic cable from a     
company that is owned1 in whole or in   
part1 by--  7#a7 a country of concern2  
7#b7 an official of a country of concern
 government1 including in an individual 
capacity2 or  7#c7 an individual1       
business1 or agency under significant   
control of such country of concern4  7b7
 ,application ,subsection 7a7 shall     
apply with respect to the purchase of   
fiber-optic cable on or after the date  
that is #ij days after the date of the  
enactment of this ,act4  7c7 ,definition
 ,in this ,act3 7#a7 ,country of concern
 ,the term country of concern has the   
meaning given the term covered nation in
 section #dhgb7;f7 of title #aj1 ,united
 ,states ,code4  7#b7 ,fiber-optic cable
 ,the term fiber-opic cable includes    
solid-core fiber and hollow core fiber4