On the recordFebruary 24, 2021
Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 402 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 ``Network Security Trade Act of 2021''. SEC. 2. TRADE NEGOTIATING OBJECTIVE RELATING TO SECURITY OF COMMUNICATIONS NETWORKS. Section 102(a) of the Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 (19 U.S.C. 4201(a)) is amended-- (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; (2) in paragraph (15), by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and (3) by adding at the end the following: ``(16) to ensure that the equipment and technology that create the global communications infrastructure are not compromised by addressing-- ``(A) barriers to the security of communications networks and supply chains; and ``(B) unfair trade practices of suppliers of communications equipment that are owned, controlled, or supported by a foreign government.''. ______ By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Ms. Duckworth, Mrs. Shaheen, Mr. Brown, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Blumenthal, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Smith, Mr. Van Hollen, and Mr. Sanders): S. 411. A bill to improve Federal efforts with respect to the prevention of maternal mortality, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Finance.
