Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
The TRUSTED Broadband Networks Act would exempt certain broadband infrastructure replacement projects from two major federal review requirements: the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA). Specifically, the bill applies to projects that remove and replace communications equipment identified as insecure or untrustworthy under the 2019 Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act, substituting them with secure alternatives. This exemption would streamline the approval process by eliminating the need for environmental impact assessments and historical preservation reviews on these replacement projects, allowing them to proceed faster without requiring federal permits and certifications that would normally apply. The bill affects broadband companies, federal agencies involved in permitting, and communities where these infrastructure upgrades occur. No specific funding is mentioned in the legislation; rather, it removes regulatory hurdles to accelerate the replacement of vulnerable network equipment with secure alternatives.
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