Long title | To prohibit certain Federal subsidies from being used to purchase communications equipment or services posing national security risks, to provide for the establishment of a reimbursement program for the replacement of communications equipment or services posing such risks, and for other purposes. |
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Enacted by | the 116th United States Congress |
Effective | March 12, 2020 |
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Public law | Pub. L. 116–124 (text) (PDF) |
Statutes at Large | 134 Stat. 158 |
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The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (Pub.L.116-124, 134 Stat. 158, H.R.4998) is a U.S. federal statute enacted by the 116th United States Congress and signed into law by President Donald Trump on March 12, 2020.[1] The law establishes a mechanism to prevent communications equipment or services that pose a national security risk from entering U.S. networks, and a program to remove any such equipment or services currently used in U.S. networks.