H.R. 5358

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5358 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 5358

To provide that a project to remove and replace communications 
equipment or services listed under the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 is not subject to requirements to 
prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

September 15, 2025

Mr. Fry introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned

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A BILL

To provide that a project to remove and replace communications 
equipment or services listed under the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 is not subject to requirements to 
prepare certain environmental or historical preservation reviews.

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 ``Timely Replacement Under Secure and 
Trusted for Early and Dependable Broadband Networks Act'' or the 
``TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act''.

SEC. 2. APPLICATION OF NEPA AND NHPA TO COVERED COMMUNICATIONS 
EQUIPMENT OR SERVICES.

(a) NEPA Exemption.--A Federal authorization with respect to a 
covered project may not be considered a major Federal action under 
section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)).
(b) National Historic Preservation Act Exemption.--A covered 
project may not be considered an undertaking under section 300320 of 
title 54, United States Code.
(c) Definitions.--In this section:
(1) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means a 
project to permanently remove covered communications equipment 
or services (as defined in section 9 of the Secure and Trusted 
Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)) and to 
replace such covered communications equipment or services with 
communications equipment or services (as defined in such 
section) that are not covered communications equipment or 
services (as so defined).
(2) Federal authorization.--The term ``Federal 
authorization''--
(A) means any authorization required under Federal 
law with respect to a covered project; and
(B) includes any permits, special use 
authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other 
approvals as may be required under Federal law with 
respect to a covered project.
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