Senate Passes Conference NDAA With Anti-Huawei/ZTE Provisions; Trump to Sign

The Senate voted 86-8 Tuesday to pass the compromise FY National Defense Authorization Act. S-1790 includes language targeting Chinese telecom equipment manufacturers Huawei and ZTE. The House approved the measure last week 377-48 (see 1912120061). President Donald Trump tweeted last week he intends to sign. The conference version includes a modified text of House-side anti-Huawei language originally sought by Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., to modify conditions for the Commerce Department to lift Bureau of Industry and Security addition of Huawei to its entity list (see 1906190054). It includes Gallagher’s proposal to direct the president report to Congress on ZTE compliance with a 2018 agreement that lifted Commerce's ban on U.S. companies selling to ZTE (see 1807130048). The measure includes a Senate-cleared proposal from Intelligence Committee Chairman Richard Burr, R-N.C., and Vice Chairman Mark Warner, D-Va., for the director of national intelligence report on how much "global and regional adoption” of foreign-made 5G technology affects U.S. national security. The NDAA includes language from the Authenticating Local Emergencies and Real Threats (Alert) Act to give the federal government sole missile threat alert issuance authority (see 1802070052).