Promoting US Wireless Leadership Act

Summary#

This bill directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to help increase U.S. representation and leadership in organizations that set technical standards for 5G and future wireless networks. The Assistant Secretary must work with NIST, encourage participation by U.S. companies and other stakeholders (unless the Assistant Secretary determines they are "not trusted"), and offer technical help to those participants. It names example standards bodies such as the International Organization for Standardization, 3GPP, IEEE, and groups accredited by ANSI or ATIS/ATIS-like organizations. The bill requires a briefing to four House and Senate committees within 60 days describing the strategy to carry out these actions. The bill defines terms such as "not trusted," "5G network," and "communications network," and says the Assistant Secretary should rely on specified executive branch or Commerce Department determinations when labeling a company or stakeholder "not trusted."

What it means for you#

• If you are a U.S. company or stakeholder that works on wireless technology, the Commerce Assistant Secretary may encourage and help you join international standards groups.
• If you are a company or stakeholder the Assistant Secretary determines to be "not trusted," the bill directs that you not be included in the encouragement or technical help.
• The bill applies to standards bodies such as ISO, 3GPP, IEEE, and any group accredited by ANSI or similar organizations.
• The Assistant Secretary must brief relevant House and Senate committees within 60 days about the plan to carry out these steps.

Expenses#

The bill text does not specify funding, costs, or appropriations. No publicly available information on estimated expenses is provided in the bill text or metadata.

Proponents' View#

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Opponents' View#

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