H.R. 1765

119th CONGRESS 1st Session

To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to take certain actions to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in communications standards-setting bodies, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES · March 3, 2025 · Sponsor: Mr. Kean

Table of contents

• H.R. 1765
  • SEC. 1. Short title
  • SEC. 2. Representation and leadership of United States in communications standards-setting bodies

SEC. 1. Short title

• This Act may be cited as the Promoting United States Wireless Leadership Act of 2025.

SEC. 2. Representation and leadership of United States in communications standards-setting bodies

• (a) In general
  • In order to enhance the representation of the United States and promote United States leadership in standards-setting bodies that set standards for 5G networks and for future generations of wireless communications networks, the Assistant Secretary shall, in consultation with the National Institute of Standards and Technology—
    • equitably encourage participation by companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders, but not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to participate) in such standards-setting bodies; and
    • equitably offer technical expertise to companies and a wide variety of relevant stakeholders, but not including any company or relevant stakeholder that the Assistant Secretary has determined to be not trusted, (to the extent such standards-setting bodies allow such stakeholders to participate) to facilitate such participation.
• (b) Standards-Setting bodies
  • The standards-setting bodies referred to in subsection (a) include—
    • the International Organization for Standardization;
    • the voluntary standards-setting bodies that develop protocols for wireless devices and other equipment, such as the 3GPP and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers; and
    • any standards-setting body accredited by the American National Standards Institute or Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions.
• (c) Briefing
  • Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall brief the Committees on Energy and Commerce and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committees on Commerce, Science, and Transportation and Foreign Relations of the Senate on a strategy to carry out subsection (a).
• (d) Definitions
  • In this section:
    • The term 3GPP means the 3rd Generation Partnership Project.
    • The term 5G network means a fifth-generation mobile network as described by 3GPP Release 15 or higher.
    • The term Assistant Secretary means the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.
    • The term cloud computing has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, entitled , published in September 2011, or any successor publication. The term has the meaning given the term in Special Publication 800–145 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, entitled , published in September 2011, or any successor publication. The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing
    • The term communications network means any of the following:
    • The term means, with respect to a company or stakeholder, that the company or stakeholder is determined by the Assistant Secretary to pose a threat to the national security of the United States. In making such a determination, the Assistant Secretary shall rely solely on one or more of the following determinations: not trusted