The US Senate unanimously passed the Secure Equipment Act yesterday, to "ensure" that the FCC "does not approve radio frequency devices that pose a national security risk", including Dahua and Hikvision.
This follows the US House passing the bill 420-4 last week. This now heads to President Biden's desk for final approval, backed by near-unanimous Congressional support.
This bolsters the FCC ban plan, and contradicts Hikvision which claimed to partners just two days ago that "Even though the House has acted, nothing requires the Senate to act".
Senate Passage Unanimous
All of the US' 100 Senators voted to pass the bill by "Unanimous Consent":
UPDATE 11/2: Here is C-SPAN's video of this bill passing the Senate on Thursday "with no intervening action or debate". It took about 40 seconds out of the 8.5 hour long session. The speaker is Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY):
Below is the transcription of the above video:
Bill Examined
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**-******* ******* ***** ***** (R-FL)****** *** "********" *** urged ********* ***** ** "swiftly **** ** **** law ** **** *** Chinese ********* ***** *** no ****** ******* **** dangerous ********", ***** **-******* Senator ** ****** (*-**) said *** **** ***** "keep *********** ********* *** of **" ***** ********:
“******* *****-******** ********* **** Huawei *** *** *** known ******** ******** ******* and **** ** ***** in *** ****************** *******,”Rubio ****. “I am grateful that the Senate and House passed this bill, which will help keep compromised equipment from bad actors out of critical American infrastructure. Now, President Biden must swiftly sign it into law so that the Chinese Communist Party can no longer exploit this dangerous loophole.”
“** *****’* ************ ********* world, ** **** ******* our ********** **** *** values,”Markey ****. “That’s why our bipartisan legislation will keep compromised equipment out of U.S. telecommunications networks and ensure our technology is safe for consumers and secure for the United States. I’m proud to have helped lead this effort and I thank my colleagues in both chambers of Congress for passing our bill. I stand ready to now work with the Biden administration and the FCC to implement this critical national security measure.”
*********, ***** **-******* ***. Steve ******* (*-**)******** "********** ******* ** the ******* ********* ***** that ******* ** ********* to ********** *** ******* and ******** ** *** citizens", **** ****** **-******* Rep *.*** ***** (*-**) said ********* **** ** "companies ****** ** *** Chinese **********, ********* *** vulnerabilities ** *** ***************** systems *** **** *** national ******** ** ****":
“* ******* *** ****** for *********** ******* *** Secure ********* *** **** I ******** **** ***. Anna *****. *** ********** legislation **** ******* ***** from ************ *******’* ****************** networks *** ************ *** national ********. *** ****** Equipment *** ********** ******* to *** ******* ********* Party **** ******* ** committed ** ********** *** privacy *** ******** ** our ********, *** * look ******* ** **** legislation ******** ***,”said **** *******.
“*** **** * ******, I **** ****** ** address *************** ** *** telecommunications *******, *** ***** my **** **** ***. Scalise ****** ** *** Senate. ********* **** ** Huawei *** ***, ********* linked ** *** ******* government, ********* *** *************** of *** ***************** ******* and **** *** ******** security ** ****. *** bipartisan, ********* **** ********* the *** **** ******* licenses *** *** ****************** equipment **** ** ****** or ***. ***** ** Senators ****** *** ***** who ****** *** *********** through *** ****** **** days ***** ** ****** in *** *****. *’* eager ** *** **** bill ****** **** *** by *** ********* ****,”said ***. *****.
***** **** ** ** have **** ******** *** this *** ***** ** we **** * **** for **** *** *** ban ******* ***. **** are ***** ******* ** to ****** *** ******* more ****** *** **** they *** **'* ****** happening *** *** ********** to ****** *** *** to **** *** ***** open.
******** ** ********** ***** at **** *****, *** do ** ****** **** ban **** **** ***** to ********* ********* ********* and ***** *** ***** in ***** ******* *****?
"*** *** ***** **** dictate **** *** ***may *** ****** ************** **** *** ********** **** ******, which was an idea the FCC was considering in its rule-making process."
************, *** **** ******* the *** ** ***** a **** **** ***** prevent ********* ** *** Covered **** **** ******** authorizations *** ****** ************. But *** ***** **** dictate **** *** ***may *** ****** ************** **** *** ********** **** ******, which was an idea the FCC was considering in its rule-making process.
**** **** **** *** mean *** *** ***********? In *** ****, *** following ****** *** ******** and *********:
*** **** **** *** be **** ** *** President *** *********, ** which **** ** ***** become ***.
******** *** ********* ***** the ****, *** *** would ****** **** *** existing ******** ** *** market **** ****** ***** authorization. *** ***** ************ and ********* **** ** able ** **** **** the ******** ************** **** their ******** ******* **** in *****.
* ***** *** **** a **************** ** *** markets ******. ** ***** truly ** * **** for "*****-**** ***** **** security" *** ** ***** truly ******* **** *** they *** ***** ****, they **** ********* ** replaced *** ***** **** be ** ***. ***** are **** ************ ** Hikua ** ******* ****** that ***** *** *** there **** ** **** next ****.
*******, ***** *** *******, rent-to-own, *** ****** ***** to *** *** ******** systems **** ****, **** like **** ******* **** a *** *** ** AC ****. ** * camera ****** ** ********, it ********* **** ******** an ***. ** ** is *************, **** ** a ********** ****** *** business ******** **** ***** to ******** * ****** more ****** **.
