To direct the Federal Communications Commission to publish a list of entities that hold authorizations, licenses, or other grants of authority issued by the Commission and that have certain foreign ownership, and for other purposes.
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
Passed HouseReceived; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, …
Passed House (inferred from eh version)
Additional sponsor: Ms. Stefanik
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the …
Mr. Wittman (for himself, Mr. Kean, Mr. Khanna, and Ms. …
Summary
What This Bill Does
Requires FCC to publish list of entities holding FCC licenses with reportable foreign adversary ownership or control within 120 days, and issue rules for broader identification within 18 months.
Who Benefits and How
National security gains transparency on foreign adversary telecom ownership. Public can identify foreign-controlled licensees. Security agencies gain public reference.
Who Bears the Burden and How
FCC must compile and publish lists. Licensed entities with foreign ownership are publicly identified.
Key Provisions
- List published within 120 days
- Covers spectrum licenses and cable landing licenses
- Rules for all FCC authorizations within 18 months
- Includes entities where adversary exerts control
Evidence Chain:
This summary is derived from the structured analysis below. See "Detailed Analysis" for per-title beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.
Primary Purpose
Requires FCC to publish list of foreign adversary-owned licensees
Policy Domains
Legislative Strategy
"Increase transparency on foreign adversary telecom ownership"
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "commission"
- → FCC
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