This bill, the "Removing Our Unsecure Technologies to Ensure Reliability and Security Act" (ROUTERS Act), directs the Secretary of Commerce, working with the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information, to conduct a study. The study will examine national security risks from consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and router when those devices are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned by, controlled by, or subject to the influence of a covered country. The term "covered country" refers to the countries listed in 10 U.S.C. 4872(d)(2). The Secretary must send a report on the study to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee not later than one year after the bill becomes law.
The bill requires a federal study and a report to Congress within one year. It does not itself ban products, set new rules for consumers, or change other laws. It focuses the study on devices connected to entities tied to the named covered countries.
No publicly available information on funding or estimated costs for the study is included in the bill text.
No publicly available information in the bill text describes proponents' arguments or detailed reasons. Sponsors listed in the provided metadata are Marsha Blackburn, Ben Luján, Mark Warner, and Rick Scott.
No publicly available information in the bill text describes opponents' arguments or objections.