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This bill would tell the Federal Communications Commission to set up a new task force focused on 6G wireless technology. The task force would study what 6G could be used for, what problems it may face, and how government and private groups can best prepare for it. It would also include a public comment process so people and organizations can weigh in before the final report is finished.
- The FCC would have to create the task force within 120 days after the bill becomes law.
- Its members would come from the communications industry, public interest groups or academic institutions, and federal, state, local, and Tribal governments.
- Companies or organizations the FCC Chair considers a national security risk, or tied to a foreign adversary, could be excluded.
- Within 1 year, the task force must issue a report on 6G standards, possible uses, limits such as supply chain and cybersecurity risks, and ways governments can help with siting, deployment, and adoption.
- A draft of that report must be released within 180 days, and the task force must accept public comments before finalizing it.
Official Summaries
Future Uses of Technology Upholding Reliable and Enhanced Networks Act or the FUTURE Networks Act
This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish a 6G Task Force to report on industry-led efforts to set standards for sixth-generation wireless technology and the possible uses and limitations of such technology, among other topics. The task force must publish and solicit public comment on a draft of the report, and must take such comments into consideration in preparing the final report.
Members of the task force must include, to the extent practicable, representatives of companies in the communications industry; public interest organizations or academic institutions; and federal, state, tribal, and local governments (with at least one member representing each level of government). Members are to be selected by the chair of the FCC, and generally may not include representatives of entities owned or controlled by, or subject to the influence of, a foreign adversary, or otherwise deemed to pose a threat to U.S. national security.
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[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
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
April 29, 2025
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation
_______________________________________________________________________
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.