Bill > HR10453

This bill, titled the "Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026," amends the Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 to broaden its scope from strictly "communications equipment or services" to the more expansive category of "information and communications technology or services," while also establishing stricter criteria and streamlined procedures for managing the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) "covered list" of technology deemed to pose a national security threat. Under the legislation, the FCC may only add items to this restricted list if they are produced or provided by entities controlled by foreign adversaries, and the agency must update the list at least every six months while submitting detailed reports to Congress at least a week prior to any new additions. Furthermore, the bill prohibits covered entities—defined as those producing or providing restricted technologies or their affiliates—from holding FCC authorizations, licenses, or grants of authority, though it clarifies that previously granted equipment authorizations do not automatically have to be revoked simply because the underlying equipment is subsequently added to the security restriction list.