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This bill requires the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to prevent foreign adversaries from accessing critical technologies and goods used in undersea cable infrastructure. The strategy must identify specific items necessary for constructing, maintaining, and operating undersea cable projects, and analyze export control policies with U.S. allies and partners to restrict these items' availability to foreign adversaries. The bill mandates the President to submit an initial unclassified report within 180 days of enactment, with subsequent annual reports for three years. Additionally, the President must seek bilateral or multilateral agreements with allies to establish penalty provisions for non-compliance and work to control the export of identified technologies. The Secretary of Commerce will evaluate these technologies for potential addition to the Commerce Control List, considering national security and foreign policy implications. The bill defines "foreign adversary" using existing legislation and aims to promote U.S. leadership in international standards-setting bodies related to undersea cable technologies. Ultimately, the legislation seeks to protect U.S. strategic interests by limiting critical technology access to countries deemed potential national security risks.

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