H.R. 2449

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2449 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2449

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

April 29, 2025

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation

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AN ACT

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a task 
force to be known as the ``6G Task Force'', and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

This Act may be cited as the ``Future Uses of Technology Upholding 
Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act'' or the ``FUTURE Networks Act''.

SEC. 2. 6G TASK FORCE.

(a) Establishment.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Commission shall establish a task force to 
be known as the ``6G Task Force''.
(b) Membership.--
(1) Appointment.--The members of the Task Force shall be 
appointed by the Chair.
(2) Composition.--To the extent practicable, the membership 
of the Task Force shall be composed of the following:
(A) Representatives of companies in the 
communications industry, except companies that are 
determined by the Chair to be not trusted.
(B) Representatives of public interest 
organizations or academic institutions, except public 
interest organizations or academic institutions that 
are determined by the Chair to be not trusted.
(C) Representatives of the Federal Government, 
State governments, local governments, or Tribal 
Governments, with at least one member representing each 
such type of government.
(c) Report.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date on 
which the Task Force is established under subsection (a), the 
Task Force shall publish in the Federal Register and on the 
website of the Commission, and submit to the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the 
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
Senate, a report on sixth-generation wireless technology, 
including--
(A) the status of industry-led standards-setting 
bodies in setting standards for such technology;
(B) possible uses of such technology identified by 
industry-led standards-setting bodies that are setting 
standards for such technology;
(C) any limitations of such technology (including 
any supply chain or cybersecurity limitations) 
identified by industry-led standards-setting bodies 
that are setting standards for such technology; and
(D) how to best work with entities across the 
Federal Government, State governments, local 
governments, and Tribal Governments to leverage such 
technology, including with regard to siting, 
deployment, and adoption.
(2) Draft report; public comment.--The Task Force shall--
(A) not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the Task Force is established under subsection (a), 
publish in the Federal Register and on the website of 
the Commission a draft of the report required by 
paragraph (1); and
(B) accept public comments on such draft and take 
such comments into consideration in preparing the final 
version of such report.
(d) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Chair.--The term ``Chair'' means the Chair of the 
Commission.
(2) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
Communications Commission.
(3) Not trusted.--
(A) In general.--The term ``not trusted'' means, 
with respect to an entity, that--
(i) the Chair has made a public 
determination that such entity is owned by, 
controlled by, or subject to the influence of a 
foreign adversary; or
(ii) the Chair otherwise determines that 
such entity poses a threat to the national 
security of the United States.
(B) Criteria for determination.--In making a 
determination under subparagraph (A)(ii), the Chair 
shall use the criteria described in paragraphs (1) 
through (4) of section 2(c) of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 
1601(c)), as appropriate.
(4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning given such 
term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
153).
(5) Task force.--The term ``Task Force'' means the 6G Task 
Force established under subsection (a).

Passed the House of Representatives April 28, 2025.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.