Directs the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish the National Telecommunications and Information Security Advisory Committee.
Requires the Committee to report periodically to the Assistant Secretary with information and advice from the perspective of the telecommunications industry on national security telecommunications, including: (1) information and advice on the implementation of Presidential Directive 53 concerning National Security Telecommunications Policy, (2) information and advice on the feasibility and effectiveness of implementing specific measures to improve the telecommunications aspects of the national security posture of the United States, and (3) the identification and solution of problems the Committee considers will affect national security telecommunications capability.
Sets forth membership provisions and requires members to serve without pay.
Directs executive agency heads, to the extent permitted by law, to provide the Committee such information with respect to national security telecommunications matters as the Committee may require to carry out its duties under this Act.
Requires termination of the Commission within two years after its establishment unless the Assistant Secretary renews the Committee under the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
[Congressional Bills 112th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6550 Introduced in House (IH)]
112th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 6550
To establish an advisory committee on national security
telecommunications.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 21, 2012
Mr. Sullivan introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Energy and Commerce
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A BILL
To establish an advisory committee on national security
telecommunications.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION SECURITY
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
(a) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for
Communications and Information (in this section referred to as the
``Assistant Secretary'') shall establish, in accordance with the
Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.), an advisory committee
to be known as the ``National Telecommunications and Information
Security Advisory Committee'' (in this section referred to as the
``Committee'').
(b) Duties.--The Committee shall--
(1) provide to the Assistant Secretary information and
advice from the perspective of the telecommunications industry
on national security telecommunications, including--
(A) information and advice on the implementation of
Presidential Directive 53, National Security
Telecommunications Policy (in this section referred to
as ``PD/NSC-53'');
(B) information and advice on the feasibility of
implementing specific measures to improve the
telecommunications aspects of the national security
posture of the United States; and
(C) technical information and advice on the
identification and solution of problems that the
Committee considers will affect national security
telecommunications capability;
(2) conduct reviews and assessments of the effectiveness of
the implementation of PD/NSC-53; and
(3) submit to the Assistant Secretary periodic reports on
the matters described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(c) Membership.--
(1) Number and appointment.--The Committee shall be
composed of not more than 30 members, to be appointed by the
Assistant Secretary.
(2) Qualifications.--Each member of the Committee shall
have particular knowledge and expertise in the field of
telecommunications and represent elements of the
telecommunications industry of the United States.
(3) Chair and vice chair.--The Assistant Secretary shall
annually designate from among the members of the Committee a
Chair and a Vice Chair of the Committee.
(4) Service without pay.--The members of the Committee
shall serve without pay.
(5) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Committee shall
receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of
subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under
subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code.
(d) Subcommittees and Working Groups.--The Committee may establish
appropriate subcommittees or working groups composed, in whole or in
part, of individuals who are not members of the Committee.
(e) Information Sharing.--The head of an Executive agency (as
defined in section 105 of title 5, United States Code) shall, to the
extent permitted by law, provide to the Committee such information with
respect to national security telecommunications matters as the
Committee may require for the purpose of carrying out its duties under
this section.
(f) Protection of Information.--
(1) In general.--No information provided to the Committee
by any person may be made available for public inspection.
(2) Certain provisions inapplicable.--Subsections (a)(1),
(b), and (d) of section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee
Act, subsection (a)(3) of such section insofar as it relates to
attendance at a meeting of or appearance before the Committee,
sections 11 and 13 of such Act, and section 552 of title 5,
United States Code, do not apply to the Committee.
(g) Termination; Renewal.--The Committee shall terminate not later
than the date that is 2 years after the date of its establishment,
unless the Assistant Secretary renews the Committee under the
procedures set forth in the Federal Advisory Committee Act.
SEC. 2. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.
Nothing in this Act may be construed to grant any authority to the
Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to
adopt rules or regulations or to impose binding obligations on
businesses or consumers.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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