****** **** ***********, ****** security ***********, ******** ** your ******** ****. *** sure ***** **** ***** it ** **** ****** card *** ****** *** you ****** *** ****, ‘Cancel *** ****.’ ****, what ** *** ****'* even **** **** *** credit **** *** ****** and ******* ***** *** up?Again, *** ******* ********* ***** *** ******. **** *** ** ** ***** ********* *** ***, ‘***'** *** ** **** ** *** ****,’ ** ***'** * *******-***** *******, *** *** ***'* **** **** **. You might have an Apple phone, and you're running it across Verizon, AT&T, or some other network. You don't realize that at some point, it may be going through a Huawei or a ZTE device, and you don't even realize it. Well now, if they're listed as national security threats, it cannot run across those networks here in America because they can't get licensed by the FCC once this bill is signed into law. It passed overwhelmingly in the House [and] passed unanimously last week in the Senate. Again, it didn't get a lot of attention because it was one of those areas where we really did work together on something that I think is a very ********* ******** ******** *****, and it's now going to the President’s desk. Hopefully, ** *** **** ******* ** **** ** *** *** **** ***** ***** ** ********** *** ********* *** ***** ****. [Emphasis added]
** *** ******* ** the ***:
**** ** *** ** those ***** **** ** worked ** *** * long **** — * few ***** ** *** making. [***.] **** *****, a ******** **** **********, has **** ******* ** this **** ** *** a ****** ** *****.And **'** **** ********* *****, ** **** ***** ****** *** ********, ****** *** *** ******** ** ** **** ****. **** ** **** ***** *******, ***'** *** **** ********* *** **** ** **** **** ** ****** ****** ********, **** ** ***** *** [*******-*****] ********, ********* ******* *********. So, we started working with the FCC and a few years ago passed a law to make the FCC identify companies that are national security threats. They did that, but one of the flaws that we saw in that law was that even though a company would be identified as a national security threat, they could still sell and be licensed in the United States. So, ****'* **** * **** ** **** ** *** **** **** *******, *** **** *****, **** * ****, *** *** **-******* ** **** ****. ** **** ** * ******* **** ** ** *** ***'* **** ** * ******* **** ** * ******** ******** ****** ** *******, **** **** ****** ** ******** ** *** ***. So, there are now five companies that are listed as national security threats — all Chinese-owned. So, this bill says they can no longer be licensed by the FCC, and it protects American data for those Americans that are sending data across networks. They will no longer be worried that these companies will be getting control of their data. [Emphasis added]
* ****** *** **** it **** **** *** this ** ******* *** Dahua ****** *****. ** is *** *** *** yet, *** **** ** is ******, **** ***** will **** ** ** some *** ********** *** that **** **** ****. Then ******* ** **** be ********** ** *** courts. ** ***** **** it *** ** ***** before **** *** ** actual ****** ** ******* availability **** ** *** US.
** ***** ** **, that ** **** ********, the ************* ******** ****** and ********* ******** ***** are *** **** ** a ********* ** ****** than **** ***. *** now ******.
"*) ******* ********.—** *** rules ******* ***** ********* (1), *** ********** ***** clarify **** *** ********** will ** ****** ****** or ******* *** *********** for ********* ************* *** equipment **** ** ** the **** ** ******* communications ********* ** ******** published ** *** ********** under ******* *(*) ** the ****** *** ******* Communications ******** *** ** 2019 (** *.*.*. ****(*))."
* ***** **** ***** that *** *** ****** even ******** ******* ********* for *************. *****?
"(*) *************.—
(*) ** *******.—** *** rules ******* ***** ********* (1), *** **********may *** ******* *** ****** ** ********** ** *** ********* ************* ******* ****** *** **** ** ***** **** ***** *** ******* on the basis of the equipment being on the list described in paragraph (2)."
"(*) **** ** ************.—******* in **** ******* *** be ********* ** ******** the **********, ***** **** in *** ***** ******* under ********* (*), ****—
(*) ********* *** ********* of ****** ** ********** of *** ********* ************* on *** ***** ** the ********* ***** ** the **** ********* ** paragraph (*); **
(**) ******** ***** ********* for *** **** ****** or **********."
** ** *********** ********** by *** ********** ******* or ***?
#*, ***, *** *** can ****** ************** ** these ******* ********* *********. No, *** *** *** not ****** ************** ***** the ******** "****** ** ******** **********" (i.e., "** ****** **. 21–232; *** **–**; ******* June **, ****") ***** discussed ** *** **** few ******.
** **** *** **** states: "** *** ***** adopted ***** ********* (*), the **********may *** ******* *** ****** ** **********", it is referring to paragraph (1) "rules in the proceeding initiated in the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking in the matter of Protecting Against National Security Threats to the Communications Supply Chain through the Equipment Authorization Program (ET Docket No. 21–232; FCC 21–73; adopted June 17, 2021)".
***/***, * *** ********** process ***** ** ******* at *** ****. ******* one ** ******* ** revoke ************** ** ******* companies ** ** ** determined *** *** **** explicitly ****** *** *** FCC ** ** **. Does **** **** *****?
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