,,ii  #aaith ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #ejc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #aj1      
#bjbe,mr4 ,hickenlooper 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,moran1 ,mrs4 ,capito1 and ,mr4    
,peters7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,commerce1 ,science1 and 
,transportation  ,a ,,bill  ,to direct  
the ,federal ,communications ,commission
 to evaluate and consider the impact of 
the telecommunications network equipment
 supply chain on the deployment of      
universal service1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,network ,equipment 
,transparency ,act or the ,,net ,act4   
#b4 ,telecommunications supply chain    
consideration  7a7 ,in general ,section 
#ac7;b7 of the ,communications ,act of  
#aicd 7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afc7;b77 is       
amended-- 7#a7 by redesignating         
paragraphs 7#c71 7#d71 and 7#e7 as      
paragraphs 7#d71 7#e71 and 7#f71        
respectively2 and  7#b7 by inserting    

after paragraph 7#b7 the following3     
7#c7 assess1 to the extent that data is 
available to the ,commission1 how the   
availability of network equipment may   
have impacted the deployment of advanced
 telecommunications capability during   
the applicable reporting period2  4  7b7
 ,rule of construction ,nothing in the  
amendments made by subsection 7a7 shall 
be construed to require any provider of 
advanced telecommunications capability  
to provide the ,federal ,communications 
,commission more information than was   
required for the purpose of section #ac 
of the ,communications ,act of #aicd    
7#dg ,u4,s4,c4 #afc7 as in effect on the
 day before the date of enactment of    
this ,act4  7c7 ,technical and          
conforming amendments ,section #ac of   
the ,communications ,act of #aicd 7#dg  
,u4,s4,c4 #afc71 as amended by          
subsection 7a71 is amended-- 7#a7 in    
subsection 7b7-- 7,a7 in paragraph 7#e71
 as so redesignated1 by striking 7#c7   
and inserting 7#d72 and  7,b7 in        

paragraph 7#f71 as so redesignated1 by  
striking 7#d7 and inserting 7#e72  7#b7 
in subsection 7c71 by striking 7b77#d7  
and inserting 7b77#e72 and  7#c7 in     
subsection 7d77#c71 by striking 7b77#c7 
and inserting 7b77#d74