To direct the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to submit to Congress a report containing an assessment of technologies available to increase the security and resiliency of the communications networks of Taiwan, including through the development of redundancies, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · March 7, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
This bill requires the Commerce Department's Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information to study how to strengthen Taiwan's communications networks and make them more secure and resilient. Within one year of the bill's enactment, the Assistant Secretary must submit a report to Congress assessing available technologies, including backup systems, and evaluating Taiwan's current communication security needs and the lifespan of undersea fiber optic cables connecting the United States and Taiwan. The report should also examine opportunities to work with trustworthy companies on deploying these technologies and assess the geopolitical and economic benefits of such partnerships. The bill specifies that companies cannot be forced to provide data for the study, and the report should be released in unclassified form, though it may include a classified section. This legislation affects technology companies involved in communications infrastructure and establishes a framework for evaluating Taiwan's telecommunications vulnerabilities without imposing any funding requirements or mandatory data collection.
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