H.R. 906 · Passed House · Science, Technology, Communications

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act

What it does

Requires the FCC to annually publish a list of entities holding FCC licenses or authorizations that have ties to China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia.
Mandates the FCC publish all cable landing licensees and entities with competitive auction licenses in which covered foreign entities hold a specified voting or equity interest, or are determined by a national security a
Requires the FCC to issue rules for collecting ownership structure information on licensees holding other categories of FCC licenses before adding them to the published list.
Defines a covered entity as any entity organized in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia; a subsidiary thereof; or the government of those countries.

Official summary

Foreign Adversary Communications Transparency Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to annually publish a list of entities that hold a license or other authorization granted by the FCC and have ties to specified foreign countries. With respect to entities holding cable landing licenses (for the placement and operation of submarine communications cables) or other licenses granted via competitive auction, the FCC must publish a list of all such entities (1) in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest, or (2) that have been determined by a national security agency to be subject to the control of a covered entity. With respect to entities holding all other categories of FCC licenses or other authorizations, the FCC must first issue rules facilitating the collection of information on such licensees’ ownership structure. After that information is obtained, the FCC must add to the published list any such entity in which a covered entity holds a specified voting or equity interest. Under the bill, a covered entity is defined as an entity organized in China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia; a subsidiary of such an entity; or the…

Latest action

Apr 29, 2025: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Committee: Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation