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Code · BILL · 119th Congress · H.R. 3479 (Introduced in House) — To improve the licensing and security of submarine and cross-border terrestrial telecommunications cables, and for ot... · Sec. 11

Sec. 11. Definitions

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In this Act: The term Commission means the Federal Communications Commission. The term covered countries means the following: Australia. Canada. New Zealand. The United Kingdom. The term cybersecurity risk — means a threat to or vulnerability of information or an information system, including through— unauthorized access to such information or information system; unauthorized use of such information or information system; unauthorized disclosure of such information or information with respect to such information system; unauthorized degradation of such information or information system; unauthorized disruption of such information or information system; unauthorized modification of such information or information system; unauthorized destruction of such information or information system; and an act of terrorism; and does not include any action that solely involves a violation of a consumer term of service or a consumer licensing agreement.
The term Federal authorization — means any authorization required under Federal law with respect to a submarine cable or a terrestrial telecommunications cable, including any authorization with respect to the construction, repair, or maintenance of such a cable or a landing station of such a cable; and includes any licenses, permits, special use authorizations, certifications, opinions, or other approvals as may be required under Federal law with respect to such a cable or a landing station of such a cable.
The term State has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 153 ). The term submarine cable license means a license to land or operate a submarine cable required by the first section of the Act of May 27, 1921 (Chapter 12; 42 Stat. 8; 47 U.S.C. 34 ). The term submarine cable protection zone means a maritime geographic zone in which marine activity may be restricted to protect a submarine cable from accidental or intentional damage.
The term terrestrial telecommunications cable means any terrestrial cable used for a telecommunications purpose, including any infrastructure associated with such cable.
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