S.Amdt. 1827

SA 1827. Mr. WARNER (for himself and Mr. Rubio) submitted an
amendment intended to be proposed by him to the bill S. 4049, to
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities
of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for
defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which
was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place in title X, insert the following:

SEC. ___. SECURE AND TRUSTED TECHNOLOGY.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Appropriate committees of congress.--The term
``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
(A) the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate;
(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate;
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
Affairs of the Senate;
(D) the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate;
(E) the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation
of the Senate;
(F) the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
(G) the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the
House of Representatives;
(H) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
Representatives;
(I) the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of
Representatives;
(J) the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
Representatives;
(K) the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of
Representatives; and
(L) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of
Representatives.
(2) Fifth-generation wireless network.--The term ``fifth-
generation wireless network'' means a radio network as
described by the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP)
Release 15 or higher.
(b) Supporting the Development and Adoption of Secure and
Trusted Technologies Among Intelligence Allies and
Partners.--
(1) Communications technology security and innovation
fund.--
(A) Establishment of fund.--
(i) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund to be

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known as the ``Communications Technology Security and
Innovation Fund'' (referred to in this paragraph as the
``Security Fund'').
(ii) Administration.--The Director of the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity shall administer the
Security Fund.
(iii) Contents of fund.--

(I) In general.--The fund shall consist of--

(aa) amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations under paragraph (3)(A); and
(bb) such other amounts as may be appropriated or otherwise
made available to the Director of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity to be deposited in the Security
Fund.

(II) Availability.--

(aa) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Security Fund
shall remain available through the end of the tenth fiscal
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
(bb) Remainder to treasury.--Any amounts remaining in the
Security Fund after the end of the tenth fiscal year
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act shall
be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.
(iv) Use of amounts.--Amounts deposited in the Security
Fund shall be available to the Director of the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity to award grants under
subparagraph (B).
(B) Grants.--
(i) In general.--The Director of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity shall award grants to support
research and the commercial application of such research,
including in the following areas:

(I) Promoting the development of technology, including
software, hardware, and microprocessing technology, that will
enhance competitiveness in fifth-generation (commonly known
as ``5G'') and successor wireless technology supply chains.
(II) Accelerating development and deployment of open
interface, standards-based compatible interoperable
equipment, such as equipment developed pursuant to the
standards set forth by organizations such as the O-RAN
Alliance, the Telecom Infra Project, 3GPP, the O-RAN Software
Community, or any successor organizations.
(III) Promoting compatibility of new fifth-generation
wireless network equipment with future open standards-based
interoperable equipment.
(IV) Managing integration of multivendor network
environments.
(V) Objective criteria to define equipment as compliant
with open standards for multivendor network equipment
interoperability.
(VI) Promoting development and inclusion of security
features enhancing the integrity and availability of
equipment in multivendor networks.
(VII) Promoting the application of network function
virtualization to facilitate multivendor interoperability and
a more diverse vendor market.

(ii) Amount.--

(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), a grant awarded
under clause (i) shall be in such amount as the Director of
the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity consider
appropriate.
(II) Limitation on grant amounts.--The amount of a grant
awarded under this paragraph to a recipient for a specific
research focus area may not exceed $100,000,000.

(iii) Criteria.--The Director of the Intelligence Advanced
Research Projects Activity, in consultation with the
Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information, the Director of the National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Secretary of
Homeland Security, shall establish criteria for grants
awarded under clause (i).
(iv) Timing.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Director of the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity shall begin awarding
grants under clause (i).
(C) Federal advisory body.--
(i) Establishment.--The Director of the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity shall establish a Federal
advisory committee, in accordance with the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), composed of government and
private sector experts, to advise the Director of the
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity on the
administration of the Security Fund.
(ii) Composition.--The advisory committee established under
clause (i) shall be composed of--

(I) representatives from--

(aa) the Federal Communications Commission;
(bb) the National Institute of Standards and Technology;
(cc) the Department of Defense;
(dd) the Department of State;
(ee) the National Science Foundation; and
(ff) the Department of Homeland Security; and

(II) other representatives from the private and public
sectors, at the discretion of the Security Fund.

(iii) Duties.--The advisory committee established under
clause (i) shall advise the Director of the Intelligence
Advanced Research Projects Activity on technology
developments to help inform--

(I) the strategic direction of the Security Fund; and
(II) efforts of the Federal Government to promote a more
secure, diverse, sustainable, and competitive supply chain.

