S.Amdt. 1906

SA 1906. Ms. ROSEN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed to
amendment SA 1502 proposed by Mr. Schumer to the bill S. 1260, to
establish a new Directorate for Technology and Innovation in the
National Science Foundation, to establish a regional technology hub
program, to require a strategy and report on economic security,
science, research, innovation, manufacturing, and job creation, to
establish a critical supply chain resiliency program, and for other
purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the appropriate place, insert the following:

SEC. ____. 5G COMMUNICATIONS FUND.

(a) Definitions.--In this section--
(1) the term ``eligible company'' means a United States-
headquartered company that submits a proposal to the
Secretary that demonstrates a likelihood of being able to use
a grant awarded under subsection (c) to achieve the goals
described in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (b);
(2) the term ``end-to-end solution'' means the necessary
components and software deploy a complete, integrated
network, including the core, radio access network, and
interoperable equipment interfaces;
(3) the term ``Open RAN'' means open, interface standards-
based compatible, interoperable radio access network
architectures, such as equipment and software developed
pursuant to the standards set forth by organizations such as
the O-RAN Alliance, the Telecom Infra Project, the Third
Generation Partnership Project (commonly known as ``3GPP''),
the Open-RAN Software Community, or any successor
organizations;
(4) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce;
and
(5) the term ``United States-headquartered company'' means
a company or other business entity that, as determined by the
Secretary--
(A) conducts a significant level of its research,
development, engineering, manufacturing, integration,
services, and information technology activities in the United
States; and
(B) is a company or other business entity the majority
ownership or control of which is by United States citizens.
(b) Findings.--Congress finds that it is in the national
interest of the United States to--
(1) identify, accelerate, and deploy innovation aimed at
providing secure, end-to-end solutions for wireless
communications networks comprising radio access and core to
enhance the safety of the telecommunications architecture of
the United States;
(2) ensure that the planning, design, engineering,
deployment, and financing of networks described in paragraph
(1) with Open RAN is conducted in an efficient and effective
manner; and
(3) promote the rapid deployment of the end-to-end
solutions described in paragraph (1) by United States-
headquartered companies.
(c) Establishment of Grant Program.--The Secretary, acting
through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information, and in consultation with the
Federal Communications Commission, the Under Secretary of
Commerce for Standards and Technology, the Secretary of
Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the Director
of the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity of
the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, shall
establish a grant program under which the Secretary awards
grants to eligible companies to accelerate the development
and deployment of Open RAN elements and networks using Open
RAN specifications and interoperability for integrated Open
RAN 5G networks capable of competing globally.
(d) Maximum Grant Amount.--The amount of a grant awarded to
an eligible company under subsection (c) may not exceed
$100,000,000 per year.
(e) Direct Appropriation.--There is appropriated, out of
amounts in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the
fiscal year ending September 30, 2021, to remain available
until September 30, 2026, $750,000,000.
(f) Relation to Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation
Fund.--The grant program established under subsection (c) and
the amounts appropriated for that program under subsection
(e) shall be separate from the Public Wireless Supply Chain
Innovation Fund established under section 9202(a)(1) of the
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283) and the amounts
appropriated for that Fund under section 1003 of this Act.
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