Secure Equipment Act of 2021
- Last Action
- 12/17/2021
Actions
- 2021-12-17Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 214.
- 2021-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-12-17Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
- 2021-08-04Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- 2021-05-24Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- 2021-05-24Introduced in Senate
CRS Summary
As of 2021-12-17 (25)
Secure Equipment Act of 2021
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish rules stating that it will no longer review or approve any authorization application for equipment that is on the list of covered communications equipment or services. (Listed communications equipment or services are those that the FCC determines pose an unacceptable risk to national security or the security and safety of U.S. persons.)
The rules may not allow the FCC to retroactively review or revoke an equipment authorization.
Cosponsors (3)
- Edward Markey (D-MA)
- Marsha Blackburn (R-TN)
- Maggie Hassan (D-NH)
Subjects
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Asia
- China
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Foreign and international corporations
- Government information and archives
- Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
- Telephone and wireless communication
Sourced from Congress.gov (public domain).
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