This bill directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to create a "6G Task Force" within 120 days of enactment. The FCC Chair will appoint members. The Task Force should include, where practicable, representatives from communications companies (except those the Chair finds "not trusted"), public interest groups or academic institutions (except those the Chair finds "not trusted"), and representatives from the Federal Government, State governments, local governments, and Tribal governments, with at least one member from each government type.
The Task Force must publish a draft report within 180 days and a final report within 1 year after it is established. The report must cover: the status of industry-led standards-setting bodies for sixth-generation wireless (6G); possible uses of the technology identified by those standards bodies; any limitations of the technology, including supply chain or cybersecurity limitations identified by standards bodies; and how to work with Federal, State, local, and Tribal governments on siting, deployment, and adoption. The draft must be published in the Federal Register and on the FCC website, and the Task Force must accept public comments on the draft and consider them for the final report.
The bill defines "not trusted" as an entity that the Chair publicly determines is owned by, controlled by, or subject to influence of a foreign adversary, or that the Chair otherwise determines poses a national security threat. The Chair must use certain criteria from the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 when making such determinations. The bill was introduced March 27, 2025, by Representatives Matsui, Allen, and Walberg. It was referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce, and later received in the Senate and referred to the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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