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Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act

Introduced: May 11, 2021 Introduced by: Wicker, Roger F. Republican · Mississippi See on congress.gov
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May 11, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 11, 2021
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Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act

This bill requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to establish an applied research open network architecture testbed at its Institute for Telecommunication Sciences, which shall develop and demonstrate network architectures and applications, equipment integration, and interoperability at scale.

In addition, the NTIA must award grants to private sector entities based in the United States to participate in eligible standards-setting bodies (e.g., the Telecommunications Industry Association).

What's happening now May 11, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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Hickenlooper, John W.
Colorado · May 11, 2021
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1563: Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1563/
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"S. 1563: Telecommunications Supply Chain Diversity Promotion Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1563/.
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S. 1563, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-1563/.
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