众议院能源商务委两党领袖提出法案改革FCC Covered List流程

Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-KY) have introduced new bipartisan legislation to update and improve the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019. Their bill – the Communications and Technology Transparency Act – expands the types of malicious technology and equipment from foreign adversaries that can be added to the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) Covered List, streamlines the process for barring these products and services from coming into the United States, and clarifies the method for determining what is considered malicious technology or equipment. These changes improve consistency and transparency around the FCC covered list, ensuring that it targets foreign adversaries and is used as Congress intended to safeguard our national security. ... The bipartisan Communications and Technology Transparency Act: Stipulates that technology or equipment which has been deemed malicious by Congress or the Department of Commerce, in consultation with our national security agencies, may be added to the FCC’s Covered List; Clarifies that equipment manufactured from one of four adversarial nations – China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran – is eligible for inclusion on the FCC’s Covered List; Ensures that entities on the FCC’s Covered List and their affiliate(s) are barred from receiving an FCC license, authorization, or any other grant of authority issued by the FCC; and Enhances congressional oversight of certain additions and removals to the Covered List.

Pallone & Guthrie Introduce Legislation to Improve the Process for Adding Tech and Telecom Equipment to the FCC's Covered List