Washington, D.C. - Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) and Communications and Technology Subcommittee Chairman Mike Doyle (D-PA) today released the following statement after the House of Representatives passed the Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2020 (S. 893 ) by unanimous consent:
“It is long past time that the Trump Administration prepare our networks for the 5G future - this bill will force the Administration to do exactly that and ensure federal agencies work together on a comprehensive plan to secure 5G. This bill is the latest in a series passed by the House that will help keep the American people safe and secure America’s wireless future. We urge the President to sign it quickly."
S. 893 is the companion bill to H.R. 2881, the “Secure 5G and Beyond Act of 2019," which was passed by the House in January and introduced by Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA), Elise Stefanik (R-NY), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Francis Rooney (R-FL), Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ), and Susan Brooks (R-IN). This legislation requires the President to develop the "Secure Next Generation Mobile Communications Strategy" with the heads of the Federal Communications Commission, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), and Department of Homeland Security, as well as the Director of National Intelligence and Secretary of Defense. The legislation then requires the President to develop a separate implementation plan for the strategy for the President and NTIA to carry out.
