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U.S. Representatives Steve Scalis (R-LA) and Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) and U.S. Senators Marco Rubio (R-FL) and Ed Markey (D-MA) against Joe The safety equipment bill signed by President Biden expressed appreciation for becoming law on Friday 2021.

The new law prohibits the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from reviewing or issuing new equipment licenses to companies in the FCC’s "List of Covered Equipment or Services" that may threaten national security.

The minority party whip Scalis of the House of Representatives said: “The signing of the bill yesterday proved that Congress can still make important legislation across the aisle to protect the privacy and safety of American citizens.” Congressmen Rubio and Markey worked together to pass the House of Representatives and the Senate to pass the Security Equipment Act to prevent Chinese companies identified as national security threats from accessing private data of American households. As the bill was signed into law, we issued a statement to the Communist Party of China. A strong signal that the United States is committed to protecting our telecommunications network and our country’s data security."

The "Safety Equipment Law" will prevent the further use and sale of equipment manufactured by companies such as Huawei, ZTE, Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua supported by the Chinese government in the United States, and further enable the country to become a national entity Isolate. Security Risk.

"For more than ten years, I have been trying to solve the loopholes in the telecommunications infrastructure that directly affects our national security," Eshoo said. "The equipment manufactured by Huawei and ZTE, the companies associated with the Chinese Communist Party, has increased the vulnerability of our telecommunications system and endangered the privacy and security of Americans. I thank President Biden for signing the "Safety Equipment Act." Party and bicameral legislation. Now, the FCC is prohibited from issuing licenses for any equipment manufactured by companies that pose a threat to our national security."

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