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H. Rept. 119-194 1 (2025-07-10)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxahmw0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUT-ENTICATED US. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION GP 119TH CONGRESS REPORT 1st Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 119-194 COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY ACT JULY 10, 2025.-Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed Mr. GUTHRIE, from the Committee on Energy and Commerce, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany H.R. 1717] The Committee on Energy and Commerce, to whom was referred the bill (H.R. 1717) to direct the Federal Communications Commis- sion to establish a council to make recommendations on ways to in- crease the security, reliability, and interoperability of communica- tions networks, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and rec- ommends that the bill do pass. CONTENTS Page Purpose and Sum m ary ............................................................................................ 1 Background and Need for Legislation .................................................................... 2 Com m ittee A ction ................................................................................................... . 2 C om m ittee V otes ..................................................................................................... 3 Oversight Findings and Recommendations ........................................................... 5 New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures ............. 5 Congressional Budget Office Estim ate ................................................................... 5 Federal M andates Statem ent ................................................................................. 5 Statement of General Performance Goals and Objectives ................. 5 Duplication of Federal Program s ............................................................................ 5 Related Committee and Subcommittee Hearings ................................................. 5 Com m ittee Cost Estim ate ....................................................................................... 6 Earmark, Limited Tax Benefits, and Limited Tariff Benefits .............. 6 Advisory Com m ittee Statem ent .............................................................................. 6 Applicability to Legislative Branch ........................................................................ 6 Section-by-Section Analysis of the Legislation ...................................................... 6 Changes in Existing Law Made by the Bill, as Reported ................. 7 PURPOSE AND SUMMARY H.R. 1717, the Communications Security Act, was introduced on February 27, 2025, by Representative Robert Menendez (D-NJ). The bill directs the Chair of the Federal Communications Commis- 59-006