(D) Reports to congress.--
(i) Initial report.--Not later than 180 days after the date
of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity shall submit
to the appropriate committees of Congress a report with--

(I) additional recommendations on promoting the
competitiveness and sustainability of trusted suppliers in
the wireless supply chain; and
(II) any additional authorities needed to facilitate the
timely adoption of open standards-based equipment, including
authority to provide loans, loan guarantees, and other forms
of credit extension that would maximize the use of designated
funds.

(ii) Annual report.--For each fiscal year for which amounts
in the Security Fund are available under this paragraph, the
Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects
Activity shall submit to Congress a report that--

(I) describes how, and to whom, grants have been awarded
under subparagraph (B);
(II) details the progress of the Director of the
Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity in meeting
the objectives described in subparagraph (B)(i); and
(III) includes such other information as the Director of
the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity
determine appropriate.

(2) Multilateral telecommunications security fund.--
(A) Establishment of fund.--
(i) In general.--There is established in the Treasury of
the United States a fund to be known as the ``Multilateral
Telecommunications Security Fund'' (in this section referred
to as the ``Multilateral Fund'').
(ii) Administration.--The Director of National Intelligence
and the Secretary of Defense shall jointly administer the
Multilateral Fund.
(iii) Use of amounts.--Amounts in the Multilateral Fund
shall be used to establish the common funding mechanism
required by subparagraph (B).
(iv) Contents of fund.--

(I) In general.--The Multilateral Fund shall consist of
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
appropriations under paragraph (3)(B) and such other amounts
as may be appropriated or otherwise made available to the
Director and the Secretary to be deposited in the
Multilateral Fund.
(II) Availability.--

(aa) In general.--Amounts deposited in the Multilateral
Fund shall remain available through fiscal year 2031.
(bb) Remainder to treasury.--Any amounts remaining in the
Fund after fiscal year 2031 shall be deposited in the General
Fund of the Treasury.
(B) Multilateral common funding mechanism.--
(i) In general.--The Director and the Secretary shall
jointly, in coordination with foreign partners, establish a
common funding mechanism that uses amounts from the
Multilateral Fund to support the development and adoption of
secure and trusted telecommunications technologies in key
markets globally.
(ii) Consultation required.--The Director and the Secretary
shall carry out clause (i) in consultation with the
following:

(I) The Federal Communications Commission.
(II) The Secretary of State.
(III) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information.
(IV) The Director of the Intelligence Advanced Research
Projects Activity.
(V) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and
Technology.

(C) Annual report to congress.--
(i) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once
each fiscal year thereafter until fiscal year 2031, the
Director and the Secretary shall jointly submit to the
appropriate committees of Congress an annual report on the
Multilateral Fund and the use of amounts under subparagraph
(B).
(ii) Contents.--Each report submitted under clause (i)
shall include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, the
following:

(I) Any funding commitments from foreign partners,
including each specific amount committed.
(II) Governing criteria for use of the amounts in the
Multilateral Fund.
(III) An account of--

(aa) how, and to whom, funds have been deployed;
(bb) amounts remaining in the Multilateral Fund; and
(cc) the progress of the Director and the Secretary in
meeting the objective described in subparagraph (B)(i).

(IV) Such recommendations for legislative or administrative
action as the Director and the Secretary may have to enhance
the effectiveness of the Multilateral Fund in achieving the
security goals of the United States.

(3) Authorization of appropriations.--
(A) Communications technology security and innovation
fund.--There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out
paragraph (1) $750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years
2021 through 2031.
(B) Multilateral telecommunications security fund.--There
is authorized to be appropriated to carry out paragraph (2)
$750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2021 through
2031.
(c) Exposing Political Pressure in International Standards-
setting Bodies That Set Standards for Fifth-generation
Wireless Networks.--

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(1) Report required.--
(A) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Director of National
Intelligence shall submit to the appropriate committees of
Congress a report on political pressure within international
forums that set standards for fifth-generation wireless
networks and for future generations of wireless networks,
including--
(i) the International Telecommunication Union (ITU);
(ii) the International Organization for Standardization
(ISO);
(iii) the Inter-American Telecommunication Commission
(CITEL); and
(iv) the voluntary standards organizations that develop
protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as
the 3rd Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) and the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
(B) Form.--The report submitted under subparagraph (A)
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
classified annex.
(2) Consultation required.--The Director and the Secretary
shall carry out paragraph (1) in consultation with the
following:
(A) The Federal Communications Commission.
(B) The Secretary of State.
(C) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications
and Information.
(D) The Secretary of Defense.
(E) The Director of National Intelligence.
(F) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and
Technology.
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