Communications and Technology Transparency Act of 2026

(a) In general. The Secure and Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) is amended—

(1) by striking communications equipment or service each place it appears (except in section 4) and inserting information and communications technology or service;

(2) by striking communications equipment or services each place it appears (except in section 4) and inserting information and communications technology or services;

(3) by striking equipment or service each place it appears (except in section 4) and inserting technology or service;

(4) in section 2—

(A) in the heading, by striking communications equipment or services and inserting information and communications technology or services;

(B) in subsection (a), in the heading, by striking covered communications equipment or services and inserting covered information and communications technology or services; and

(C) in subsection (b), by inserting adopt an order to before place; and

(5) in section 9—

(A) by striking paragraph (4);

(B) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively;

(C) in paragraph (4) (as so redesignated), by striking communications equipment or service and inserting information and communications technology or service; and

(D) by inserting after paragraph (6) (as so redesignated) the following:

(b) Conforming amendments

(1) Secure Equipment Act of 2021. Section 2(a)(2) of the Secure Equipment Act of 2021 (47 U.S.C. 1601 note) is amended by striking covered communications equipment or services and inserting covered information and communications technology or services.

(2) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025. Section 1709 of the Servicemember Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 (Public Law 118–159) is amended—

(A) by striking communications equipment or services each place it appears and inserting information and communications technology or services;

(B) in subsection (a)—

(i) in the subsection heading, by striking communications services and equipment to and inserting certain information and communications technology or services for inclusion on; and

(ii) in paragraph (2), by striking communications equipment and services and inserting information and communications technology or services;

(C) in the heading of subsection (b), by striking communications services and equipment to and inserting information and communications technology or services on; and

(D) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1601(a)) before the period at the end.