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\n\nYou would not see any change in your daily life from this bill. It orders the State Department to write plans and reports. No money is spent and no rule changes.\n\nWithin 90 days, the Secretary of State would owe Congress a plan. Its goal would be to help other countries build phone and internet networks with vendors the U.S. trusts. Lawmakers point to Huawei and other firms tied to China's government. They say those firms are all over the world's mobile networks. A second report, also due in 90 days, would cover Chinese and Russian influence at the International Telecommunication Union. That group is the U.N. body that sets global telecom rules. The report must be public, though it may include a secret section. A third report would look at ways to work with allies so trusted firms win more of these contracts.
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