,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bdd  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,january #bd1       
#bjbe,mrs4 ,blackburn 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,lujn7 introduced the following    
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,commerce1         
,science1 and ,transportation  ,a ,,bill
  ,to direct the ,secretary of          
,commerce1 acting through the ,assistant
 ,secretary of ,commerce for            
,communications and ,information1 to    
conduct a study of the national security
 risks posed by consumer routers1       
modems1 and devices that combine a modem
 and router1 and for other purposes4    
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,removing ,our ,unsecure        
,technologies to ,ensure ,reliability   
and ,security ,act or the ,,routers     
,act4  #b4 ,study of national security  
risks posed by certain routers and      
modems  7a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary 
shall conduct a study of the national   
security risks posed by consumer        

routers1 modems1 and devices that       
combine a modem and router that are     
designed1 developed1 manufactured1 or   
supplied by persons owned by1 controlled
 by1 or subject to the influence of a   
covered country4  7b7 ,report to        
,congress ,not later than #a year after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,secretary shall submit to the      
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce of  
the ,house of ,representatives and the  
,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and  
,transportation of the ,senate a report 
on the results of the study conducted   
under subsection 7a74  7c7 ,definitions 
,in this section3 7#a7 ,covered country 
,the term covered country means a       
country specified in section            
#dhgb7;d77#b7 of title #aj1 ,united     
,states ,code4  7#b7 ,secretary ,the    
term ,secretary means the ,secretary of 
,commerce1 in consultation with the     
,assistant ,secretary of ,commerce for  
,communications and ,information4