To direct the Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information, to conduct a study of the national security risks posed by consumer routers, modems, and devices that combine a modem and router, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill directs Commerce and NTIA to examine national-security risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities in consumer routers, modems, and modem-router devices when those devices are designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons tied to covered countries. Commerce must report study results to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within one year.
Who Benefits and How
Consumers benefit because Congress would receive evidence about security risks in common home-network devices. Broadband providers benefit from clearer federal assessment of risky router and modem supply chains. Cybersecurity agencies benefit from a study focused on vulnerabilities in consumer networking equipment. Congressional commerce committees benefit from a required report on covered-country device risks.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Secretary of Commerce must complete the national-security and cybersecurity study within one year. NTIA staff must gather technical and supply-chain evidence about consumer routers and modems. Router manufacturers tied to covered countries face scrutiny over ownership, control, influence, and vulnerabilities. Modem suppliers tied to covered countries face similar scrutiny in the Commerce report.
Key Provisions
- Requires a Commerce study of national-security risks and cybersecurity vulnerabilities from consumer routers and modems.
- Targets devices designed, developed, manufactured, or supplied by persons owned, controlled, or influenced by covered countries.
- Requires a report to the House Energy and Commerce Committee and Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee within one year.
- Defines covered countries by cross-reference to title 10 and defines the Secretary as Commerce acting with NTIA.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, through NTIA, to study national-security and cybersecurity risks from consumer routers, modems, and combination devices made or supplied by entities owned, controlled, or influenced by covered countries, and to report to congressional commerce committees within one year.
Key Policy Areas
Cybersecurity, Telecommunications, National Security
Primary Purpose
Requires the Secretary of Commerce, through NTIA, to study national-security and cybersecurity risks from consumer routers, modems, and combination devices made or supplied by entities owned, controlled, or influenced by covered countries, and to report to congressional commerce committees within one year.
Policy Domains
Bill provisions
Identified Gains
- Consumers
- Broadband providers
- Cybersecurity agencies
- Congressional commerce committees
Identified Costs
- Secretary of Commerce
- NTIA staff
- Router manufacturers
- Modem suppliers
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
ReportedReported by Mr. Cruz, with amendments
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself, Mr. Luján, and Mr. Warner) introduced …
Mrs. Blackburn (for herself and Mr. Luján) introduced the following …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Broadband providers, Modem suppliers
Positive-direction: Broadband providers
Negative-direction: Modem suppliers
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "secretary"
- → Secretary of Commerce
- "assistant_secretary"
- → Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information
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