S.Amdt. 2255

SA 2255. Mrs. BLACKBURN submitted an amendment intended to be
proposed by her to the bill S. 4638, to authorize appropriations for
fiscal year 2025 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 end of subtitle H of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1095. STUDY OF NATIONAL SECURITY RISKS POSED BY CERTAIN
ROUTERS AND MODEMS.

(a) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered country.--The term ``covered country'' has the
meaning given the term ``covered nation'' in section 4872(d)
of title 10, United States Code.
(2) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of
Commerce for Communications and Information.
(b) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of the
national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems,
and devices that combine a modem and router that are
designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons
owned by, controlled by, or subject to the influence of a
covered country.
(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than 1 year after the
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the
Senate and the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House
of Representatives a report on the results of the study
conducted under subsection (b).
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