S.Amdt. 4685

SA 4685. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. Reed and intended to be
proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize appropriations for fiscal
year 2022 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:

Strike section 853 and insert the following:

SEC. 853. DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO OPTICAL FIBER FOR
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PURPOSES.

(a) Determination.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
review access, metro, and long-haul passive optical fiber and
optical fiber cable that is manufactured or produced by an
entity owned or partially owned by the People's Republic of
China for potential inclusion on the list of covered
communications equipment pursuant to section 2 of the Secure
and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C.
1601).
(2) Applicability.--If the Secretary of Defense makes a
determination that any such optical fiber or optical fiber
cable would pose an unacceptable risk to the national
security of the United States or the security and safety of
United States persons and should be included on the list, any
such inclusion shall apply to such optical fiber or optical
fiber cable deployed after such determination.
(b) Notification Requirement.--Not later than 180 days
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of
the findings of the review and determination required under
subsection (a), publish the determination in the Federal
Register, and submit that determination to the relevant
Federal agencies, including the Department of Commerce and
the Federal Communications Commission.
(c) Savings Clause.--No determination made under section
(a) shall impact the current filing and reimbursement process
for the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Program at
the Federal Communications Commission.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) The term ``access'' means optical fiber and optical
fiber cable that connects subscribers (residential and
business) and radio sites to a service provider.
(2) The term ``long haul'' means optical fiber and optical
fiber cable that connects cities and metropolitan areas.
(3) The term ``metro'' means optical fiber and optical
fiber cable that connects city business districts and central
city and suburban areas.
(4) The term ``passive'' means unpowered optical fiber and
optical fiber cable.
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