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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextSA 5884. Mrs. FISCHER submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the appropriate place, insert the following:
SEC. . LIST OF ENTITIES HOLDING FCC AUTHORIZATIONS,
LICENSES, OR OTHER GRANTS OF AUTHORITY AND
HAVING CERTAIN FOREIGN OWNERSHIP.
(a) Definitions.—In this section:
(1) Appropriate national security agency.—The term
“appropriate national security agency” has the meaning
given such term in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608).
(2) Commission.—The term “Commission” means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(3) Covered country.—The term “covered country” means a
country specified in section 4872(f)(2) of title 10, United
States Code.
(4) Covered entity.—The term “covered entity” means—
(A) the government of a covered country;
(B) an entity organized under the laws of a covered
country; and
(C) a subsidiary of an entity described in subparagraph
(B), regardless of whether the subsidiary is organized under
the laws of a covered country.
(b) Publication of List.—Not later than 120 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall
publish on the internet website of the Commission a list of
each entity—
(1) that holds a license issued by the Commission pursuant
to—
(A) section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47
U.S.C. 309(j)); or
(B) the Act of May 27, 1921 (47 U.S.C. 34 et seq.; commonly
known as the “Cable Landing Licensing Act”) and Executive
Order 10530 (3 U.S.C. 301 note; relating to the performance
of certain functions vested in or subject to the approval of
the President); and
(2) with respect to which—
(A) a covered entity holds an equity or voting interest
that is required to be reported to the Commission under the
ownership rules of the Commission; or
(B) an appropriate national security agency has determined
that a covered entity exerts control, regardless of whether
such covered entity holds an equity or voting interest as
described in subparagraph (A).
(c) Rulemaking.—
(1) In general.—Not later than 18 months after the date of
the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall issue rules
to obtain information to identify each entity—
(A) that holds any authorization, license, or other grant
of authority issued by the Commission (other than a license
described in subsection (b)(1)); and
(B) with respect to which a covered entity holds an equity
or voting interest that is required to be reported to the
Commission under the ownership rules of the Commission.
(2) Placement on list.—Not later than 1 year after the
Commission issues the rules required by paragraph (1), the
Commission shall place each entity described in such
paragraph on the list published under subsection (b).
(d) Paperwork Reduction Act Exemption.—A collection of
information conducted or sponsored by the Commission to
implement this section does not constitute a collection of
information for the purposes of subchapter I of chapter 35 of
title 44, United States Code (commonly referred to as the
“Paperwork Reduction Act”).
(e) Annual Updates.—The Commission shall, not less
frequently than annually, update the list published under
subsection (b),
including with respect to any entity required to be placed on
such list by subsection (c)(2).